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File photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Littles to transfer from men’s basketball program

By Kerri Corcoran
April 2, 2019
File Photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Men’s basketball drops to Fordham for first time since 2012

By Kerri Corcoran
March 7, 2019
Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Preview: Men’s basketball vs. St. Bonaventure

By Kerri Corcoran
March 2, 2019
File photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Loss to Rhode Island gives men’s basketball first 20-loss season in seven years

By Kerri Corcoran
February 27, 2019
File photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Preview: Men’s basketball vs. Massachusetts

By Kerri Corcoran
February 20, 2019
File photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Men’s basketball drops rematch against Duquesne

By Kerri Corcoran
February 17, 2019
Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Preview: Men’s basketball vs. Saint Louis

By Kerri Corcoran
February 13, 2019
Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Strong three-point shooting drives Richmond over men’s basketball

By Kerri Corcoran
February 9, 2019
File photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Preview: Men’s basketball vs. Fordham

By Kerri Corcoran
January 30, 2019
Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Turnovers push men’s basketball to loss at George Mason

By Kerri Corcoran
January 27, 2019
File photo by Madeleine Cook | Senior Staff Photographer

Preview: Men’s basketball at La Salle

By Kerri Corcoran
January 16, 2019
File photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Preview: Men’s basketball vs. Richmond

By Kerri Corcoran
January 12, 2019
File Photo by Tyara Estrada | Hatchet Photographer

Preview: Men’s basketball vs. Dayton

By Kerri Corcoran
January 9, 2019
File photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Men’s basketball tops Saint Joseph’s to kick off conference play

By Kerri Corcoran
January 6, 2019
File photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Preview: Men’s basketball vs. American

By Kerri Corcoran
December 28, 2018
Senior point guard DJ Williams will transfer out of the men’s basketball program.

Men’s basketball drops final nonconference road game to Harvard

By Kerri Corcoran
December 22, 2018
Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Men’s basketball loses 82–79 to Valparaiso

By Kerri Corcoran
December 10, 2018
File Photo by Madeleine Cook | Senior Staff Photographer

Preview: Men’s basketball vs. Towson

By Kerri Corcoran
December 5, 2018
Sophomore forward Javier Langarcia looks to the basket during a game against Vermont Wednesday.

‘Work in progress’: Men’s basketball head coach uses youth to excuse losses

By Kerri Corcoran
December 3, 2018
Madeleine Cook | Senior Staff Photographer

Preview: Men’s basketball at Princeton

By Kerri Corcoran
November 30, 2018
Madeleine Cook | Senior Staff Photographer

Men’s basketball’s second-half comeback falls short against Vermont

By Kerri Corcoran
November 29, 2018
Redshirt sophomore forward Sarah Overcash attempts a basket during a home game against Maryland last Wednesday.

Looking ahead at women’s basketball in the Cancun Challenge

By Kerri Corcoran
November 19, 2018
File Photo by Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Men’s basketball loses on the road to South Carolina

By Kerri Corcoran
November 18, 2018
The women's cross country team embraces after the Atlantic 10 Championship last month.

Women’s cross country earns program record finish at NCAA regional competition

By Kerri Corcoran
November 12, 2018
Sophomore guard Justin Mazzulla is coming off a career-best performance against Siena where he tallied 18 points and nine rebounds.

Preview: Men’s basketball at No. 5 Virginia

By Kerri Corcoran
November 11, 2018
Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor

Men’s basketball starts on a high, drops season opener in overtime loss

By Kerri Corcoran
November 7, 2018
Heading into her second year, forward Neila Luma is expected to play a commanding role at the center of the action for the Colonials.

Sophomore forward finds commanding presence on the court despite quiet nature

By Kerri Corcoran
November 5, 2018
Senior guard Mei-Lyn Bautista wants to impress her win-first mentality onto her teammates this season to help shape the culture of women's basketball at GW for years to come.

Bautista tries to set the tone for the future of women’s basketball in final year

By Barbara Alberts and Kerri Corcoran
November 5, 2018
Junior forward Arnaldo Toro drives to the basket during a men's basketball exhibition against Catholic last month.

