Georgetown women's basketball hosts American University Thursday at McDonough Arena

The Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team plays its second game of the regular season Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, hosting the American University Eagles at McDonough Arena in Washington. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET, and the game streams on ESPN+.

Hoyas coming off a rout

Georgetown is 1-0, and the win at home came Monday, Nov. 2, when the Hoyas beat Delaware State 84-47, a 37-point margin. Georgetown is 1-0 at home and has yet to play a conference game.

After one game, Destiny Agubata leads the Hoyas in scoring at 15.0 points per game. Clarence Djuela leads the team in rebounding at 8.0 per game, and Brianna Byars leads in assists at 5.0 per game.

Eagles open their season

American is 0-0 and plays its first game of the season on the road at Georgetown. The Eagles' most recent games came last winter. They closed the previous season with a 62-60 win at Lehigh on Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, and then lost 69-58 at Boston University on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026. Before that, they lost 79-76 in overtime at Boston University on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.

Georgetown's recent form

The Hoyas' last four games from the previous season included a 62-58 home win over Butler on Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, a 59-54 home loss to DePaul on Sunday, Mar. 1, 2026, and two losses at UConn, 84-52 on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, and 84-39 on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026.

No injuries are listed for either team.