2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record19–14 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ganiyat Adeduntan
  • Jackie Smith
  • Kevin DeMille
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 – 1   .938 23 – 7   .767
Duquesne 13 – 3   .813 25 – 8   .758
Fordham 12 – 4   .750 24 – 10   .706
George Mason 11 – 5   .688 24 – 10   .706
George Washington † 10 – 6   .625 19 – 14   .576
Saint Joseph's 10 – 6   .625 19 – 15   .559
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515
Richmond 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Davidson 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400
UMass 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
La Salle 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
St. Bonaventure 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
VCU 4 – 12   .250 7 – 22   .241
Rhode Island 1 – 15   .063 3 – 27   .100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by second year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They won the A-10 tournament by defeating Saint Joseph's and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Ohio State in the first round.

Media

WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.

Roster

2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Kelsi Mahoney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Jay M. Robinson Concord, NC
G 2 Camila Tapias 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr IMG Academy Bogota, Colombia
F 3 Chyna Latimer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Patterson Mill Bel Air, MD
G 4 Lexus Levy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Seton Catholic Central Binghamton, NY
G 5 Brianna Cummings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Greater Atlanta Christian Lawrenceville, GA
F 11 Olivia Gumbs Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Andrew's School
Lafayette 		Newark, DE
F 20 Sarah Overcash Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. John's College
Illinois 		Chevy Chase, MD
G 21 Mei-Lyn Bautista 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr St. Mary's Whitestone, NY
G 23 Taylor Campbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Marquette
Lehigh 		Chesterfield, MO
C 25 Kelli Prange 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Damascus Damascus, MD
F 30 Neila Luma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bethlehem Catholic Macungie, PA
G 33 Kendall Bresee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Urbana Frederick, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:30 pm 		at Princeton L 52–72  0–1
 Jadwin Gymnasium (803)
Princeton, NJ
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm 		South Dakota State L 88–97 OT 0–2
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,135)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Towson W 66–43  1–2
 SECU Arena (1,213)
Towson, MD
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm 		Georgetown W 65–54  2–2
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,005)
Washington, D.C.
11/23/2017*
1:30 pm 		vs. Vanderbilt
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division 		L 59–69  2–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (707)
Washington, D.C.
11/24/2017*
1:00 pm 		vs. Wisconsin
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division 		W 61–46  3–3
 Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
11/25/2017*
3:30 pm 		vs. Syracuse
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division 		L 62–72  3–4
 Charles E. Smith Center (788)
Washington, D.C.
12/02/2017*
2:00 pm 		No. 17 South Florida L 78–83  3–5
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,125)
Washington, D.C.
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer L 44–61  3–6
 Hawkins Arena (852)
Macon, GA
12/08/2017*
7:00 pm 		at No. 15 Maryland L 54–80  3–7
 Xfinity Center (4,125)
College Park, MD
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm 		American W 61–44  4–7
 Charles E. Smith Center (653)
Washington, D.C.
12/22/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Monmouth W 59–45  5–7
 OceanFirst Bank Center (305)
West Long Branch, NJ
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm 		at Fordham L 50–61  5–8 (0–1)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (905)
Bronx, NY
01/03/2018
6:00 pm 		at VCU W 61–39  6–8 (1–1)
 Siegel Center (702)
Richmond, VA
01/07/2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry 		W 62–52  7–8 (2–1)
 Charles E. Smith Center (772)
Washington, D.C.
01/13/2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		Duquesne L 53–54  7–9 (2–2)
 Charles E. Smith Center (854)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2018
7:00 pm 		at Davidson W 53–48  8–9 (3–2)
 John M. Belk Arena (243)
Davidson, NC
01/21/2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Dayton L 55–66  8–10 (3–3)
 UD Arena (2,112)
Dayton, OH
01/24/2018
11:00 am 		Rhode Island W 65–52  9–10 (4–3)
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,100)
Washington, D.C.
01/27/2018
12:00 pm 		Saint Louis L 69–72 OT 9–11 (4–4)
 Charles E. Smith Center (757)
Washington, D.C.
02/01/2018
7:00 pm 		La Salle W 60–45  10–11 (5–4)
 Charles E. Smith Center (833)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2018
1:00 pm 		at St. Bonaventure W 63–56  11–11 (6–4)
 Reilly Center (1,009)
Olean, NY
02/07/2018
7:00 pm 		at George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry 		W 65–61  11–12 (7–4)
 EagleBank Arena (996)
Fairfax, VA
02/11/2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Dayton L 53–57  12–12 (7–5)
 Charles E. Smith Center (916)
Washington, D.C.
02/14/2018
7:00 pm 		UMass W 55–49  13–12 (8–5)
 Charles E. Smith Center (592)
Washington, D.C.
02/17/2018
3:00 pm 		at Saint Louis W 71–58  14–12 (9–5)
 Chaifetz Arena (764)
St. Louis, MO
02/20/2018
7:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's W 49–46  15–12 (10–5)
 Hagan Arena (551)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm 		Richmond L 36–49  15–13 (10–6)
 Charles E. Smith Center (524)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018
7:00 pm 		(5) (12) La Salle
First Round 		W 69–49  16–13
 Charles E. Smith Center (472)
Washington, D.C.
03/02/2018
2:00 pm 		(5) vs. (4) George Mason
Quarterfinals 		W 64–59  17–13
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
03/03/2018
11:00 am, CBSSN 		(5) vs. (1) Dayton
Semifinals 		W 58–53  18–13
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
03/04/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		(5) vs. (6) Saint Joseph's
Championship Game 		W 65–49  19–13
 Richmond Coliseum (2,103)
Richmond, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		(14 A) at (3 A) No. 10 Ohio State
First Round 		L 45–87  19–14
 St. John Arena (4,253)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "Career Records" (PDF). June 13, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "George Washington Colonials Women's Basketball - Colonials News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "George Washington Colonials on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "George Washington University Official Athletic Site :: George Washington University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". GWsports.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2017.