Maeva Fotsa, who didn't suit up this year for GW is in the portal. The JUCO transfer, listed as a center at 6'3", leaves Loving as the only true post player on the roster for now. Hopefully, the new coaching staff is bringing in some talented length and physicality through the portal. We'll definitely need it. 

Kyraha Parnell is headed to Furman. Also looked like a player with some size, athleticism, and upside potential.

Miriam Diala has joined Lewis and Matthews in the portal.

Too bad - she looked like she had a decent up side.

He seems like he would a pretty good choice.
Norfolk State is 28-4 and playing for NCAAs today. They went to NCAAs last year too.
Currently ranked a #5 Mid-Major in some polls (per their website).

Final Result: URI grinds out the win 52-41, to advance in the A10 tournament.

Today’s starters: Andrews, Engel, Lewis, Mott and Reynolds.  GW opened the game with turnovers on their first 2 possessions, but settled down to take a 7-6 lead into the media timeout at the 4:46 mark. Reynolds committed her 2nd foul early and had to go to the bench. Both teams competed well for the remainder of the quarter and GW was able to take a slim 18-16 lead into the 2nd quarter. After a pretty good quarter, play became ragged for both teams to start the 2nd quarter. Scoring was scarce, but GW managed to stay ahead 23-20 with 4:52 left in the period. URI started to push the pace and started trapping on the press, knocking GW out of its rhythm to take a 29-27 lead into halftime. Rhode Island had balanced scoring with Ines DeBroise getting 6 points followed by Kaur and Dutat, whom had 5 points each. Andrews led GW with 12 points and Lewis added 6 points. GW was hurt by poor free throw shooting (only 1-6 in the half), and the Rams’ offensive rebounding, which led to 10 second chance points. The 2nd half started with both teams continuing to struggle on offense (or playing great defense depending on how you look at it). Sims’ 5 points on a nice drive and 3-pointer helped the Revs stay even at 33-33 with 4:55 left to go in the 3rd quarter. The Rams’ trapping press stared to take its toll, and GW failed to score for the rest of the quarter. A Reynolds foul at the buzzer on a Kaur 3-pointer, helped URI push the lead to 38-33 going into the final period. GW continued to struggle, missing a number of difficult shots, despite making a number of defensive stops. With 4:14 left to go in the game, URI pulled ahead 46-37, a seemingly insurmountable lead, given GW’s offensive woes. Although the GW defense kept URI in check, a parade to the foul line ended the game at 52-41 to the Rams advantage. Kaur finished with 12 points for URI, followed by 11 for DeBroise. Andrews

Next up:                                  University of Rhode Island Rams (URI)
Time:                                       March 6,2025; 1:30 PM ET
Venue:                                     Henrico Sports & Events Center- Henrico, VA
2024-25 Record:                    16-15
OOC Record:                          5-8
A10 Record:                           11-7
2025 A10 Ranking:                5th
Last Time Out:                       GW won 54-46 at Thomas M Ryan Center - Kingston, RI
Broadcast:                             ESPN+ 

Opponent Summary: After knocking off Chicago Loyola in the opening round of the A10 tournament, The GW Revolutionaries face the University of Rhode Island for the second time in 8 days. The last time out, GW stymied the Rams offense in Kingston to come away of a victory that prevented URI from moving into the top 4 of the A10 conference. Thursday’s contest will be Rhode Island’s first game since that disappointing loss. The Rams are led by San Diego transfer student Harsimran Kaur, a 6’4” forward who averages 12.2 ppg and 7.6 rpg, while hitting on 36% of her 115 3-point attempts. Sophie Phillips (9.7 ppg) has taken over 200 3-point attempts, providing another consistent outside threat. Hawa Komara completes the trio of top performers, contributing 7.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg. GW pretty much neutralized the Rams’ big three in last week’s game, but Anaelle Dutat stepped up with a big game, scoring 17 points and grabbing 12 boards.
 
GW’s leaders: Makayla Andrews (11.6 ppg), Gabby Reynolds (10.7 ppg), Paige Mott (7.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Sara Lewis (7.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
 
Team Comparisons:                     URI                       GWU
Points Per Game:                       �

Next up:                              Loyola Chicago (LUC) Ramblers
Time:                                   March 5,2025; 12PM ET
Venue:                                Henrico Sports & Events Center- Henrico, VA
2024-25 Record:                13-16
OOC Record:                     8-3
A10 Record:                       5-13
2025 A10 Ranking             13th
Last Time Out:                   GW won 53-41 at Gentile Arena (Chicago, IL)
Broadcast:                         ESPN+ 

Opponent Summary: GW takes on Loyola University of Chicago on Wednesday afternoon in the first matchup of the 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. GW, with an identical conference record as the Ramblers, was awarded the 12th seed by virtue of a tie breaker. The two teams split the regular season series, with each team winning on their opponent’s home court. The Ramblers bring a balanced attack into this contest, with no player averaging double figures in scoring, but Naelle Bernard (9.8 ppg), Emma Theodorsson (9.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg), Jess Finney (7.2 ppg), Sitori Tanin (7.0 ppg. 4.2 rpg), Thoranna Kika Hodge-Carr (5.9 ppg), and Kira Chivers (5.6 ppg), are capable of big games. Bernard leads the perimeter attack, having hit on 55-147 3-point attempts for a 37.4% success rate.
 
