Dec. 2, 2006
Washington, D.C. - Junior Kieraah Marlow (Coatesville, Pa/Coatesville) scored 19 of her game-high 22 points in the second half as the Georgetown University women's basketball team won at American, 65-56 on Saturday inside Bender Arena. The Hoyas won their sixth straight game and improved to 6-2 overall. AU fell to 2-6. The Hoyas extend their winning streak to six games, which matches the program's longest stretch since late November, early December of 1995. Sophomore Kristin Heidloff (Chicago, Ill./Fenwick) scored eight points to go along with two assists and two steals in 29 minutes. Senior Kate Carlin (Ambler, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Acad.) scored all seven of her points in the first half and junior transfer Aminata Diop (Saint-Louis, Senegal/Southeastern Illinois J.C.) recorded eight points, three assists, two blocks and two steals. Freshman Kenya Kirkland (Brooklyn, N.Y./Grand Street Campus) set new career-highs with six points and five assists off the bench. The Hoyas scored the second half's first eight points executing their offensive sets and extending full court pressure and went ahead 38-28 at the first media timeout. American's Nicole Ryan scored 11 consecutive points over a span of 2:30, including three straight three-pointers and tied the game at 41-41 with 12:10 remaining. Georgetown then went on an 8-0 run with Marlow scoring five points during the stretch for a 49-41 lead. After the Eagles worked to get within 49-46, Georgetown sophomore transfer Brina Pollack (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) connected on two free throws and Marlow hit a layup and a three-pointer on consecutive trips to go along with a Kirkland old-fashioned three-point play for a 59-49 Hoya bulge.
American closed to 59-56 with 1:03 to go but Carlin fed Diop who scored off of a post move to keep the Hoyas ahead 61-56 with 34 seconds left. In the first half, Georgetown scored 17 points off 15 American turnovers and the Hoyas scored 12 points in the paint as GU took a 30-28 halftime lead. American stayed close and never trailed by any more than seven points at any point before intermission. Midway through the first 20 minutes, Georgetown went through a five-minute scoring drought after taking a 17-10 lead. Jaleesa Butler worked hard in the paint and scored two baskets off offensive rebounds to go along with a Heidloff trey as the Hoyas went ahead 27-20 with 4:30 left but Georgetown only managed three free throws over the remainder of the half. Georgetown travels to Annapolis, Md. for a meeting with Navy on Monday, December 4 for a 5 p.m. tilt. Notes ...Marlow hit 6-7 field goals in the second half and collected a career-high seven steals ... The Hoyas improve to 3-0 when they hold a lead at halftime ... Georgetown extends its win streak over American to six games ... GU is 5-0 when they shoot for a better field goal percentage than its opponent ... GU outscored AU 32-8 in the paint despite the fact the Eagles outrebounded the Hoyas, 36-28 |
 
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