Makeshift interior provides challenge for men’s basketball

By Kerri Corcoran
November 5, 2018
Senior Logan Lowe hits golf balls at a practice at the Army Navy Country Club Thursday. Golf's fall schedule has been nearly cut in half by tournament cancellations and inclement weather.

Golf heads into final tournament after fall slate plagued by weather cancellations

By Kerri Corcoran
October 29, 2018
Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Men’s basketball gets ‘reality check’ in narrow exhibition game win over Catholic

By Kerri Corcoran
October 28, 2018
Sabrina Godin | Hatchet Photographer

Basketball programs celebrate start of season at GDub Madness

By Kerri Corcoran
October 27, 2018

Men’s tennis names new head coach in midst of fall season

By Kerri Corcoran
October 16, 2018
Freshman midfielder Marina Pareja fights with a Dayton player for the ball during Sunday's match.

Women’s soccer uses young lineup to power offense

By Kerri Corcoran
October 15, 2018
The Colonials' 2-3 Atlantic 10 record currently places them at No. 6 in the conference, a spot below their No. 5 preseason ranking.

Volleyball attempts to garner energy, push through mid-season skid

By Kerri Corcoran
October 10, 2018
CONNOR WITSCHONKE | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Volleyball drops three sets, falls to West Virginia in final nonconference match

By Kerri Corcoran
October 9, 2018
First-year head coach Shane Winkler said he wants to elevate the Colonials to where they are consistently competing for Atlantic 10 Championships.

First-year softball coach energizes team, pushes for improved performance

By Kerri Corcoran
October 1, 2018
Senior Maria Siopacha will be the first women’s tennis player to represent GW at the ITA Women’s All-American Championships this weekend after already competing as the first Colonial at the ITA Oracle Masters last weekend.

Senior represents GW twice on national tennis stage

By Kerri Corcoran and Richie Wright
September 26, 2018
Junior outside hitter Jordan Young hits the ball at Saturday's home game against Alabama A&M.

Volleyball heads into A-10 play ‘four weeks ahead’ of last season’s progress

By Kerri Corcoran
September 20, 2018
Sophomore midfielder Alexis Williams tested positive for sickle cell trait ahead of her freshman year and now leads women's soccer in goals.

Williams excels on soccer field while playing with sickle cell trait

By Kerri Corcoran
September 17, 2018
Olivia Anderson | Photo Editor

Volleyball earns first sweep of the season at Dig the District Invitational

By Kerri Corcoran
September 14, 2018

Women’s basketball reveals Atlantic 10 schedule

By Kerri Corcoran
September 11, 2018

Small forward makes second men’s basketball commit

By Kerri Corcoran
September 11, 2018
Freshman utility player Nick Schroeder shoots the ball in a game against Iona at the Navy Open earlier this month.

Men’s water polo freshmen bring speed to the pool

By Rohan Kandeshwarath and Kerri Corcoran
September 10, 2018
Sophomore libero Sydney Welch prepares to serve the ball during a volleyball game against American in Auguest.

Liberos hailing from the same high school, club team use familiarity to power defense

By Kerri Corcoran
September 10, 2018
Sophomore forward Oscar Haynes Brown takes a shot on goal during a game against Lehigh Saturday.

Offense drives early season success for men’s soccer

By Kerri Corcoran
September 3, 2018
Men’s soccer players gather around a referee in a physical game against Lehigh Saturday.

Lehigh turns over penalty kick to deliver men’s soccer’s first loss of the season

By Kerri Corcoran
September 1, 2018
Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor

Mystics fall to Dream in second playoff loss, face elimination Sunday at Smith Center

By Kerri Corcoran
September 1, 2018
Head coach Sarah Bernson stands next to assistant coach Nicole Cervantes during a game against American Saturday.

Bernson emphasizes off-court cohesion in second year leading volleyball

By Kerri Corcoran
August 30, 2018

Gymnastics alumna rejoins team as assistant coach

By Kerri Corcoran
August 29, 2018

Two assistants join softball coaching staff

By Kerri Corcoran
August 29, 2018
Senior midfielder Mia Barreda fends off Stetson attackers during a game Sunday at Mount Vernon field.

