Women’s basketball (8-8, 1-4 Atlantic 10) has floundered at the start of A-10 play, dropping three straight as the offense struggles to put points on the board.
On Saturday, the team suffered its biggest loss of the year, falling 97-55 to Duquesne (11-5, 2-3 A-10). The Dukes outscored GW 30-9 in the first quarter alone as they dominated both sides of the court throughout the game, forcing 26 turnovers and knocking down 19 3-pointers on 42 attempts. By comparison, the Revolutionaries were 5-18 from deep, with four of those coming from senior forward Maxine Engel, who was the only Rev in double digits with 18.
After losing their conference opener 87-55 against George Mason on Dec. 3, the Revs went 2-2 to finish out nonconference, including a win against Hampton University and a loss to Miami University during the team’s multiteam event in Miami.
The Revs then travelled to play La Salle on Dec. 29, who entered the game 7-7 with a 1-0 A-10 record, to begin the bulk of their conference play, winning 65-54. Graduate student forward Paige Mott led the game with 18 points off an efficient nine out of 11 shooting from the field. The Revs were in control the whole game, leading by as many as 19 points to start the fourth quarter.
For the team’s first game of 2025, they welcomed Loyola Chicago to the Smith Center on Jan. 5, ultimately losing a back-and-forth affair 67-63. Down just one point with one minute left, the Revs failed to put another point on the board, with freshman guard Gabby Reynolds missing potential game-winning and game-tying shots. Reynolds finished with 17 points against the Ramblers in 32 minutes off the bench.

Reynolds is second on the team in scoring with 10.1 points per game, just behind graduate student guard Makayla Andrews, who averages 11.8. Despite her scoring prowess, Reynolds is not in the team’s regular starting lineup, starting five of her 15 games played.
The Revs then travelled to the Bronx to take on Fordham on Jan. 8, who entered the game with a 8-6 record, including 2-1 against A-10 opponents, where they lost 61-53.
The team got off to a hot start, leading 15-9 after the first quarter, ending the quarter with a 9-2 scoring run. The Revs extended the lead to 22-11 midway through the second quarter, but the Rams narrowed their deficit with an 11-2 run to end the half.
Fordham continued to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring the Revs 18-13 to go up 40-37. The Rams’ third quarter performance was aided in large part by five straight free throws from Fordham junior guard Chaé Harris off a shooting foul and technical foul fall on Andrews. The Rams continued to ride the wave in the fourth, outscoring the Revs 21-16 in what was the highest-scoring quarter for both teams.
After the loss against Duquesne, the team stands at 12th in the A-10, ahead of only La Salle, Saint Bonaventure and Saint Louis. Their scoring compared to their A-10 opponents reveals early offensive and defensive struggles. Their 61.6 per game average ranks No. 12 out of 15 teams and their 62.2 allowed per game average comes in at No. 11 out of 15 teams.
The team’s NET ranking also paints a dim picture for the team. The NCAA metric, which measures strength of schedule and quality of wins or losses, places GW at 269 out of 362 DI teams and 12th in the A-10.
The Revs will look to get back in the win column as they travel to Saint Louis, Missouri, to take on the last-place Billikens on Jan. 15 at 8 p.m.