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All content by Roman Bobek

Roman Bobek: On Becoming a Writer

By Roman Bobek
April 18, 2022
GW scored in the first inning in six out of the last seven games.

Baseball wins series against Dayton

By Roman Bobek
April 11, 2022
Lazo helped GW's squad in its strong A-10 tournament run that saw the team take down No. 13 Saint Bonaventure and No. 5 La Salle.

Mississippi State taps former women’s basketball assistant coach

By Roman Bobek
March 31, 2022
Senior Tony Moon, the founder of the club, said he first became interested in archery during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Club archery launches itself onto national scene

By Roman Bobek
March 7, 2022
GW’s squad fell behind for much of the game but surged to a victory over the Bonnies.

Women’s basketball advances past first round of A-10 Championship

By Roman Bobek
March 3, 2022
Elana Meyers Taylor was the U.S. flag bearer for the Closing Ceremony on Sunday after being elected by her fellow team members for the honor.

Softball alumna becomes most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history

By Roman Bobek
February 24, 2022
The Colonials (11-14, 4-8 A-10) managed to hold off the Patriots (8-16, 2-10 A-10) 65-57 in a close one, relying on a hot start offensively.

Women’s basketball builds four-game win streak at home

By Roman Bobek and Luke Wienecke
February 17, 2022
The Colonials were down going into the fourth quarter but were able to pull out their second straight win.

Women’s basketball captures second straight win at home

By Roman Bobek
February 14, 2022
The Colonials had been outscored by more than 100 points in the five games leading up to their faceoff with Saint Bonaventure.

Women’s basketball drops seventh straight loss on the road

By Roman Bobek
February 3, 2022
GW played without several key members of the lineup, including graduate student forward Ty Moore and junior guard Nya Lok.

Shorthanded women’s basketball drops second conference game

By Roman Bobek
January 18, 2022
Men’s basketball star James Bishop said he has been improving his game on the defensive side during the offseason.

Men’s basketball drops second straight conference game

By Roman Bobek
January 12, 2022
After the 2021 gymnastics season was shortened because of the pandemic, GW’s squad is looking at the coming season with fresh eyes.

Gymnastics returns to the mat after abbreviated 2021 season

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
January 10, 2022
The women’s team has fared better than the men’s so far, but both lost their opening games in A-10 play.

Men’s and women’s basketball stumble to start A-10 play

By Roman Bobek
January 10, 2022
O'Neill previously served as the director of baseball operations for Duke where he helped coordinate team activities and recruitment.

Baseball adds assistant coach to staff

By Roman Bobek
December 29, 2021
John Square said every employee and department staff member will be required to complete the modules. Auden Yurman | Photographer - 20211109_MensBball_AY_1003

Athletic department partners with national organizations for diversity program

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
December 6, 2021
The Colonials have struggled with limiting the number of fouls they commit against their opponents.

Men’s basketball continues to stumble as season progresses

By Roman Bobek and Sunit Chakraborty
December 2, 2021
After the pandemic kept fans away from the Smith Center last year, basketball season has returned in full force.

Men’s and women’s basketball rosters take new shape

By Roman Bobek
November 22, 2021
Maddie Loder is the only senior and four-year veteran of the program on the roster.

Women’s basketball senior guard forges bridge between teammates new and old

By Roman Bobek
November 22, 2021
The Colonials will look to establish a winning streak when they return home Monday after losing two of their first four games.

Women’s basketball starts off with lukewarm season

By Roman Bobek
November 22, 2021
GW's trouble scoring plagued the team for most of the game, converting on just nine of 42 shots from the field throughout the game.

Women’s basketball drops second straight game

By Roman Bobek
November 18, 2021
Assistant coach Ashley Myles said the coaching staff specifically structured the team to allow the members to build relationships.

Women’s rowing forms novice squad to boost varsity program ranks

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
November 15, 2021
After a slow start, the Colonials found a spark in the second quarter before eventually seizing the lead in the second half.

