Georgetown women's basketball beats American 75-65 at McDonough Arena

Georgetown women's basketball moved to 2-0 at home with a 75-65 win over American on Thursday night at McDonough Arena, in front of 502 fans.

The Hoyas built the game early, outscoring the Eagles 26-11 in the first quarter and 46-30 in the first half. Georgetown's largest lead was 21 points. American won the fourth quarter 21-17, but Georgetown held on for the 10-point final margin.

Byars, Agubata and Miller lead the way

Brianna Byars led Georgetown with 18 points, going 9-of-12 at the free throw line, and added 7 rebounds. Destiny Agubata scored 17 points with a team-high 9 rebounds and hit 3 of her 9 three-point attempts. Khia Miller also had 17 points and 4 steals, while Winner Bartholomew scored 9 points on 4-of-5 shooting and pulled 5 rebounds, all on the offensive end.

Johnea Donahue did not score but filled the stat sheet with 5 assists and 6 steals, and Georgetown finished with 14 steals as a team.

Turnovers and second chances

Georgetown shot 24-of-65 from the field (37 percent) and 7-of-23 from three, but made up for it in other areas. The Hoyas turned the ball over just 8 times against 19 for American, and scored 16 points off turnovers to the Eagles' 14. Georgetown also grabbed 17 offensive rebounds to American's 8, and went 20-of-25 at the free throw line.

The Hoyas outscored the Eagles 28-24 in the paint and 10-5 on the fast break. American had the edge in assists, 18 to 12.

American's effort

Molly Driscoll led all scorers with 23 points for the Eagles, shooting 8-of-12 and 4-of-6 from three. Grace Koepke had 11 points and a team-high 8 rebounds, and Nina Višnjevac scored 10 points with 4 assists, though she committed 6 turnovers. American shot 22-of-49 (45 percent) and fell to 0-1.

Next up

Georgetown returns to McDonough Arena to host Saint Peter's on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET.