2018–19 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

The 2018–19 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by third year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Joseph's.

2018–19 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	10–20 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ganiyat Adeduntan Kevin DeMille Bill Sullivan
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fordham †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
VCU	13	–	3		.813			24	–	10		.706
Duquesne	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
Dayton	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Davidson	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
George Mason	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
Saint Joseph's	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
George Washington	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Richmond	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			6	–	25		.194
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
† 2019 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Media

WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.

Roster

2018–19 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Kelsi Mahoney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Jay M. Robinson Concord, NC G 3 Anna Savino (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr The Ursuline School Bronx, NY G 4 Lexus Levy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Seton Catholic Central Binghamton, NY F 5 Chyna Latimer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Patterson Mill Bel Air, MD G 10 Sydney Zambrotta  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Christ the King Louisville North Babylon, NY G 11 Tori Hyduke 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Rumson-Fair Haven Rumson, NJ F 12 Olivia Gumbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So St. Andrew's School Lafayette Newark, DE F 20 Sarah Overcash 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So St. John's College Illinois Chevy Chase, MD G 21 Mei-Lyn Bautista 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr St. Mary's Whitestone, NY G 22 Maddie Loder 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Orono Orono, MN C 24 Kayla Mokwuah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Wilbraham & Monson Academy Longmeadow, MA F 30 Neila Luma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bethlehem Catholic Macungie, PA F 31 Mayowa Taiwo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rockbridge Academy Hanover, MD	Head coach Jennifer Rizzotti (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Ganiyat Adeduntan (Florida State) Kevin DeMille (Connecticut) Bill Sullivan (Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 37–50	0–1	JMU Convocation Center (1,898) Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	W 64–49	1–1	Charles E. Smith Center (1,528) Washington, D.C.
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 9 Maryland	L 30–69	1–2	Charles E. Smith Center (1,170) Washington, D.C.
Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	L 43–52	1–3	Hynes Athletic Center (847) New Rochelle, NY
Nov 22, 2018* 4:00 pm		vs. Georgia Tech Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 55–70	1–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico
Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm		vs. No. 15 NC State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 61–69	1–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Towson	W 76–63	2–5	Charles E. Smith Center (715) Washington, D.C.
Dec 2, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	L 51–55	2–6	Charles E. Smith Center (776) Washington, D.C.
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Villanova	L 45–60	2–7	Charles E. Smith Center (884) Washington, D.C.
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm		at South Florida	L 30–63	2–8	Yuengling Center (2,081) Tampa, FL
Dec 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 53–61	2–9	Charles E. Smith Center (714) Washington, D.C.
Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 59–73	2–10	Kaplan Arena (611) Williamsburg, VA
Jan 1, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Memphis	W 51–38	3–10	Charles E. Smith Center (751) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN		Fordham	L 38–50	3–11 (0–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (858) Washington, D.C.
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 64–59	4–11 (1–1)	Ryan Center (371) Kingston, RI
Jan 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	W 46–45	5–11 (2–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (866) Washington, D.C.
Jan 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 67–59	6–11 (3–1)	Tom Gola Arena (387) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 60–64	6–12 (3–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,003) Washington, D.C.
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU	W 57–48	7–12 (4–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (794) Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 55–54	8–12 (5–2)	Palumbo Center (1,160) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 31, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	L 42–62	8–13 (5–3)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,667) Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 44–60	8–14 (5–4)	Chaifetz Arena (746) St. Louis, MO
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 46–61	8–15 (5–5)	EagleBank Arena (1,468) Fairfax, VA
Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 38–41	8–16 (5–6)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,055) Washington, D.C.
Feb 17, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at Dayton	L 53–62	8–17 (5–7)	UD Arena (2,699) Dayton, OH
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Massachusetts	W 66–59	9–17 (6–7)	Mullins Center (673) Amherst, MA
Feb 24, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 57–44	10–17 (6–8)	Charles E. Smith Center (976) Washington, D.C.
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	L 53–64	10–18 (6–9)	Charles E. Smith Center (998) Washington, D.C.
Mar 2, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 48–56	10–19 (6–10)	Robins Center (629) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	at (8) Saint Joseph's First Round	L 49–61	10–20	Hagan Arena (278) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

References

1. "George Washington University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". GWsports.com.