Women’s basketball captures first win of the season

By Roman Bobek and Sunit Chakraborty
November 11, 2021
Although the Colonials are outshooting their opponents on average in games, they have converted on fewer than one goal per game.

Men’s soccer aims for conference playoff berth despite struggling this season

By Roman Bobek
October 18, 2021
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.

A roundup of this week’s games

By Roman Bobek
October 7, 2021
The Spiders put pressure on the Colonials for most of the game, but GW's squad was able to hold on for its first win of the season.

Women’s soccer nabs first win of season

By Roman Bobek
September 30, 2021
At GW, male program head coaches made on average about $8,000 more per year than female team head coaches.

Softball seeks to qualify for NCAA tournament for second straight time

By Roman Bobek
September 27, 2021
The Colonials took a lead early in the second half, but the Rams tied the game in the 77th minute and sealed the win in overtime.

Women’s soccer loses sixth consecutive game in A-10 opener

By Roman Bobek
September 22, 2021
The team is welcoming six new players to the roster this season after playing in only four of its 10 regularly scheduled season matchups last year.

Men’s water polo looks to build rhythm in the remainder of season

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
September 16, 2021
GW was outshot 7-1 in the first half but ramped up the offensive pressure in the second to register eight shots in the final half, including three attempts on frame.

Men’s soccer falls to undefeated Navy

By Roman Bobek
September 14, 2021
Though Lok is in just her fifth year of playing basketball, she slotted in as a point guard for the first time on the national team and was named to the tournament’s All-Star Five.

Women’s basketball guard serves on South Sudan’s first international team

By Roman Bobek
September 7, 2021
GW's men's rowing team is one of the few nationwide that has not been reinstated, despite its record-setting finishes last season.

Men’s rowing athletes, alumni reflect on program a year after losing varsity status

By Roman Bobek
August 30, 2021
Sophomore utility player Sierra Lange throws a pitch during Saturday's game against Saint Louis.

New softball coach adds first piece to staff

By Roman Bobek
August 23, 2021
Former men's basketball guard Yuta Watanabe looks to pass the ball during a home game against Howard in November.

Former GW basketball teammates duel in Olympic play

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
July 30, 2021
Steve Berman, co-counsel on the original case, is also leading a lawsuit challenging the limits the NCAA is placing on future name, image and likeness opportunities for college athletes.

Supreme Court issues decision allowing compensation for student-athletes

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
June 26, 2021

Men’s basketball adds another player to depleted roster

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
June 18, 2021

Sailing caps final varsity year at coed nationals

By Roman Bobek
June 18, 2021
During her final season on the softball team, Sidney Bloomfield notched career highs in batting average and slugging percentage.

Softball nabs A-10 title, records first-ever NCAA tournament appearance

By Roman Bobek
May 24, 2021
All three women's rowing squads fell to Navy last month but completed a sweep against George Mason last week.

Women’s rowing readies up for A-10 Championship

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
May 9, 2021
McCombs will inherit a program that led the Atlantic 10 in limiting opponent scoring.

Women’s basketball head coach completes coaching staff ahead of new season

By Roman Bobek
April 28, 2021

Men’s and women’s swimming and diving rank first, fourth at A-10 Championships

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
April 26, 2021

Men’s soccer slips against Fordham in A-10 Championship

By Roman Bobek
April 22, 2021

Women’s soccer ends season after stalemate with Davidson

By Roman Bobek
April 19, 2021

Fourth women’s basketball player enters transfer portal

By Roman Bobek and Nuria Diaz
April 14, 2021
Senior forward Oscar Haynes Brown said the team’s victory over VCU gave the team a confidence boost going into the final games of the regular season.

Tight defense keeps men’s soccer without a loss in conference play

By Roman Bobek
April 4, 2021
Graduate student midfielder Sandro Weber scored the game's lone goal, sealing the win for the Colonials.

