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
Dayton15–1 .938  23–7  .767
Duquesne13–3 .813  25–8  .758
Fordham12–4 .750  24–10  .706
George Mason11–5 .688  24–10  .706
George Washington †10–6 .625  19–14  .576
Saint Joseph's10–6 .625  19–15  .559
Saint Louis9–7 .563  17–16  .515
Richmond8–8 .500  14–17  .452
Davidson7–9 .438  12–18  .400
UMass6–10 .375  14–16  .467
La Salle3–13 .188  8–22  .267
St. Bonaventure3–13 .188  8–22  .267
VCU4–12 .250  7–22  .241
Rhode Island1–15 .063  3–27  .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

[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
PollPre-
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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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