2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

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2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
George Washington Colonials logo.svg
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record19–14 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ganiyat Adeduntan
  • Jackie Smith
  • Kevin DeMille
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
 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 will represent George Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by second year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, play 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  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). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. ^ "George Washington Colonials Women's Basketball - Colonials News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. ^ "George Washington Colonials on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ^ "George Washington University Official Athletic Site :: George Washington University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". GWsports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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