With an 11-8 overall record (3-3 in the Big East) and 10 games remaining, the Golden Eagles' game to game consistency so far this season has been sub par to say the least.,”A 14-point win over then No. 25 ranked Wisconsin Badgers. A two-point loss to Northwestern. A nine-point win against the No. 23 ranked DePaul Blue Demons. A 10-point loss to Louisville.
With an 11-8 overall record (3-3 in the Big East) and 10 games remaining, the Golden Eagles' have struggled to find consistent success from game-to-game.
In November, the Golden Eagles surprised many with a win against Wisconsin at the Bradley Center, only to follow it up with back-to-back losses against unranked opponents Oregon and Gonzaga.
In January, the team played well in close losses to No. 5 Rutgers and No. 14 West Virginia. Then, after defeating DePaul on Jan. 19, at the Al McGuire Center, the Golden Eagles faltered against Louisville in a 79-69 loss.
"I think we are growing and learning as we go," said assistant coach Michelle Nason. "We are learning to adjust as things differ from being on the road or being at home or playing against zone or playing against man."
While the team is showing inconsistency in the overall outcomes of each game, each player's individual statistics are just as varied.
In an 82-69 win over Loyola early in the season, five Golden Eagles reached double figures in scoring. The following game against Wisconsin, the Golden Eagles' leading scorer Krystal Ellis dropped 31 points and was the team's only player in double-digits.
"We are better when everyone is playing together and we are setting everybody up," said senior Svetlana Kovalenko. "Krystal, obviously, is a great player, but you can't win a game by yourself. So it's great when there are two, three, four other players that can help her out."
Georgetown is coming off of an embarrassing 67-35 loss against West Virginia and will be looking to put it behind them with a quality conference win over Marquette.
The Hoya's head coach, Terri Williams-Flournoy, made it clear that the solution for the team's offensive woes is a simple one.
"We didn't shoot the ball well," Flournoy said. "We need to make some shots."
Georgetown's offense is ranked No. 12 in the Big East, posting 63.6 points per game. Senior forward Kieraah Marlow leads the team in scoring averaging 15.2 points per game to go along with 7.0 rebounds. Similar to Marquette, Georgetown has only one player with a double digit scoring average.
If the Golden Eagles want to get back on track they are going to have to earn it against a stingy Hoyas defense which is allowing only 57.8 points per contest.
"We have been lose one, win one, lose one, win one," Kovalenko said. "We are getting better as the season goes on, but now we just have to finish games and get on a roll."
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