University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
Georgetown (NIT 1st Round)
Women's Basketball Tops Georgetown 79-65 in WNIT action
03/20/2003 | Women's Basketball
March 20, 2003
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Four players scored in double-figures to lead the University of Richmond to a 79-65 win over Georgetown University in first round WNIT action at the Robins Center tonight. The Spiders improve to 20-10, their first 20-plus win season in 12 years, and advance to second round post-season tournament action for the first time ever.
Senior Cammy Desmond (Midlothian, Va.) recorded her second-career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Kate Flavin (Englewood, Colo.) led Richmond with 19 points and freshman Araceli Gil's (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 17 points equaled her previous career-high. Amber Goppert (Malone, N.Y.) scored 16 points and dished out a team-high six assists.
For Georgetown, Mary Lisicky led all scorers with 25 points, including 17 in the first half, and Sarah Jenkins chipped in 15.
In first half action, Richmond took a 13-9 lead with just under 12 minutes remaining off a pair of free throws from Flavin after the foul on the offensive put-back attempt. Georgetown used a series of four three-point baskets, including three from Lisicky, during a four-minute span to build a five-point advantage at the 5:42 mark. The game reached its fourth tie with three minutes remaining but the Spiders closed the half with two shots from beyond the arc to hold a 35-33 halftime edge.
The Hoyas took their only lead in the second half with 16:47 left in the game off a jumper from Jenkins. The Spiders held onto a two-to-four point advantage throughout the following four minutes of play until Richmond's Gil hit the shot of the evening. The Spider freshman was knocked to the ground after a hitting her fourth three-point basket and connected on the foul shot to give the Spiders a seven-point advantage with 13 minutes remaining.
Georgetown used a 7-4 scoring run to cut the deficit to three but the Spiders scored 11 of the game's next 15 points to take their first double-digit lead at the 3:32 point. Richmond hit six-of-eight free throws down the stretch to take the 79-65 win.
Richmond, previously 0-5 in post-season play, shot 50.0 from the field and dished out 19 assists in the victory.
The Spiders travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to face Saint Joseph's University on Sunday, March 23. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
