Monday, November 22
Washington, DC
5 PM
George Washington University
3-2,0-0Atlantic 10
54
vs
50
Quinnipiac
2-3,0-0MAAC
1
2
3
4
F
Quinnipiac
10
13
13
14
50
George Washington
12
6
14
22
54
Women's Basketball Wins Again at Home Over Quinnipiac, 54-50
11/22/2021 7:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Two Colonials post career highs in points on Monday
WASHINGTON- Head Coach Caroline McCombs' patented defense was in fine form Monday evening, as the GW women's basketball team looked to make it two in a row after stifling Old Dominion on the road in its last contest. GW entered play having allowed just 53.8 points per game on the season while holding opponents to a .395 shooting percentage. The visiting Quinnipiac Bobcats learned what all the hype is about in a 54-50 Buff and Blue win at the Charles E. Smith Center.
Still without the services of Mayowa Taiwo, who led the team with 10.0 ppg on .529 shooting in the first two contests, and senior Maddie Loder, GW turned to another pair of returnees on the fresh-faced roster to secure the win. Sophomore Aurea Gingras (16 points) and junior Essence Brown (11) put up matching 5-of-9 efforts from the floor in career-high performances from both. The duo also combined to shoot 7-of-9 from the free throw line on a night when GW dominated the free throw battle and canned 14-of-17 freebies (.824) compared to the Bobcats 3-of-4 evening at the charity stripe.
Quinnipiac brought in reigning MAAC Player of the Year Mackenzie Dewees, and unanimous preseason All-MAAC first team member Mikala Morris, but the pair was stunted in a combined 5-of-21 performance that only yielded 13 points. As a team, Quinnipiac struggled to just .292 shooting, as the latest to see why GW is off to a 3-2 start with a 2-1 home record.
Gingras kept GW close in the first 20 minutes with eight of her squad's 18 points, but the visitors held a five-point cushion at halftime. Dewees was held in check early with just three points on 1-of-6 shooting in the first two quarters, but Morris picked her up with six points and 10 rebounds before intermission.
Ty Moore took over for Gingras in the third as the grad student and D.C. native netted eight of her own in the period, sending GW into the final stanza down four, 36-32. From there, a veritable offensive explosion boomed from the home club with GDUB netting 22 points in the fourth quarter alone. Sheslanie Laureano (nine points) and Brown teamed up for a highlight reel and-one as GW looked to close it out late, while Moore double-doubled with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
The back-and-forth affair saw 11 lead changes and neither side led by more than nine at any point.
GW now heads to Puerto Rico for a pair of games in the San Juan Shootout. The Buff and Blue will spend Black Friday shopping for a win against UT Martin at 1:15 p.m., and will look to clean up the leftovers against Florida on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the team's third matchup already this season against a Power Conference foe. The team's next home date is Thursday, December 2 against James Madison at 7 p.m, live on NBC Sports Washington Plus and ESPN+.
Still without the services of Mayowa Taiwo, who led the team with 10.0 ppg on .529 shooting in the first two contests, and senior Maddie Loder, GW turned to another pair of returnees on the fresh-faced roster to secure the win. Sophomore Aurea Gingras (16 points) and junior Essence Brown (11) put up matching 5-of-9 efforts from the floor in career-high performances from both. The duo also combined to shoot 7-of-9 from the free throw line on a night when GW dominated the free throw battle and canned 14-of-17 freebies (.824) compared to the Bobcats 3-of-4 evening at the charity stripe.
Quinnipiac brought in reigning MAAC Player of the Year Mackenzie Dewees, and unanimous preseason All-MAAC first team member Mikala Morris, but the pair was stunted in a combined 5-of-21 performance that only yielded 13 points. As a team, Quinnipiac struggled to just .292 shooting, as the latest to see why GW is off to a 3-2 start with a 2-1 home record.
Gingras kept GW close in the first 20 minutes with eight of her squad's 18 points, but the visitors held a five-point cushion at halftime. Dewees was held in check early with just three points on 1-of-6 shooting in the first two quarters, but Morris picked her up with six points and 10 rebounds before intermission.
Ty Moore took over for Gingras in the third as the grad student and D.C. native netted eight of her own in the period, sending GW into the final stanza down four, 36-32. From there, a veritable offensive explosion boomed from the home club with GDUB netting 22 points in the fourth quarter alone. Sheslanie Laureano (nine points) and Brown teamed up for a highlight reel and-one as GW looked to close it out late, while Moore double-doubled with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
The back-and-forth affair saw 11 lead changes and neither side led by more than nine at any point.
GW now heads to Puerto Rico for a pair of games in the San Juan Shootout. The Buff and Blue will spend Black Friday shopping for a win against UT Martin at 1:15 p.m., and will look to clean up the leftovers against Florida on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the team's third matchup already this season against a Power Conference foe. The team's next home date is Thursday, December 2 against James Madison at 7 p.m, live on NBC Sports Washington Plus and ESPN+.
Team Stats
QU
GWU
FG%
.292
.364
3FG%
.281
.000
FT%
.750
.824
RB
41
42
TO
16
13
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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