Georgetown women's basketball routs Delaware State 84-47 in opener

The Georgetown Hoyas opened their women's basketball season with an 84-47 win over the Delaware State Hornets on Monday night at McDonough Arena. A crowd of 413 watched the Hoyas improve to 1-0 at home.

Georgetown's largest lead was 40 points, and the Hoyas led for 95 percent of the game. Delaware State fell to 0-1.

Turnovers drove the game

Delaware State committed 34 turnovers, and Georgetown turned them into 46 points. The Hoyas had 17 steals to the Hornets' 10. Johnea Donahue led the way with five steals, and Kendall Perry had three.

Georgetown committed 19 turnovers of its own. The Hoyas also had 12 fast break points to Delaware State's three.

Scoring and the glass

Destiny Agubata led Georgetown with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-7 from three, and added five rebounds in 14 minutes. Khia Miller scored 14, going 6-of-6 at the free throw line. Perry and Amanda Ajobiewe each added 12 points off the bench. Perry shot 3-of-5 and Ajobiewe hit two threes.

Donahue finished with seven points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals. Brianna Byars also had five assists to go with seven points. Clarence Djuela led the Hoyas with eight rebounds, six of them offensive.

Georgetown out-rebounded Delaware State 39-27, with 18 offensive boards to the Hornets' six. The Hoyas shot 24-of-59 from the field (41 percent) and 10-of-26 from three (38 percent). They went 26-of-35 at the line, while the Hornets made 4 of 11 free throws.

Hornets' side

Skye Pepp led Delaware State with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists. Amya Scott also scored 12 on 5-of-9 shooting. The Hornets shot 19-of-44 overall (43 percent) but went 5-of-19 from three. They were whistled for 32 fouls to Georgetown's 16.

By quarter, Georgetown scored 28, 13, 29 and 14 points, while Delaware State scored 14, 14, 9 and 10.

Up next

Georgetown returns home to face the American University Eagles on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET.