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Serving the GW Community since 1904

The GW Hatchet
All content by Gabe Lopez
Fans must donate at least $25,000 over five years to GW Athletics, scholarships and facilities projects to qualify as members of the program, which will be housed under the Buff and Blue Fund, a GW Giving initiative supporting student-athletes.

GW Athletics launches exclusive donor club with access to coaches, special events

By Gabe Lopez
November 21, 2022
In October 2019, the NCAA Board of Governors unanimously voted to allow student-athletes to make money off their name, image and likeness.

GW Athletics joins NIL game with new partnership

By Gabe Lopez
November 14, 2022
For redshirt senior forward Mayowa Taiwo, senior forward Faith Blethen and senior guard Essence Brown, this season is about striving toward group success and instilling team-first values in their younger teammates.

Women’s basketball’s senior leaders look to inspire teammates, cement legacy

By Gabe Lopez
November 7, 2022
Cross country runners race to the finish line.

Cross country records dual top-four finishes at A-10 Championship

By Gabe Lopez
October 31, 2022

Women’s swimming and diving freshman awarded A-10 Rookie of the Week

By Gabe Lopez
October 17, 2022
On offense, sophomore opposite MC Daubendiek led the Colonials with 10 kills throughout the match, and junior outside hitter Elizabeth Drelling and sophomore outside hitter Brittany Myers tallied eight apiece.

Volleyball loses pair of matches to Loyola Chicago, snapping three-game winning streak

By Nuria Diaz and Gabe Lopez
September 26, 2022
Head coach Michelle Demko said she made a few changes at halftime, but the team mostly stuck to its game plan.

Defensive blunders set back women’s soccer in first A-10 loss against La Salle

By Gabe Lopez
September 26, 2022
Former softball pitcher Sierra Lange and water polo utility player Andras Levai delivered some of the best talent their respective programs have ever seen, and now they're looking to share their experience with the rising generation of student athletes.

Former star athletes build on illustrious legacies as softball, water polo coaches

By Nuria Diaz and Gabe Lopez
September 19, 2022
GW Athletics Director Tanya Vogel tapped Colleen McCaffrey to head the lacrosse program in July, and she looks to carry her success from Bryant's coaching staff to the turf of the Mount Vernon Campus field.

Lacrosse finalizes coaching staff with fresh leadership

By Gabe Lopez
September 5, 2022
Richards is the latest coaching staff addition under Head Coach Chrissy Schoonmaker, who was named A-10 Coach of the Year last spring, guiding softball to a championship bid.

Former New Zealand national team coach joins softball staff

By Gabe Lopez
August 31, 2022
Baseball Head Coach Gregg Ritchie said he was thrilled to see Cade Fergus join five alumni in the MLB.

Baseball alumni sign MLB deals with Phillies, Yankees after standing out in A-10 play

By Nuria Diaz and Gabe Lopez
August 22, 2022

Athletics department aims to raise profits, boost fan engagement through partnership

By Nuria Diaz and Gabe Lopez
June 30, 2022
Assistant Coach Samantha Nadel said the team spent the weeks before the meet preparing mentally and physically at GW’s track field.

Track and field notches personal records at A-10 Championship, nearing season’s end

By Gabe Lopez
May 16, 2022
Graduate pitcher Sierra Lange tossed her second complete game of the series Tuesday and helped score a pair of runs for the Colonials from the dish.

Lange leads softball to stifle George Mason offense in homestand series win

By Gabe Lopez
April 21, 2022
DiTomaso said his goal is for everyone on the team to play their best and to showcase the talent in their lineup.

Junior shortstop breaks out as baseball’s top offensive weapon

By Gabe Lopez
April 18, 2022
Redshirt sophomore swimmer Djurdje Matic said the pressure of uncertainty in the competition gave him the ability to swim as he did on Saturday.

Djurdje Matic closes out swim season at NCAA Championships

By Gabe Lopez
April 11, 2022
The Colonials produced an offensive juggernaut that overwhelmed the Bonnies all weekend.

Baseball sweeps St. Bonaventure in first conference series

By Gabe Lopez
April 4, 2022
Interim University President Mark Wrighton has regularly attended athletics games since his arrival in January.

Wrighton, Carpenter drove interest in sports as fans returned to stands

By Faith Wardwell and Gabe Lopez
April 4, 2022
Sophomore Abby Schaub races to first base during softball’s first scrimmage of their upcoming season.

Softball collects eleventh straight victory at Georgetown

By Gabe Lopez
April 3, 2022
Spring sports were cut short by the ongoing pandemic, but several of GW's other athletic teams made full postseason appearances this year.

Diving closes out season at NCAA Zone A Championships

By Gabe Lopez
March 28, 2022
Head Coach Gregg Ritchie said he was proud of the team for bouncing back from a defeat Saturday with a big victory Sunday.

Baseball collects first series win of year

By Gabe Lopez
March 10, 2022
The effort comes as officials push a focused, University-wide fundraising effort to support Pell Grant-eligible students.

Elliott School equity fund offering scholarships to bolster school-wide diversity

By Sophia Goedert and Gabe Lopez
March 7, 2022
The Colonials' pitching staff was roughed up through the entire series, and the team dropped all three games.

Baseball remains winless after loss at South Carolina

By Gabe Lopez
February 28, 2022
Since joining GW, Mlynarzyk has already earned a variety of awards, including A-10 Most Outstanding Performer and A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer.

Men’s, women’s swimming and diving sweep first place at A-10 Championships

By Gabe Lopez
February 24, 2022
Head Coach Gregg Ritchie brought on three new coaches for the upcoming season.

Baseball looks to make a conference title run

By Gabe Lopez
February 14, 2022
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