Men’s soccer nabs second straight win to remain unbeaten at home

By Roman Bobek
April 4, 2021
Redshirt junior forward Neila Luma looks to pass during a game against George Mason. Luma is one of three players to leave the team since head coach Jennifer Rizzotti was fired last week.

Trio of women’s basketball players enter transfer portal after Rizzotti’s firing

By Emily Maise and Roman Bobek
March 24, 2021
Redshirt freshman forward Mayowa Taiwo takes a free throw in December's game against Georgetown.

Women’s basketball narrowly edges George Mason in third A-10 tournament win

By Roman Bobek
March 12, 2021
The Colonials' resounding 68–39 victory over the George Mason Patriots this season marked the largest A-10 win since the Colonials routed the Patriots by 31 points in 2017.

Women’s basketball gears up for A-10 tournament after string of conference wins

By Roman Bobek
March 8, 2021
Women's basketball head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, an assistant coach for the USA Basketball Women's National Team, said the Olympic team will take their extra year before the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 to double down on training.

Women’s basketball on pause after positive COVID-19 test

By Roman Bobek
February 7, 2021

Women’s basketball falls to VCU for the second time in six days

By Roman Bobek
February 2, 2021

Women’s basketball reschedules game with VCU

By Roman Bobek
January 20, 2021
With regular forms of contact no longer permitted under COVID-19 protocols, basketball has taken on a more important role in the lives of freshmen student-athletes.

Freshmen on men’s and women’s basketball adapt to expanded team roles

By Roman Bobek
January 18, 2021
Junior midfielder Colin Anderson attempts to take possession of the ball during Saturday's game against VCU.

Men’s soccer continues to develop strong recruiting ties in Europe

By Roman Bobek
January 11, 2021
The athletic department conducted a voter registration drive and letter-writing campaign ahead of this week's election.

‘Tale of two halves’: Despite strong start, women’s basketball coughs up lead to Howard

By Roman Bobek
December 14, 2020

Women’s basketball’s contest against Virginia canceled

By Roman Bobek
December 6, 2020
This year, owing to the pandemic, all of the women's basketball team's players are living together, which makes it easier for team captains to check in on player well-being, head coach Jennifer Rizzotti said.

Women’s basketball leans on trio of captains to develop team culture

By Roman Bobek
November 22, 2020
Men's basketball head coach Jamion Christian previously recruited or coached three of the four transfers at other schools.

Four transfers will increase offensive depth, fill gaps, Christian says

By Roman Bobek
November 22, 2020
Freshman forward Jamison Battle looks to kick the ball outside during a Nov. 16 battle with Morgan State. Battle provided a majority of the team's offensive production during a game against South Carolina Sunday.

Christian keeps focus on three-point shooting as men’s squad pushes for more possessions

By Roman Bobek
November 22, 2020
In spite of its lower follower count compared to its other social media accounts, the athletic department's Instagram page has generated more interaction than those two platforms since the pandemic started.

GW athletics Instagram racks up most social media interactions during pandemic

By Roman Bobek
November 9, 2020
The 2015 women's soccer team's historic run came to an end in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament after falling to George Mason.

Top GW sports moments: Women’s soccer rides 13-game win streak into record books

By Roman Bobek
October 25, 2020
Sophomore utility player Atakan Destici shoots the ball in a match against Navy in September.

Top GW sports moments: Men’s water polo makes program history with NCAA victory

By Roman Bobek
October 18, 2020

Top GW sports moments: Men’s rowing reaches highest ranking for the first time

By Roman Bobek
September 20, 2020
The men's basketball team upset New Mexico and Southern during the 1993 NCAA tournament.

Top GW sports moments: Men’s basketball advances to 1993 Sweet 16

By Roman Bobek
September 8, 2020
Baseball head coach Gregg Ritchie said returning to GW gave him a new perspective of the program and helped him form a better relationship with his children.

