With the release of the men’s and women’s basketball schedules, Colonial fans can begin to get excited for the upcoming season. On November 8th, the men’s basketball team will host the West Georgia Wolves in an exhibition game. The first official men’s game will be on November 19th against the Binghamton Bearcats. It’s the eighth year that the colonials will be led by Coach Karl Hobbs.
The women’s exhibition game is scheduled for November 5th, but their opponent is to be announced. Their first official game will be held on November 15th against UMBC. This will mark Coach Mike Bozeman’s first season with the team, after Coach Joe McKeown’s unexpected departure earlier this summer to Northwestern University.
George Washington University has welcomed another new coach into the athletic department family – Terry Shaffer is now the head coach of the men’s golf team. Shaffer is an alumnus of GW, graduating in 1979. He was named the team’s MVP in his senior year of George Washington. Since graduating, Shaffer has been a PGA head golf professional, the head golf coach at Division I Mount St. Mary’s, and has continued to help students improve their golf skills. The men’s golf team season begins today, September 12th.
2008 graduate Sarah-Jo Lawrence has been nominated for the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Lawrence was on GW’s women’s basketball team for the four years she attended the university and is currently a Presidential Administrative Fellow. She is listed as 13th in GW’s top scoring list with 1,373 points. Nominees are selected due to their excellence in academics and athletics. There will be another three rounds of elimination before the winner is announced in Indianapolis on October 19th.
- Roxanne Martin
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