Women’s soccer’s young squad off to hot start under first-year Demko

By Kerri Corcoran
August 27, 2018

Sodom leaves men’s basketball program after three months

By Kerri Corcoran
August 24, 2018
Freshman midfielder Alexandra Filipkowski crashes into a Delaware attacker while going for the ball during a game Thursday.

Women’s soccer defeats Delaware, extends win streak to three games

By Kerri Corcoran
August 23, 2018

Men’s basketball nonconference slate brings fewer familiar opponents

By Barbara Alberts and Kerri Corcoran
August 14, 2018

Senior rower finishes third at international collegiate competition

By Kerri Corcoran
August 13, 2018

Winkler named head softball coach

By Kerri Corcoran
August 10, 2018
Bo Zeigler holds the ball behind his head during a men's basketball game against Rhode Island in January.

Zeigler to play overseas with Scottish professional team

By Kerri Corcoran
August 9, 2018

Arnold joins swimming and diving coaching staff

By Kerri Corcoran
August 4, 2018
Former men's basketball forward Tyler Cavanaugh signed with the Utah Jazz after spending last year with the Atlanta Hawks.

Cavanaugh inks two-way deal with Utah Jazz

By Kerri Corcoran
August 2, 2018
Women's basketball assistant coach Jackie Smith cuts off a piece of the net after the team won the Atlantic 10 Championship this year.

Former women’s basketball assistant coach to lead Connecticut College program

By Kerri Corcoran
July 26, 2018
Matt Lange watches as his teammates finish the relay during this year's Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at George Mason.

Lange stays at GW as cross country, track and field assistant coach

By Kerri Corcoran
July 26, 2018

Men’s rowing assistant coach to train U-19 national team

By Kerri Corcoran
July 25, 2018

Women’s tennis adds O’Sullivan as assistant coach

By Kerri Corcoran
July 24, 2018
Jennifer Rizzotti will be an assistant coach for the women's national team.

Women’s national basketball team to play at Smith Center

By Kerri Corcoran
July 20, 2018
Women's basketball huddles before a game during the 2017-18 season.

Women’s basketball will wrap up summer training in Spain

By Kerri Corcoran
July 19, 2018

Softball head coach will not return next season

By Kerri Corcoran
June 28, 2018

Paulus hired as men’s basketball assistant coach

By Kerri Corcoran
June 13, 2018
Incoming freshman Noah Levin swings at a pitch during a high school game earlier this year.

Four rookies to watch during their first year

By Kerri Corcoran
June 11, 2018
Women's soccer head coach Michelle Demko is starting her first season at GW.

Q&A: Demko talks expectations ahead of her inaugural season leading women’s soccer

By Kerri Corcoran
June 11, 2018
Junior Dominic D'Alessandro rounds home plate and high fives assistant coach Dave Lorber after a home run in the Colonials' first game of the day Friday.

Baseball’s A-10 Championship run comes to a close after historic push to third day of play

By Kerri Corcoran
May 26, 2018
Traci Scott, the ceremony’s distinguished speaker, smiles during her speech to the graduates of the College of Professional Studies and Graduate School of Political Management ceremony Saturday night.

Speakers call on CPS and GSPM graduates to create ‘better and brighter’ future

By Kerri Corcoran
May 20, 2018

Men’s basketball opens season hosting teams for tournament

By Kerri Corcoran
May 15, 2018
Senior pitcher Tyler Swiggart stands at the mound in a baseball game against VCU Friday.

Baseball loses final home series of the year, drops to seventh place in A-10

By Agam Mittal and Kerri Corcoran
May 14, 2018
Senior Ryan DePinto finishes his last lap in the men’s 4x800 meter relay during the A-10 championships at George Mason Sunday.

Track and field athletes find individual successes at A-10 Championship

By Kerri Corcoran
May 6, 2018
Freshman outfielder Sidney Bloomfield runs to first base in a softball game against Saint Joseph's last week.

Softball on the cusp of A-10 championship heading into final weekend series

By Kerri Corcoran
May 3, 2018
Jack Fonseca | Hatchet Photographer

Baseball overwhelms Coppin State at the plate, earns midweek win

By Kerri Corcoran
May 2, 2018
Freshman outfielder Sidney Bloomfield strides into first base during a softball game against Saint Joseph's last weekend.

