For spectators at the 11th Annual GW Invitational Crew Classic Saturday, weather conditions were ideal. The sun shined on the crowds gathered at Washington Harbor watching the University of Virginia recapture the Gilbert H. Hood Jr. Point Trophy. But for the rowers, the weather conditions were not as spectacular. A strong cross tail wind and […]
After capturing its first ever Atlantic 10 title, the GW women’s gymnastics team is focusing its energy on the NCAA Regionals hosted by the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. this weekend. Under the leadership of A-10 Coach of the Year Margie Foster-Cunningham, the Colonial women are looking for a repeat performance of their stellar […]
One of the keys to the GW women’s basketball team’s 66-51 victory over La Salle Thursday was its strong defensive play, led by junior forward Mandisa Turner’s record eight blocks. Turner’s blocks were the most ever by a Colonial woman in an A-10 Tournament game and the second most by a player in an A-10 […]
With a victory over Temple Monday night the GW women’s basketball team is back in familiar territory, tied with Duquesne for first place in the Atlantic 10 West Division. After shooting 54 percent from the field in the first half, the Colonial women had to hold off a surging Owls team to win 68-58 at […]
With several GW women’s basketball players injured this season, two freshmen have stepped up to fill sidelined shoes. Freshmen Corrin Reid from Alexandria, Va. and Leslie Carlson from Newington, Conn. have seen their roles on the team change with increased playing time. “You come in here as a freshman to a place like this and […]
Young but talented, the GW gymnastics team is setting its hopes on capturing the Atlantic 10 Championship that eluded it a year ago. The Colonial women, who placed second at last year’s A-10 Championship, took their first step toward their goal by placing first in the GW Gymnastics Invitational at the Smith Center Sunday. After […]
Exhausted from a two-game road trip, the GW women’s basketball team made up for poor shooting with strong defensive play to escape with a 55-39 victory against George Mason University Monday. Continuing their unusual sub-par play at home, the Colonial women (12-6, 6-2 Atlantic 10) shot a dismal 33 percent for the game and hit […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The GW women’s volleyball team finished its season this weekend by sweeping Xavier University and Atlantic 10 third-place team, the University of Dayton. But despite the wins, GW was not one of the four teams that made the cut for the A-10 championships. […]
With the season coming to a close and the conference championships just around the corner, the GW women’s volleyball team is taking every victory it can get. This weekend the Colonial women (19-12, 9-9 Atlantic 10) earned a five-game win over Massachusetts Sunday, but lost to Rhode Island Saturday. “What we had hoped this weekend […]
A year ago, GW women’s basketball star Noelia Gomez was a stranger in a place she now calls home. Still thinking of her mother’s cooking in Madrid, Spain, Gomez had no idea what was in store for her at GW. Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. Second team A-10 All-Conference Team. A-10 All-Rookie Team. A-10 […]