Wednesday, January 3
Philadelphia, PA
7:00 p.m.
George Washington University
7-7,0-2Atlantic 10
47
at
67
Saint Joseph's
13-1,2-0Atlantic 10
1
2
3
4
F
George Washington
14
13
5
15
47
Saint Joseph's
18
13
21
15
67
Offensive Struggles Plague Women’s Basketball at Saint Joseph’s
1/3/2024 10:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Despite a strong start offensively, the George Washington women's basketball team fell into a second half shooting slump and couldn't recover, dropping the team's first road A-10 contest of the season to Saint Joseph's, 67-47.
In the opening quarter, grad student Nya Lok kickstarted the Revolutionaries' offense, scoring 10 of the team's 14 points through the opening frame. Lok finished 4-5 from the field in the quarter, including a 2-2 mark from long range. As a team, the Buff & Blue finished 6-12 (50%) from the field, the best shooting percentage by quarter the squad would register all night. Despite the strong effort, GW still trailed 18-14 heading into the second.
Both teams played evenly in the second quarter, finishing in a 13-13 deadlock to make the score 31-27 at the break. Out of halftime, Lok knocked down a triple from the top of the arc that cut the Hawks' lead to 31-30, but that would be as close as GW would get for the rest of the night. Saint Joseph's proceeded to use a 16-0 run that kept GW scoreless for over seven minutes. SJU's lead blossomed to 52-32 at the end of the third, their largest lead up to that point in the contest.
GW wouldn't go away quietly, slowly chipping away at the large deficit and eventually whittled it down to 14 points at 56-42 with 6:30 left in the fourth, but Saint Joseph's closed the game on an 11-5 run to slam the door on GW's comeback bid.
After her lights-out start, Lok finished with a team-high 16 points and four rebounds. Sophomore Nya Robertson also got into double figures with 10 points, while grad student Maren Durant notched six points and four boards. Senior Asjah Inniss chipped in four points and grabbed a team-high six boards, while grad student Essence Brown added four points.
The Buff & Blue return to action Wednesday, Jan. 10, for a home bout with Duquesne. Tip-off inside the Smith Center is slated for 6:00 p.m., with live coverage available on ESPN+.
In the opening quarter, grad student Nya Lok kickstarted the Revolutionaries' offense, scoring 10 of the team's 14 points through the opening frame. Lok finished 4-5 from the field in the quarter, including a 2-2 mark from long range. As a team, the Buff & Blue finished 6-12 (50%) from the field, the best shooting percentage by quarter the squad would register all night. Despite the strong effort, GW still trailed 18-14 heading into the second.
Both teams played evenly in the second quarter, finishing in a 13-13 deadlock to make the score 31-27 at the break. Out of halftime, Lok knocked down a triple from the top of the arc that cut the Hawks' lead to 31-30, but that would be as close as GW would get for the rest of the night. Saint Joseph's proceeded to use a 16-0 run that kept GW scoreless for over seven minutes. SJU's lead blossomed to 52-32 at the end of the third, their largest lead up to that point in the contest.
GW wouldn't go away quietly, slowly chipping away at the large deficit and eventually whittled it down to 14 points at 56-42 with 6:30 left in the fourth, but Saint Joseph's closed the game on an 11-5 run to slam the door on GW's comeback bid.
After her lights-out start, Lok finished with a team-high 16 points and four rebounds. Sophomore Nya Robertson also got into double figures with 10 points, while grad student Maren Durant notched six points and four boards. Senior Asjah Inniss chipped in four points and grabbed a team-high six boards, while grad student Essence Brown added four points.
The Buff & Blue return to action Wednesday, Jan. 10, for a home bout with Duquesne. Tip-off inside the Smith Center is slated for 6:00 p.m., with live coverage available on ESPN+.
Team Stats
GWU
SJU
FG%
.383
.500
3FG%
.214
.333
FT%
.727
.857
RB
29
30
TO
17
13
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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