Softball eclipses program-record wins total in series victory over Saint Joseph’s

By Kerri Corcoran and Will Margerum
April 30, 2018
Hatchet File Photo by Julia Abriola | Staff Photographer

Record-breaking season readies women’s tennis for A-10 Championship

By Kerri Corcoran
April 26, 2018

Track and field tops 12 personal-best records at weekend meets

By Kerri Corcoran
April 23, 2018
Sophomore Gemma Atherley broke five national swimming records for Jersey at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games last week.

Atherley tops five Jersey national records at international swimming competition

By Kerri Corcoran
April 20, 2018
Hatchet File Photo by Sam Frey | Hatchet Photographer

Drouin-Allaire to make historic trip to NCAA Championships

By Kerri Corcoran
April 19, 2018
Senior Taylor Brimberg and junior Marie Line race on the Potomac River in the GW Women's Invite Saturday.

Sailing hosts five teams for program’s first-ever women’s regatta

By Kerri Corcoran
April 16, 2018

Michelle Demko named women’s soccer head coach

By Kerri Corcoran
April 13, 2018
Julia Abriola | Staff Photographer

Baseball sweeps North Carolina Central, extends win streak to six games

By Kerri Corcoran
April 8, 2018
“GWU srat life as Vines” is a meme in the Facebook page “GW memes for the 10th most politically active teens” that features a compilation six-second videos on Panhellenic sororites on campus.

Best GW meme: Sorority life as vines

By Kerri Corcoran
April 2, 2018
Senior outfielder Morgan Rinehart runs through first base during a softball game against St. Bonaventure Sunday.

Softball begins A-10 play on pace for record-breaking season

By Barbara Alberts and Kerri Corcoran
March 25, 2018
Graeme Sloan | Hatchet Photographer

Strong pitching leads Colonials past UMBC

By Kerri Corcoran
March 6, 2018
Senior second baseman Robbie Metz prepares to swing in a home game against Monmouth Saturday.

Colonials earn first series win of season over Monmouth

By Kerri Corcoran
March 5, 2018
Matt Cullen | Staff Photographer

Grand slam pushes baseball past Georgetown in home opener

By Kerri Corcoran
February 27, 2018
Jason Kim | Hatchet Photographer

Colonials move up A-10 standings with win over Saint Louis

By Kerri Corcoran
February 17, 2018
In honor of the high relationship expectations that come around this time of year, students shared some of their most cringe-worthy memories from Valentine's Day.

Student share their most cringe-worthy Valentine’s Day stories

By Kerri Corcoran
February 12, 2018
Ethan Stoler | Contributing Photo Editor

Women’s basketball defeats George Mason, earns third straight win

By Kerri Corcoran
February 7, 2018
Freshman Zoe Foo Yuk Han swings at a ball during a women’s squash practice last week.

Women’s squash looks to freshman to lead roster

By Kerri Corcoran
January 29, 2018
NPR pop music critic Ann Powers (right) discusses her new book about sexuality and American culture with Gayle Wald, a professor of English, Monday afternoon.

NPR music critic talks new book on sex in American culture

By Kerri Corcoran
December 5, 2017
Actor Alec Baldwin discussed his new book “You Can’t Spell America Without Me,” a satirical memoir of President Donald Trump’s first year in office, at Lisner Auditorium Thursday.

Alec Baldwin discusses satirical Trump memoir at Lisner Auditorium

By Kerri Corcoran
November 15, 2017
Julia Abriola | Staff Photographer

Volleyball ends regular season with 3–0 loss, secures final spot in tournament

By Kerri Corcoran
November 11, 2017
Freshman libero Sydney Welch digs a ball during volleyball's Friday night home game against Dayton.

Volleyball snaps three-game win streak with 3–0 loss against Dayton

By Kerri Corcoran
November 10, 2017
Sam Frey | Photographer

Volleyball downs George Mason for third-straight win

By Kerri Corcoran
November 3, 2017
Ethan Stoler | Contributing Photo Editor

Volleyball snaps two-game losing streak with 3–1 victory at home

By Kerri Corcoran
October 14, 2017
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