George Washington University Athletics
Wednesday, November 25
Washington, DC
5 p.m.
George Washington University
1-0,0-0Atlantic
53
vs
38
Lincoln
0-1,0-0CIAA
1
2
3
4
F
Lincoln (PA)
6
2
12
18
38
George Washington
12
10
14
17
53
Women's Basketball Opens 2020-21 With a Win
11/25/2020 7:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Luma posts monster double-double in return
WASHINGTON - With Division II Lincoln (PA) in town for the season opener, GW was both eager to get the season started and to start off with a win for the second consecutive season. Behind a smothering defense that held Lincoln to just two points in the second quarter, the new-look Colonials handled their business at home with a 53-38 win.
GW's size was on display as 6-foot redshirt junior Neila Luma returned to action after missing all but five games last season with a knee injury. Luma wasted little time in registering her first double-double of the new campaign with a monster 16-point, 17-rebound effort, with eight of those boards coming on the offensive end. The 17 rebounds also established a new career-high for the Macungie, Pa., product. She was also an efficient 8-of-14 from the floor.
Meanwhile, 6-foot-1 sophomore Faith Blethen joined her frontcourt mate with 13 points and seven rebounds, while canning three of GW's four 3-pointers. Also getting in the fray was 6-foot-4 first-year center Ali Brigham, a legacy student-athlete at GW following in the footsteps of her father, Bill, who had 10 points and five rebounds in her first taste of college action. The frontcourt trio outscored Lincoln's team, 39-38, while grabbing 29 rebounds to lead the home team's 49-47 rebounding advantage.
Defense was the story, however, as the Buff and Blue simply would not let Lincoln get anything going offensively. The Colonials held the Lions to 11-of-59 shooting (.186) and forced 17 turnovers.
Blethen paced GW with four assists while first-year Aurea Gingras dished three in her first 17 minutes as a collegian. Locally grown grad student Jasmine Whitney from Pitt made her GW debut as the lead guard and logged a team-high 38 minutes.
Up next for GW is a Saturday date with Old Dominion. The Monarchs and Colonials will tip off at 2 p.m. live on ESPN+.
GW's size was on display as 6-foot redshirt junior Neila Luma returned to action after missing all but five games last season with a knee injury. Luma wasted little time in registering her first double-double of the new campaign with a monster 16-point, 17-rebound effort, with eight of those boards coming on the offensive end. The 17 rebounds also established a new career-high for the Macungie, Pa., product. She was also an efficient 8-of-14 from the floor.
Meanwhile, 6-foot-1 sophomore Faith Blethen joined her frontcourt mate with 13 points and seven rebounds, while canning three of GW's four 3-pointers. Also getting in the fray was 6-foot-4 first-year center Ali Brigham, a legacy student-athlete at GW following in the footsteps of her father, Bill, who had 10 points and five rebounds in her first taste of college action. The frontcourt trio outscored Lincoln's team, 39-38, while grabbing 29 rebounds to lead the home team's 49-47 rebounding advantage.
Defense was the story, however, as the Buff and Blue simply would not let Lincoln get anything going offensively. The Colonials held the Lions to 11-of-59 shooting (.186) and forced 17 turnovers.
Blethen paced GW with four assists while first-year Aurea Gingras dished three in her first 17 minutes as a collegian. Locally grown grad student Jasmine Whitney from Pitt made her GW debut as the lead guard and logged a team-high 38 minutes.
Up next for GW is a Saturday date with Old Dominion. The Monarchs and Colonials will tip off at 2 p.m. live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
LINC
GW
FG%
.186
.328
3FG%
.188
.160
FT%
.650
.875
RB
45
47
TO
18
13
STL
7
4
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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