Women's Basketball Finishes Regular Season at Richmond

Saturday, March 2

Richmond, Va.

11 a.m.

George Washington University

Richmond

3/1/2019 12:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Colonials need win and help to host first round tournament game

WASHINGTON - GW completes the regular season with a trip to Richmond to take on the Spiders on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. with the game streamed live on ESPN+. The Colonials are locked into the No. 8/9 game against Saint Joseph's in Tuesday's first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship. GW needs a win and a Saint Joseph's loss (vs. Fordham) to secure the No. 8 seed and hosting duties.

LAST TIME OUT: The Buff & Blue saw their two-game winning streak come to an end on Wednesday, falling 64-53 to Duquesne. Trailing by as many as 13 in the fourth, GW went on an 11-2 run to get within four and had the ball with less than two minutes remaining. The Dukes, though, finished the game on a 9-2 run to escape with the win. Three Colonials reached double figures for the fourth straight game, led by first-year Maddie Loder's 14. Sophomore Neila Luma and senior Kelsi Mahoney added 10 apiece. Luma registered her first double-double of the season (and third of her career) with 10 rebounds on the night. First-year Kayla Mokwuah finished a point shy of her own double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds.

THE A-10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Kayla Mokwuah was named the league's rookie of the week on Monday after nearly averaging a double-double in two games last week. The highlight was her performance at Massachusetts Feb. 20 when she notched her first career double-double with 15 points and a team-season-high 16 rebounds while adding four blocks. Mokwuah has played double-digit minutes in each of the last eight games, earned via a renewed effort and intensity in practice. She's reached double figures in four of the last six games, a stretch in which she is averaging 12.2 ppg and 7.3 rpg while shooting 50.8 percent from the floor.

GETTING HER GROOVE BACK: Sophomore Neila Luma's first double-double of the season on Wednesday continued her strong play in the recent couple weeks. Luma has reached double figures in three of the last four games and grabbed 10+ rebounds in consecutive contests, all while making at least four shots in three of the four games. All together, Luma is 8.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg in the last four games.

HISTORY VS. RICHMOND: The Colonials complete the regular season against Richmond for the second straight year. Last year, the Spiders claimed a 49-36 victory in the season finale at the Smith Center. GW had won the eight previous matchups prior to last year, including a 63-44 triumph at the Robins Center in 2017. The Buff & Blue have won four straight contests in Richmond dating back to 2012, coming out on top by an average of 15 points per game. Overall, GW is 11-5 on the road in the all-time series.

A LOOK AT THE SPIDERS: Richmond enters its season finale following a 64-38 loss at the hands of Massachusetts on Wednesday. The Spiders are currently 5-10 in the league and are currently the 11th seed in the upcoming A-10 tournament with a chance to finish as high as 10th. Alex Parson (10.4 ppg) and Jaide Hinds-Clarke (10.3) are the double-digit scorers for the Spiders, doing so in vastly different ways. Parson, has attempted 24.6 percent of the team's 3-pointers, hitting 31.5 percent, while Hinds-Clark averages 7.8 rebounds per game and has secured 23.8 percent of the team's boards.