George Washington University Athletics
Saturday, November 28
Washington, DC
2 p.m.
George Washington University
vs
Old Dominion
Photo by: William Atkins / The George Wash
Women's Basketball Welcomes Old Dominion Saturday
11/27/2020 10:25:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Colonials look to start 2-0 for first time since 2015
WASHINGTON - GW women's basketball is set to host Old Dominion for a Saturday matinee at the Smith Center. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. with live coverage on ESPN+.
SEASON OF ACTION: As part of the 2020-21 Season of Action, GW women's basketball is proud to highlight campus resources that create space for and celebrate the Black community at GW and beyond.
SEASON OF ACTION: As part of the 2020-21 Season of Action, GW women's basketball is proud to highlight campus resources that create space for and celebrate the Black community at GW and beyond.
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement (ODECE) is our university's primary mechanism to foster an environment in which all members of the GW community are treated equitably, contribute full to the university's mission, and embrace and model GW values. This month, ODECE hosted the 6th Annual GW Diversity Summit, themed: Past. Present. Future. What will our legacy be?
Learn more about ODECE: diversity.gwu.edu
Learn more about their student hub, the Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC): https://mssc.gwu.edu/
The GW Black Student Union was founded in 1968 and aims to create a Black experience where all Black students feel supported, welcomed, advocated for and cared for. To learn more about the Black Student Union, email bsu@gwu.edu.
This summer, GW Athletics revitalized its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, which has been hard at work through the fall semester to listen to, educate and empower all members of the Athletics community. One of the semester's crowning achievements has been to launch the Black Student-Athlete Alliance (BSAA), which creates space for Black student-athletes at GW to commune and share their experiences as Black athletes.
The GW Black Student Union was founded in 1968 and aims to create a Black experience where all Black students feel supported, welcomed, advocated for and cared for. To learn more about the Black Student Union, email bsu@gwu.edu.
This summer, GW Athletics revitalized its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, which has been hard at work through the fall semester to listen to, educate and empower all members of the Athletics community. One of the semester's crowning achievements has been to launch the Black Student-Athlete Alliance (BSAA), which creates space for Black student-athletes at GW to commune and share their experiences as Black athletes.
Follow the BSAA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gwbsaa/
Learn more about the Athletics DEI Task Force: https://gwsports.com/sports/2020/6/29/diversity-inclusion.aspx
LAST TIME OUT: GW opened the year with a 53-38 victory over Division II Lincoln on Wednesday. Three Colonials reached double figures, led by Neila Luma's double-double of 16 points and 17 boards. Lincoln's 38 points were the fewest scored by a GW opponent since the Buff & Blue topped Coppin State, 54-35, on Dec. 1, 2019.
DOWNRIGHT DOMINANT DEFENSE: GW put the clamps down on Lincoln on Wednesday, limiting the Lions to 18.6% (11-for-59) shooting overall and 18.8% (3-for-16) from beyond the arc. Of 153 teams that played on Wednesday night, the Colonials allowed the fewest field goals (11) in the nation and the second-lowest defensive field goal percentage (South Carolina, 17.6%). The 38 points allowed is good enough for the fifth fewest in the NCAA.
In GW annals, the 18.6% shot by Lincoln was the lowest of the Rizzotti era (since 2016-17) and the lowest recorded since Nov. 21, 2004, when GW held ECU to 17.4% shooting.
A LUMA-NARY: Redshirt junior Neila Luma returned to action for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday and registered her fifth career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. The 17 caroms were the most recorded by a Colonial since future WNBA All-Star Jonquel Jones ripped down 18 against VCU on March 5, 2016 in the A-10 semifinals.
Luma's 17 rebounds were tied for the sixth-most nationally on opening night, while her eight boards on the offensive glass were one shy of the nation's top mark.
A LOOK AT THE MONARCHS: Old Dominion won 24 games a year ago in the regular season before the Conference USA Tournament was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Head coach Nikki McCray-Penson then left for Mississippi State, opening the door for DeLisha Milton-Jones, who joined the program after a year as an assistant coach at Syracuse and two years as the bench boss at Pepperdine.
The Monarchs led the nation in 3-point defense (24.3%) last season and were 15th in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 55.3 ppg. Juniors Amari Young and Ajah Wayne were named to the C-USA Preseason All-Conference team as ODU was picked third overall. Young averaged 10.7 ppg and 8.2 rpg and Wayne chipped in 10.7 ppg and 6.9 rpg, both earning postseason second team all-conference honors.
LAST TIME OUT: GW opened the year with a 53-38 victory over Division II Lincoln on Wednesday. Three Colonials reached double figures, led by Neila Luma's double-double of 16 points and 17 boards. Lincoln's 38 points were the fewest scored by a GW opponent since the Buff & Blue topped Coppin State, 54-35, on Dec. 1, 2019.
DOWNRIGHT DOMINANT DEFENSE: GW put the clamps down on Lincoln on Wednesday, limiting the Lions to 18.6% (11-for-59) shooting overall and 18.8% (3-for-16) from beyond the arc. Of 153 teams that played on Wednesday night, the Colonials allowed the fewest field goals (11) in the nation and the second-lowest defensive field goal percentage (South Carolina, 17.6%). The 38 points allowed is good enough for the fifth fewest in the NCAA.
In GW annals, the 18.6% shot by Lincoln was the lowest of the Rizzotti era (since 2016-17) and the lowest recorded since Nov. 21, 2004, when GW held ECU to 17.4% shooting.
A LUMA-NARY: Redshirt junior Neila Luma returned to action for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday and registered her fifth career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. The 17 caroms were the most recorded by a Colonial since future WNBA All-Star Jonquel Jones ripped down 18 against VCU on March 5, 2016 in the A-10 semifinals.
Luma's 17 rebounds were tied for the sixth-most nationally on opening night, while her eight boards on the offensive glass were one shy of the nation's top mark.
A LOOK AT THE MONARCHS: Old Dominion won 24 games a year ago in the regular season before the Conference USA Tournament was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Head coach Nikki McCray-Penson then left for Mississippi State, opening the door for DeLisha Milton-Jones, who joined the program after a year as an assistant coach at Syracuse and two years as the bench boss at Pepperdine.
The Monarchs led the nation in 3-point defense (24.3%) last season and were 15th in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 55.3 ppg. Juniors Amari Young and Ajah Wayne were named to the C-USA Preseason All-Conference team as ODU was picked third overall. Young averaged 10.7 ppg and 8.2 rpg and Wayne chipped in 10.7 ppg and 6.9 rpg, both earning postseason second team all-conference honors.
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