Double Colonials: Meet the head coaches who played at GW as students

By Roman Bobek
April 13, 2020
Junior guard Maceo Jack led the men's team in scoring at the game against VCU.

Men’s basketball falls to VCU, extends skid to three games

By Roman Bobek
March 2, 2020
Redshirt freshman guard Tori Hyduke takes the ball up the court. The Colonials trounced Rhode Island 73–56 Tuesday.

Women’s basketball dominates Rhode Island for second straight win

By Roman Bobek
February 26, 2020
Graduate student forward Alexandra Maund drives toward the basket in a game earlier this month. The Colonials topped Duquesne 72–65 Saturday.

Women’s basketball bests Duquesne, completes season sweep

By Roman Bobek
February 26, 2020
Sophomore center Kayla Mokwuah looks for a layup in Saturday's matchup with George Mason. The Colonials downed the Patriots 62–57.

Women’s basketball notches comeback victory, splits season series with George Mason

By Roman Bobek
February 17, 2020
Freshman guard Tori Hyduke jumps for a layup in Wednesday's loss to La Salle.

La Salle bests women’s basketball in back-and-forth game

By Rohan Kandeshwarath and Roman Bobek
February 13, 2020
Redshirt junior guard Lexus Levy shoots over St. Louis defender in a game last week.

Women’s basketball upsets VCU by one point

By Roman Bobek
February 10, 2020
Redshirt guard Syndey Zambrotta drives toward the basket in Sunday's game against Saint Louis.

Saint Louis stymies women’s basketball’s win streak

By Roman Bobek
February 3, 2020

Women’s basketball nabs dramatic win over Massachusetts

By Roman Bobek
January 29, 2020
Graduate student forward Alexandra Mound goes for a layup in the Colonials' 66–50 loss against Dayton.

Dayton dominates women’s basketball

By Rohan Kandeshwarath and Roman Bobek
January 23, 2020
Redshirt freshman forward Mayowa Taiwo takes a free throw in December's game against Georgetown.

‘Humble’ first-year forward finds starting role in women’s basketball

By Roman Bobek
January 21, 2020
Graduate student forward Alexandra Maund secured a floor-leading and season-high 17 points in a game against Davidson Saturday. GW fell to the Wildcats 62–55.

Davidson stifles women’s basketball’s comeback attempt

By Roman Bobek
January 19, 2020

Women’s basketball drops nonconference finale to William and Mary

By Roman Bobek
January 1, 2020
Sophomore center Kayla Mokwuah reaches for the ball in a game against Coppin State. In the Colonials' matchup against American, Mokwuah led all scorers with a career-high 18 points.

American outperforms women’s basketball for third straight loss

By Roman Bobek
December 26, 2019
Redshirt freshman Mayowa Taiwo muscles past a defender in a game against Coppin State Dec. 1. Taiwo notched her first career double-double with 11 rebounds and 12 points in a game against Quinnipiac Saturday.

Women’s basketball defeats Quinnipiac for fourth straight win

By Roman Bobek
December 9, 2019
Graduate student guard Ariel Stephenson is an anchor for a starting lineup comprised of mostly younger players.

Women’s basketball leans on young core after injuries remove key starters

By Roman Bobek
November 25, 2019
Redshirt Freshman forward Mayowa Taiwo prepares to throw the ball during a game earlier this month. In Sunday's game against Memphis, the Colonials beat the Tigers 64–63.

Women’s basketball downs Memphis in final seconds

By Roman Bobek
November 18, 2019
Senior Jaimeson Lee reaches for the ball during the game against Rhode Island.

Volleyball relies on blocking, serving in postseason return

By Roman Bobek
November 17, 2019
Graduate student forward Alexandra Maund bodies her way through defenders during Sunday's game against Princeton University.

