Timm’s 20-Level Effort Lifts DePaul Over Georgetown in Common Season Finale

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DePaul ladies’s basketball picked up its first highway win of the season Saturday afternoon with a 59-54 defeat of Georgetown at McDonough Arena. Behind a stout defensive effort and a 20-point outing from Ally Timm, the Blue Demons secured the season sweep and earned the No. 10 seed in subsequent week’s BIG EAST Tournament.

Timm completed in double figures for the eighth time this season and recorded her third 20-point efficiency, capturing 6-for-10 from distance. The redshirt-freshman tallied her fifth sport this season with 4 or extra triples.

Kate Novik collected her fifth double-double of the season with 13 factors and 10 rebounds whereas capturing 55 p.c from the sector. The junior additionally matched her profession excessive with 4 blocks.

Natiah Nelson reached double figures for the fifth time within the final six video games with 10 factors to associate with 5 rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. Redshirt-freshman Alayna West grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds whereas doling out 4 assists.

DePaul (8-23, 5-15 BIG EAST) outrebounded Georgetown 43-35, together with 15 offensive boards, marking its sixteenth sport this season with 15 or extra offensive rebounds.

The Blue Demons’ stalwart defensive effort held the Hoyas to 54 factors, their lowest output by a BIG EAST opponent this season.

Indya Davis led Georgetown with 11 factors.

How It Happened

After Georgetown jumped out to a 7-2 begin, the Blue Demons hit 4 of their subsequent 5 makes an attempt to assert a 10-8 lead on the media timeout. Ojo and Timm mixed for DePaul’s first 4 buckets. A steal from West adopted by Timm’s fourth triple of the sport pushed DePaul in entrance 18-13. Free throws within the closing minute trimmed the margin to a few on the finish of the primary quarter.

The Blue Demons have been held with out a area aim for practically two minutes within the second quarter because the Hoyas used a 7-0 run to take a 29-27 lead with 4 minutes remaining within the half. Novik broke the drought with a layup within the paint, however Georgetown responded with a 6-0 spurt to shut the half forward 35-29.

DePaul opened the second half on an 11-3 run to reclaim the lead and power a Georgetown timeout on the 5:49 mark of the third quarter. A scoring drought of practically 4 and a half minutes allowed the Hoyas to edge again in entrance 46-45 on the finish of the interval.

Timm’s sixth three-pointer of the sport gave DePaul a 51-48 benefit three minutes into the fourth quarter. The Hoyas have been held scoreless for 4:51 because the Blue Demons prolonged their result in 56-48, their largest of the sport, on an offensive putback from Nelson. Georgetown scored 4 straight factors to chop it to a two-possession sport, however would come no nearer as DePaul held on for the 59-54 victory.

Up Next

The Blue Demons have earned the No. 10 seed in subsequent week’s BIG EAST Tournament, hosted at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., March 6-9. DePaul is about to face seventh-seeded Providence in Friday’s first spherical with tipoff scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CT. 

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