WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women’s basketball team (16-13) began the trek to Piscataway, N.J. this afternoon to open play in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) against Rutgers University (18-14) on Thursday evening. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and live stats and a subscription-based web stream will be available at www.guhoyas.com.
This marks Georgetown’s first postseason berth since reaching the NCAA Tournament Second Round in 2012. The Blue & Gray was last in the WNIT in 2009, advancing as far as the quarterfinals. Overall, this is the sixth appearance in the WNIT for the Hoyas, who are 4-5 all-time in the postseason tournament.