GW Hatchet

Men’s basketball fell to Fordham on the road 85-70 in a hard-fought matchup against the Atlantic 10 rival, despite holding the lead for nearly 70 percent of the game. The Colonials (11-10, 5-3 A-10) got off to a quick start, making five of their first seven attempts from the field and building a double-digit lead over the Rams (17-4, 5-3 A-10) midway through the first half. … [Read more...] about Men's basketball drops early lead in loss to Fordham

The men’s basketball program recorded multiple weekly awards from the Atlantic 10 on Monday. Senior guard James Bishop was named the A-10 Co-Player of the week for the second time in the 2022-23 season, and redshirt freshman forward Maximus Edwards reclaimed the A-10 rookie of the week award for the third time. Bishop, the conference’s leading scorer, is now sixth in the … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball headlines weekly A-10 awards

Women’s basketball defeated VCU 69-61 at the Smith Center Sunday, clutching control until the very end with lockdown interior defense and an offensive onslaught from their elite duo of guards. The Colonials (13-8, 5-3) withstood the Rams (5-13, 2-4) after VCU fought back from an 18-point deficit to reach within eight points, but the Colonials’ relentless defense locked down … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball fends off VCU in victory

Kenny Lake, a former baseball ace and a member of the GW Athletics Hall of Fame, died late last month. He was 63. Lake pitched and played first base for the Colonials from 1977 to 1981, helping guide the baseball program to its first NCAA tournament run in 20 years while pitching a single-season GW record of 108.2 innings. After earning his bachelor’s degree at GW in 1981, he … [Read more...] about Former baseball ace Kenny Lake dies at 63

GW swimming and diving trounced Georgetown Saturday afternoon at Albert G. McCarthy pool, extending their winning streak against the Hoyas to six dating back to the 2015-16 season with 133 points for the men’s team and 143 points for the women’s team compared to Georgetown’s 108 for the men’s team and 92 points for the women’s. The Colonials won the first seven straight of the … [Read more...] about Swimming and diving sinks Georgetown swim team