GW’s leaders: Makayla Andrews (11.5 ppg), Gabby Reynolds (10.6 ppg), Paige Mott (7.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Sara Lewis (7.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg)
 
Team Comparisons:                    LUC                       GWU
Points Per Game:                        58.6                      58.7
Opponents PPG:                         63.9                       62.2
Field Goal %:                               38.3%   

Next up:                              University of Rhode Island Rams (URI)
Time:                                   March 1, 2025; 1 PM ET
Venue:                                 Thomas M Ryan Center - Kingston, RI
2023-24 Record:                 21-15 (10-8 in A10)
2025 Projection:                 8th
Current Record:                 16-14   
OOC Record:                      5-8   
A10 Record:                       11-6
Common OOC:                   None
Last Time Out:                    66-52 win over GW in 2023-24 (at GW)
Broadcast:                          ESPN+ 

Opponent Summary: WBB travels to Kingston, RI to meet the Rhode Island Rams in the final matchup of the 2024-25 A10 regular season. URI is another team that leveraged a challenging OOC to prepare themselves for conference play, and it has paid significant dividends. Their 5-8 OOC record included competitive losses to nationally ranked Iowa and to St. Johns and Providence of the Big East. At 11-6, the Rams have sole possession of 5th place in the A10, with a chance of moving up in the standings with a win over GW. After 3 straight wins that included an upset of St. Joes, URI fell to St. Louis on the road on Wednesday night. The Rams are led by San Diego transfer student Harsimran Kaur, a 6’4” forward who averages 12.4 ppg and 7.6 rpg, while hitting on 36% of her 109 3-point attempts. Sophie Phillips (9.9 ppg) has taken over 200 3-point attempts, providing another consistent outside threat. Hawa Komara completes the trio of top performers, contributing 7.7 ppg and 6.7 rpg. As a team, URI nets 61.3 ppg, while surrendering 55.8 to opponents. They are shooting 40.2% from the field and 30.4% from beyond the arc. Their assist-to-turnover ratio is a solid .9.
 
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Next up:                              University of Massachusetts (UMASS) MinuteWomen
Time:                                   February 26, 2025; 12 PM ET
Venue:                                 Charles E Smith Center – Washington, DC
2023-24 Record:                 5-27 (2-16 in A10)
2025 Projection:                 13th
Current Record:                 15-13   
OOC Record:                      5-6   
A10 Record:                       10-7
Common OOC:                   None
Last Time Out:                    UMASS defeated GW 71-54 at Amherst (1/29/2025)
Broadcast:                          ESPN+ 

Opponent Summary: GW WBB hosts the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday for a midweek contest at the Smith Center. This is the second of two meetings between the teams in the final go around for UMASS in the A10. In the first game, UMASS soundly beat the Revs in a game they led for most of the way.  UMASS comes into this contest at 10-7 in the A10, after losing a close matchup with Rhode Island on Sunday. They have managed to earn 10 conference wins by defeating (or sweeping) the teams below them in the current standings—Duquesne, Fordham, La Salle (2), Loyola Chicago, St. Bonaventure (2), St. Louis, VCU, and GW. UMASS is led by Megan Olbrys, the Villanova graduate transfer, who has averaged 13.9 ppg and snatched 8.2 rpg. She is an efficient inside scorer, hitting on 53.7% of her shots. Yahmani McKayle (13.2 ppg and 3.3 apg) and Allie Palmieri (12.1 ppg) can also light it up. Between the two, they shoot 39.1% from beyond the arc on 276 combined attempts so far this year. Stefani Kulesza (9.6 ppg and 6.8 rpg) has also had big games against GW. As a team, UMASS puts up 63.3 ppg while allowing 58.3 ppg to their opponents. They shoot a respe

Final Result: Davidson leverages big 3rd quarter for 73-54 win over GW.

 Starting 5: Andrews, Engle, Lewis, Mott, Reynolds. GW started out ice-cold, missing multiple makeable attempts. Davidson took advantage, hitting a pair of treys on the way to a 10-7 lead at the 4:46 mark of the 1st quarter. The Wildcat man-to-man full court press did not force turnovers, but sped up GW’s halfcourt offense and forced some rushed shots.  GW’s cold spell continued, but the defense helped keep the Revs close, trailing 16-11 to start the 2nd quarter. After the timeout, Davidson hit some inside shots, while GW continued to struggle. Davidson raced out to a 10-point lead, but a 12-0 GW surge, sparked an Engel corner 3-pointer, let GW close the quarter with a 32-30 lead at halftime. Dunn led the Wildcats with 10 points. For GW, Reynolds had 9 points, followed by Lewis, who chipped in 7 points. The 3rd quarter opened with both teams hot, but only Davidson was able to sustain their offense. The Wildcats took a 44-40 lead with 4:56 left in the period. A spate of GW turnovers late in the period helped to balloon the Wildcat margin to 58-45 heading into the final period. With no answers for a red-hot Dunn, GW fell behind even further, trailing 68-50 with 4:54 left in the game. The Wildcats coasted through the final minutes to take a 73-54 victory. Dunn paced Davidson with 25 points, hitting on 9-13 shots and grabbing 7 boards. Lewis led GW with 11 points, while Mott had a 10/10 double-double and Reynolds chipped in with 10 points.

After another great start, GW reverted to some bad habits and virtually ceded the contest to Davidson in the latter moments of the 3rd quarter. The main culprits were questionable shot selection, poor interior passing, and too much dribbling. Although Davidson’s defense was effective, GW’s offense went away from what worked well against Richmond and lost focus long enough for Davidson to put the game out of reach in the 3rd quarter. A bre