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Water Polo. Men's Water Polo to Play for Fifth at CWPA Southerns

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:13:23 EST

LEWISBURG, PA - The No. 5 seed George Washington men's water polo team dropped its first game Saturday, 12-5 to No. 4 seed Johns Hopkins, but rebounded for a 13-6 victory over No. 8 seed Washington & Jefferson to advance to the fifth-place game at the CWPA Southern Division Championship in Lewisburg, PA.

M. Swimming. Freshmen Men's Swimmers Perform Against Drexel, Villanova

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:09:16 EST

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The George Washington swim team fell Saturday at Drexel Pool when the men's team took part in a double dual meet against Drexel and Villanova, while the women's team took on Drexel.

M. Basketball. GW Easily Handles West Georgia in 78-44 Exhibition Victory

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:04:46 EST

WASHINGTON, DC -- The George Washington men's basketball team took the first step in erasing memories of last year's struggles with a convincing 78-44 preseason exhibition victory over Div. II West Georgia University Saturday in the first basketball game at GW's newly-renovated Charles E. Smith Center.

W. Volleyball. Volleyball Dispatches Duquesne, 3-1

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:48:00 EST

WASHINGTON, DC -- The GW Volleyball team downed Duquesne, 3-1, Friday night in an A-10 match at GW's Charles E. Smith Center. The Colonials won by the scores, 25-18, 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, on Kids Night.

M. Soccer. Men's Soccer Eliminated by Rhode Island, 4-1

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:50:35 EST

WASHINGTON, DC - Senior Hermann Trophy candidate Andy Stadler spotted the George Washington men's soccer team a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute, but Rhode Island netted four unanswered goals to eliminate the Colonials from Atlantic 10 Championship contention with a 4-1 loss at Mount Vernon Field Friday afternoon.

M. Basketball. Men's Basketball Hosts West Georgia in Preseason Exhib. Saturday at 1 p.m.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:22:28 EST

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WASHINGTON, DC -- George Washington men's basketball will play host to Div. II University of West Georgia in the Colonials' only preseason contest of the 2009-10 season.

M. Soccer. Men's Soccer Hosts Critical A-10 Matches This Weekend

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:45:07 EST

WASHINGTON, DC - The George Washington men's soccer team hosts Rhode Island and Massachusetts this weekend in conference matches vital to the team's Atlantic 10 Championship chances. The Colonials kick off against the Rams Friday at 2:00 pm and wrap the regular season against the Minutemen Sunday at 1:00 pm.

W. Soccer. Eger Named to A-10 Academic All-Conference Team

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:12:02 EST

Newport News, VA -- George Washington women's soccer senior Brittany Eger was named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team Wednesday, prior to the start of the 2009 A-10 women's soccer post-season tournament in Charlotte, NC, on Nov. 5-8.

W. Volleyball. Volleyball's Hill Earns A-10 Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:06:10 EST

NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- GW junior Leah Hill (Ontario, NY/Wayne Central) has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

W. Rowing. Women's Rowing Places Ninth at the Head of the Occoquan

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:53:32 EST

WOODBRIDGE, VA --The George Washington women's rowing team returned to action at the Occoquan Chase and finished ninth in their last race of the fall season. The Colonials also finished 15th in the freshman race, which took place in Woodbridge, VA.

W. Volleyball. Volleyball Roughed Up at Rhode Island, 3-0

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:18:59 EST

KINGSTON, RI -- The GW volleyball team came up short in a 3-0 loss to Rhode Island Sunday afternoon at URI's Keaney Gym.

W. Soccer. Eger Scores Game Winner over Rhode Island, 2-1

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:21:58 EST

KINGSTON, RI - The George Washington women's soccer team came from behind to finish the 2009 season with a win over Rhode Island, 2-1, Sunday afternoon, when senior Brittany Eger beat the URI goalkeeper one-on-one for the game-winner.

Water Polo. Men's Water Polo Rally Falls Short Against No. 12 Navy, 13-11

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:57:07 EST

WASHINGTON, DC - The George Washington men's water polo team rallied from a seven-goal deficit to within two with less than two minutes to play, but 12th-ranked Navy managed to escape Smith Center Pool with a 13-11 victory in both teams' CWPA Southern Division finale Saturday evening.

M. Soccer. Men's Soccer Shuts Out Richmond, 1-0

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:21:53 EST

WASHINGTON, DC - Redshirt senior Mike Rollings' goal 17 seconds into the second half proved to be the game-winner as redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Erik Haug and the George Washington defense blanked Richmond, 1-0, in a key Atlantic 10 men's soccer match at Mount Vernon Field Saturday afternoon.

W. Cross Country. Megan Hogan Wins A-10 Championship, Cartica Paces Men's Squad

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:40:21 EST

SAINT LOUIS, MO -- George Washington senior Megan Hogan won the A-10 Championship handily on Saturday morning, blowing past the field by 400 meters. She finished with a time of 18:37.8, nearly a full minute ahead of Charlotte's Amanda Goetschius who finished with a time of 19:33.3.