Elizabeth Traynor

Kromah to transfer

Senior guard Lasan Kromah will transfer from the Colonials next season, likely an unexpected and unwelcome blow for head coach Mike Lonergan. As a graduate student transfer, Kromah will be eligible to play right away at any program he chooses to join. Lonergan told The Hatchet last week that he envisioned Kromah as a starter […]

Lonergan, GW continue to carve identity

The Colonials’ bus was easy to pick out on a cold February night as it traveled back to D.C. from Richmond, Va. As it drove on the highway on the way back to the Smith Center, streetlights and passing cars illuminated its white sides and large GW logos. But it wasn’t until you looked inside […]

George Mason to join A-10

The Colonials are finally getting a crosstown conference rival: George Mason is coming to the Atlantic 10. Steven Goff, The Washington Post’s beat reporter for the Patriots, tweeted that the program will join the A-10 effective July 1. His tweet came on the heels of press releases released by both George Mason and the Atlantic […]

Butler, Xavier make Atlantic 10 departure official

It’s official: Butler and Xavier are leaving the Atlantic 10. The two schools announced today that they will head to the new Big East, joining Creighton there next season. “I wish Xavier University and Butler University all the best in their new conference,” A-10 commissioner Bernadette McGlade said in a statement. “They are two outstanding […]

Men’s basketball rebounds with victory over Fordham

Yes, the Colonials walked away with a win against Fordham Wednesday night, but it was a victory marred by frustration. GW went just 17-for-37 from the line, a 45.9 free throw percentage that was its second-worst of the season. Shot after shot clanged off the rim, ricocheted off the glass, or – at the worst […]

GW battles no. 14 butler

The record books will simply reduce Saturday afternoon into a tally in the loss column for the Colonials. But that mark won’t show that the team fought back from a double-digit deficit. It won’t show that a Colonial squad paced by four freshmen took No. 14 Butler to the wire in front of a screaming, […]