As the clock ticked down Sunday afternoon, the Smith Center faithful waited for disaster to strike. The GW men's basketball team was coming off last-second losses in its last two home games, and in a close game against Dayton, the 4,236 fans in attendance may have feared the worst.
Rice quietly makes an impact Freshman guard Maureece Rice may not be used to coming off the bench, but the former Philadelphia prep star is making the most of his seven minutes per game. In 14 minutes Sunday, Rice chipped in five points, an assist and a game-high four steals.
The GW women's basketball team had trouble finishing off its two games this weekend and ended up splitting the pair. Before barely surviving a 64-61 win over Rhode Island Saturday night at home, the Colonials fell at Temple 72-64 Thursday night. The Colonials (13-6, 6-2 Atlantic 10) have won their last 16 games at the Smith Center, including all nine this season.
In the high-pressure world of radio, sometimes everything goes wrong. Equipment fails. Technology fails. Connections fail. But when nothing is going right, panic won't help. You must stay cool, which is the essence of Larry Michael, the voice of the GW men's basketball team for the past 12 seasons.
Women's basketball Beck wins Rookie of the Week again Freshman Kimberly Beck won the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week award for the third time in a row and the fourth time this season. She averaged nearly 13 points and seven assists in the Colonials' three games last week.
Vol. 106
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