2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

The 2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by second year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They won the A-10 tournament by defeating Saint Joseph's and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Ohio State in the first round.

2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	19–14 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ganiyat Adeduntan Jackie Smith Kevin DeMille
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Fordham	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
George Washington †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Davidson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UMass	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Media

WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.

Roster

2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Kelsi Mahoney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Jay M. Robinson Concord, NC G 2 Camila Tapias 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr IMG Academy Bogota, Colombia F 3 Chyna Latimer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Patterson Mill Bel Air, MD G 4 Lexus Levy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Seton Catholic Central Binghamton, NY G 5 Brianna Cummings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Greater Atlanta Christian Lawrenceville, GA F 11 Olivia Gumbs  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Andrew's School Lafayette Newark, DE F 20 Sarah Overcash  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. John's College Illinois Chevy Chase, MD G 21 Mei-Lyn Bautista 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr St. Mary's Whitestone, NY G 23 Taylor Campbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Marquette Lehigh Chesterfield, MO C 25 Kelli Prange 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Damascus Damascus, MD F 30 Neila Luma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bethlehem Catholic Macungie, PA G 33 Kendall Bresee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Urbana Frederick, MD	Head coach Jennifer Rizzotti (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Ganiyat Adeduntan (Florida State) Jackie Smith (Hartford) Kevin DeMille (Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:30 pm		at Princeton	L 52–72	0–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (803) Princeton, NJ
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		South Dakota State	L 88–97 OT	0–2	Charles E. Smith Center (1,135) Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at Towson	W 66–43	1–2	SECU Arena (1,213) Towson, MD
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		Georgetown	W 65–54	2–2	Charles E. Smith Center (1,005) Washington, D.C.
11/23/2017* 1:30 pm		vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 59–69	2–3	Charles E. Smith Center (707) Washington, D.C.
11/24/2017* 1:00 pm		vs. Wisconsin Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 61–46	3–3	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
11/25/2017* 3:30 pm		vs. Syracuse Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 62–72	3–4	Charles E. Smith Center (788) Washington, D.C.
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		No. 17 South Florida	L 78–83	3–5	Charles E. Smith Center (1,125) Washington, D.C.
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 44–61	3–6	Hawkins Arena (852) Macon, GA
12/08/2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 15 Maryland	L 54–80	3–7	Xfinity Center (4,125) College Park, MD
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		American	W 61–44	4–7	Charles E. Smith Center (653) Washington, D.C.
12/22/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 59–45	5–7	OceanFirst Bank Center (305) West Long Branch, NJ
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at Fordham	L 50–61	5–8 (0–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (905) Bronx, NY
01/03/2018 6:00 pm		at VCU	W 61–39	6–8 (1–1)	Siegel Center (702) Richmond, VA
01/07/2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN		George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	W 62–52	7–8 (2–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (772) Washington, D.C.
01/13/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Duquesne	L 53–54	7–9 (2–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (854) Washington, D.C.
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		at Davidson	W 53–48	8–9 (3–2)	John M. Belk Arena (243) Davidson, NC
01/21/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton	L 55–66	8–10 (3–3)	UD Arena (2,112) Dayton, OH
01/24/2018 11:00 am		Rhode Island	W 65–52	9–10 (4–3)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,100) Washington, D.C.
01/27/2018 12:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 69–72 OT	9–11 (4–4)	Charles E. Smith Center (757) Washington, D.C.
02/01/2018 7:00 pm		La Salle	W 60–45	10–11 (5–4)	Charles E. Smith Center (833) Washington, D.C.
02/04/2018 1:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 63–56	11–11 (6–4)	Reilly Center (1,009) Olean, NY
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	W 65–61	11–12 (7–4)	EagleBank Arena (996) Fairfax, VA
02/11/2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Dayton	L 53–57	12–12 (7–5)	Charles E. Smith Center (916) Washington, D.C.
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		UMass	W 55–49	13–12 (8–5)	Charles E. Smith Center (592) Washington, D.C.
02/17/2018 3:00 pm		at Saint Louis	W 71–58	14–12 (9–5)	Chaifetz Arena (764) St. Louis, MO
02/20/2018 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	W 49–46	15–12 (10–5)	Hagan Arena (551) Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		Richmond	L 36–49	15–13 (10–6)	Charles E. Smith Center (524) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(5)	(12) La Salle First Round	W 69–49	16–13	Charles E. Smith Center (472) Washington, D.C.
03/02/2018 2:00 pm	(5)	vs. (4) George Mason Quarterfinals	W 64–59	17–13	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
03/03/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (1) Dayton Semifinals	W 58–53	18–13	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
03/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(5)	vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Championship Game	W 65–49	19–13	Richmond Coliseum (2,103) Richmond, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	(14 A)	at (3 A) No. 10 Ohio State First Round	L 45–87	19–14	St. John Arena (4,253) Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team