George Washington University Athletics
Saturday, February 1
Washington, DC
2:00 p.m.
George Washington University
vs
Saint Joseph's
Women’s Basketball Welcomes Saint Joseph’s for Weekend Clash
1/31/2025 1:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
WASHINGTON – The George Washington women's basketball team enters the second half of Atlantic 10 play on Saturday, welcoming Saint Joseph's to the Charles E. Smith Center. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. with live coverage available on the Monumental Sports Network and ESPN+.
ENTERING THE HOME STRETCH
With nine games left on the regular season calendar, GW will look to take advantage of every opportunity to play at home in hopes of bolstering the team's seeding ahead of the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championship. Including Saturday's game against SJU, GW has just five home games remaining this season. Following the clash with the Hawks, the Buff & Blue welcome Fordham (Feb. 4), Dayton (Feb. 15) and Davidson (Feb. 23) then conclude the home slate with Massachusetts (Feb. 26).
A LOOK AHEAD
While it's not the last home game of the regular season, GW's matchup with Davidson on Feb. 23 will serve as the program's Senior Day. Maxine Engel, Paige Mott, Makayla Andrews and Mariona Planes Fortuny will all be honored for their contributions to the women's basketball program and celebrated for their academic success. On Feb. 26 against UMass, GW will host local schools for the team's annual School Day. A special tip time of 12:00 p.m. is scheduled for that Wednesday contest against the Minutewomen. Don't miss any of the action this season by grabbing single-game tickets to remaining home games here.
ENGEL FINDING THE RANGE
Over GW's past five games, Engel has found the touch, knocking down 13 triples in that span on 50% shooting from beyond the arc. She's leading the team in scoring over those games, averaging 11.0 points in 31.2 minutes. Against Duquesne on Jan. 11, Engel poured in a season-high 18 points, knocking down a career-high-tying four triples on the day. For her career, Engel has connected on 52 three-pointers in 77 career games. The former walk-on has amassed over 300 career points and started in 32 games.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Saint Joseph's enters the back half of A-10 play with a 17-4 overall record and an 8-2 mark in conference action. The Hawks are winners of five-straight and sit in a tie with George Mason for second in the A-10 standings. Richmond, who occupies the top spot in the conference entering the weekend, is half a game ahead with an 8-1 record. SJU is led by Cindy Griffin, who's in her 24th season at the helm. Griffin is an alumna of Saint Joseph's after graduating in 1991 with her undergraduate degree and in 1993 from her graduate program. Since taking over as head coach prior to the 2001-02 season, she's amassed a 415-315 overall record and holds a career mark of 463-348, including three seasons as the bench boss at Loyola (Md.) from 1998-01.
SJU's offense is carried by three players, all of whom are 1,000-point scorers in their respective careers. Laura Ziegler leads the way at 17.1 points a night while also sitting tops on the team in assists at 4.4 per game and rebounding at 12.0 a contest. Mackenzie Smith puts in 15.3 ppg for the Hawks, while Talya Brugler averages 14.1 points on 55.1% shooting from the floor. Burgler also adds 5.7 rebounds a game and 2.8 assists per night.
ENTERING THE HOME STRETCH
With nine games left on the regular season calendar, GW will look to take advantage of every opportunity to play at home in hopes of bolstering the team's seeding ahead of the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championship. Including Saturday's game against SJU, GW has just five home games remaining this season. Following the clash with the Hawks, the Buff & Blue welcome Fordham (Feb. 4), Dayton (Feb. 15) and Davidson (Feb. 23) then conclude the home slate with Massachusetts (Feb. 26).
A LOOK AHEAD
While it's not the last home game of the regular season, GW's matchup with Davidson on Feb. 23 will serve as the program's Senior Day. Maxine Engel, Paige Mott, Makayla Andrews and Mariona Planes Fortuny will all be honored for their contributions to the women's basketball program and celebrated for their academic success. On Feb. 26 against UMass, GW will host local schools for the team's annual School Day. A special tip time of 12:00 p.m. is scheduled for that Wednesday contest against the Minutewomen. Don't miss any of the action this season by grabbing single-game tickets to remaining home games here.
ENGEL FINDING THE RANGE
Over GW's past five games, Engel has found the touch, knocking down 13 triples in that span on 50% shooting from beyond the arc. She's leading the team in scoring over those games, averaging 11.0 points in 31.2 minutes. Against Duquesne on Jan. 11, Engel poured in a season-high 18 points, knocking down a career-high-tying four triples on the day. For her career, Engel has connected on 52 three-pointers in 77 career games. The former walk-on has amassed over 300 career points and started in 32 games.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Saint Joseph's enters the back half of A-10 play with a 17-4 overall record and an 8-2 mark in conference action. The Hawks are winners of five-straight and sit in a tie with George Mason for second in the A-10 standings. Richmond, who occupies the top spot in the conference entering the weekend, is half a game ahead with an 8-1 record. SJU is led by Cindy Griffin, who's in her 24th season at the helm. Griffin is an alumna of Saint Joseph's after graduating in 1991 with her undergraduate degree and in 1993 from her graduate program. Since taking over as head coach prior to the 2001-02 season, she's amassed a 415-315 overall record and holds a career mark of 463-348, including three seasons as the bench boss at Loyola (Md.) from 1998-01.
SJU's offense is carried by three players, all of whom are 1,000-point scorers in their respective careers. Laura Ziegler leads the way at 17.1 points a night while also sitting tops on the team in assists at 4.4 per game and rebounding at 12.0 a contest. Mackenzie Smith puts in 15.3 ppg for the Hawks, while Talya Brugler averages 14.1 points on 55.1% shooting from the floor. Burgler also adds 5.7 rebounds a game and 2.8 assists per night.
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