2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

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.

2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
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
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton151 .938  237  .767
Duquesne133 .813  258  .758
Fordham124 .750  2410  .706
George Mason115 .688  2410  .706
George Washington106 .625  1914  .576
Saint Joseph's106 .625  1915  .559
Saint Louis97 .563  1716  .515
Richmond88 .500  1417  .452
Davidson79 .438  1218  .400
UMass610 .375  1416  .467
La Salle313 .188  822  .267
St. Bonaventure313 .188  822  .267
VCU412 .250  722  .241
Rhode Island115 .063  327  .100
2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Kelsi Mahoney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrJay M. Robinson Concord, NC
G 2 Camila Tapias 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrIMG Academy Bogota, Colombia
F 3 Chyna Latimer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrPatterson Mill Bel Air, MD
G 4 Lexus Levy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrSeton Catholic Central Binghamton, NY
G 5 Brianna Cummings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrGreater Atlanta Christian Lawrenceville, GA
F 11 Olivia Gumbs  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSt. Andrew's School
Lafayette
Newark, DE
F 20 Sarah Overcash  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSt. John's College
Illinois
Chevy Chase, MD
G 21 Mei-Lyn Bautista 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSt. Mary's Whitestone, NY
G 23 Taylor Campbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMarquette
Lehigh
Chesterfield, MO
C 25 Kelli Prange 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrDamascus Damascus, MD
F 30 Neila Luma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBethlehem Catholic Macungie, PA
G 33 Kendall Bresee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoUrbana Frederick, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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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

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AP N/A
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Legend
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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