GW Basketball Weekend Wrap-Up

On Saturday, the GW men’s basketball team beat Dayton 57-54 at the Charles E. Smith center. Wynton Witherspoon hit a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining to give GW the lead, snapping the Colonials' seven-game losing streak. Rob Diggs scored a career-high 29 points and had 11 rebounds for the Colonials. Senior Captain Maureece Rice did not score for the second straight game. He entered the game averaging 11.1 points. GW led 26-14 late in the first half and 30-25 at halftime. Neither team led by more than five points in the second half. The most talked about play of the night was Rob Diggs alley-oop dunk. The play was featured on ESPN Sportcenter as the top play. The Colonials now hit the road for the next two weeks - their next match is at St. Louis on Wednesday.

On Sunday, the number 13th ranked GW women’s basketball team defeated Richmond at 78-51. Jessica Adair scored 27 points; Kim Beck scored 18. It was the 501st career victory for George Washington Coach Joe McKeown, who was honored before the game and with a halftime video tribute in recognition of his 500th victory, which came in the Colonials' 73-65 win at Duquesne on Feb. 2. In the game, the Colonials scored 28 points off of 24 turnovers. George Washington was 23 for 28 from the free throw line, setting season highs for percentage (82.1) and free throws made. Adair was 11 for 12 from the line. The 27-point margin of victory was the largest for GW in a conference game this season. The women will be on the road this week, with their next game at the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday.

Photo courtesy of the Hatchet.

- Lyle Leitelt