DC Sports Update

After 11 strait losses, the George Washington Men’s Basketball team finally won a game after defeating conference rival Fordham last Saturday in the Smith Center. The final score was 87-62. The victory was the men’s first conference win of the season. Success was short lived for the Colonials, with a loss against LaSalle on Wednesday. Final score was 57 to 68. Time is running out for the Colonials and the Atlantic 10 conference tournament. Only seven games remain in the regular season, but all are against A-10 teams. Hope is still alive, but the men are going to need a hefty dose of that Karl Hobbs magic we all know and love. The men’s next game is tomorrow, at Charlotte.

The GW women’s basketball team lost on the road Wednesday against 19th ranked Xavier. The final score was 62 to 82. Xavier is undefeated in A-10 conference play. Unlike the men’s team, the lady Colonials, ranked 5th in the A-10, are comfortably positioned for a return to the conference tournament. The women’s next game is tomorrow, at St. Louis.

In professional basketball, the Wizards started the week with a win at home against the Pacers on Sunday. Caron Butler made a buzzer beating field goal to keep the game from going into over time. Final score was 119-117. The Wizards lost at Atlanta 90 to 111 on Tuesday, and then traveled to Charlotte where they were defeated 89 to 110 on Wednesday. The Wizards’ next game in Tuesday at home against Minnesota.

Finally, in hockey the Washington Capitals suffered a shoot-out loss on Wednesday to the New York Rangers. The final score was 4 to 5. Every goal of the game for both teams was scored in the first two periods. Mike Green scored twice for the Capitals, and tied the NHL record for consecutive games with a goal by a defenseman. For just the fourth time this season, the Caps had multiple fights in the same game as Donald Brashear took on Colton Orr and Matt Bradley squared off with Aaron Voros. Brashear earned his 201st five minute major for fighting with the bout. Ranger’s all-star goalie Henrik Lundqvist made the game breaking save against Brooks Laich in the shoot out to seal the win for New York. The Capitals play again tomorrow, in Tampa Bay to face the Lightning.

-Joe Lewis