Princeton trounces women’s basketball during home opener

By Roman Bobek
November 11, 2019
Redshirt senior defender Megan McCormick dribbles the ball during the A-10 quarterfinals against Saint Joseph's. The Colonials fell to the Bilikins but still notched its highest A-10 ranking in more than 20 years.

Women’s soccer takes second at A-10 Championship after loss to Saint Louis

By Roman Bobek
November 11, 2019

Women’s basketball kicks off 2019-20 season with victory over Villanova

By Roman Bobek
November 8, 2019
Junior guard Maceo Jack leads returning players with at least 100 three-point shots taken.

Three-point shooting dominates men’s basketball’s offense

By Roman Bobek
November 4, 2019
Sophomore guard Maddie Loder could help the women's team add much-needed points to its season as point guard.

Women’s basketball looks to balance out point production with additional faces

By Emily Maise and Roman Bobek
November 4, 2019
The son of NBA All-Star Jameer Nelson, freshman guard Jameer Nelson Jr. said he wants to improve his shot from long range.

Eight new pieces fit seamlessly into program under Christian

By Roman Bobek
November 4, 2019
Center Kayla Mokwuah prepares to pass the ball during the game against Mercyhurst Sunday. In their first exhibition game of the season, the Colonials beat the Lakers 75–37.

Key takeaways from women’s basketball’s exhibition game

By Rohan Kandeshwarath and Roman Bobek
October 27, 2019
Redshirt senior defender Megan McCormick receives the ball during a game against St. Bonaventure. The Colonials beat the Bonnies 2–1.

Women’s soccer continues undefeated A-10 play with win over St. Bonaventure

By Roman Bobek
October 21, 2019
On the season, the Colonials have netted just eight goals and allowed their competitors to score 18 goals against them.

Men’s soccer keeps postseason hopes alive with four A-10 games left

By Emily Maise and Roman Bobek
October 16, 2019
Robert Eisen, the chair of the religion department, said faculty created the new track in the Shia branch of Islam after a large volume of students expressed interest.

Religion faculty launch first-ever Shiism track for Islamic studies students

By Roman Bobek
October 9, 2019
Women's soccer has heightened its efficiency off of corner kicks throughout the first four games.

Women’s soccer dominates A-10 play through first half of conference slate

By Roman Bobek
October 6, 2019
Men's soccer is trying to maintain its physical health after accumulating 20 yellow cards over the course of 10 games.

Men’s soccer looks to maintain physical health amid combative A-10 play

By Roman Bobek
October 2, 2019
Senior midfielder Max Holdsworth runs with the ball Saturday in a game against George Mason. The Colonials fell to the Patriots 2–1.

Men’s soccer drops second consecutive A-10 matchup to George Mason

By Roman Bobek
September 30, 2019
Tennis veterans make up most of the men's team this season, giving the squad an edge over its competitors.

Men’s tennis leans on experience, leadership ahead of fall slate

By Roman Bobek
September 29, 2019
The men's rowing team will not attend any competitions this fall to save money for a regatta in June.

Men’s rowing scraps fall schedule to save funds for English regatta

By Roman Bobek
September 29, 2019
The women's soccer team has lost one game against nonconference foes since the season started.

Women’s soccer wraps up nonconference slate, sets sights on A-10

By Roman Bobek
September 23, 2019
Senior goalkeeper Noah Lubin prepares to kick the ball during Saturday's game against Rhode Island. In a 102-minute battle, the Colonials fell to the Rams 1–0.

Men’s soccer kicks off A-10 play with double overtime loss

By Roman Bobek
September 23, 2019
Brown forward Malcolm Johnson collides with graduate student midfielder/defender Sandro Weber during Saturday's game against Brown. The Colonials beat the Bears 2–0.

Men’s soccer dominates Brown in home opener

By Roman Bobek
September 16, 2019
Members of the men's soccer team line up in front of freshman goalkeeper Justin Grady.

Plagued by injury, men’s soccer looks to new additions for success

By Roman Bobek
September 16, 2019
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