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GEORGE WASHINGTON2017-18 Women’s basketbalL

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22 Postseasons in 27 Years 4 NCAA Sweet Sixteens 1997 Elite Eight

2017-18 QUICK FACTSGENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Washington, DCFounded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1821Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,000Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ColonialsColors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Buff & BlueFacility (Capacity): . . . Charles E . Smith Center (4,338)Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division IConference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic 10President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas LeBlancDirector of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick NeroAthletic Department Phone: . . . . . . . . . (202) 994-6650University Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www .gwu .edu

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: . . . . . .Jennifer Rizzotti (Second Season)Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecticut ’96Record at GW/Seasons: . . . . . . 20-10/Second season Career Record/Seasons: . . . . . . . 336-226/18 seasonsAssistant Coach: . . . . . Jackie Smith (Second Season)Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harford ‘11Assistant Coach: . . .Ganiyat Adeduntan (First Season)Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Florida State ‘06Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . Kevin DeMille (First Season)Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecticut ‘13Director of Operations: Christina Richardson (First Season)Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&M ’14Graduate Assistant: . . Kasey Chambers (First Season)Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Penn ‘17

TEAM INFORMATION2016-17 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-102016-17 A-10 Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . .13-3/T-1st2017 Postseason: . . A-10 Championship QuarterfinalsLetterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/3Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Top Returners: Brianna Cummings, Sr ., G (6 .5 ppg, 4 .5 rpg)Mei-Lyn Bautista, Jr ., G (5 .6 ppg, 2 .2 rpg, 3 .3 apg, 1 .2 spg)

PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-76All-Time Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768-458All-Time A-10 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363-159All-Time A-10 Tournament Record: . . . . . . . . . . . 40-29A-10 Tournament Titles (Last): . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (2016)A-10 Regular-Season Titles (Last): . . . . . . . . 16 (2017)NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last): . . . . 17 (2016)All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: . . . . . . . . . . 18-17WNIT Appearances (Last): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (2017)All-Time WNIT Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSWomen’s Basketball Contact: . . . . . . . . . Dan DiVeglioEmail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . diveglio@gwu .eduOffice Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 994-5666Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 578-2652Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 994-1776Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 22nd Street NWWashington, DC 20052Athletics Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . .www .GWsports .comTwitter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @GW_WBB, #RaiseHigh

QUICK HITSu The George Washington women's basketball team opens its 42nd season of competition in 2017-18 under second-year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti .

u The Colonials are coming off the 21st 20-win season in program history and the program's third consecutive Atlantic 10 regular-season title in 2016-17 .

u GW finished the season with a 20-10 record to earn a share of the Atlantic 10 regular-season championship . It marked the program's third conseuctive season with at least a share of the regular-season title and the 16th time in program history the Colonials have accomplished the feat .

u The Colonials made their 22nd postseason in the last 27 years by particpating in the 2017 Women's National Invitational Tournament .

u The 20 wins in Rizzotti’s first season at the helm of the team in 2016-17 marks the most by a GW head coach in their debut season in program history .

u GW has won 36 of its last 41 games played at the Charles E . Smith Center since November 24, 2014 . The Colonials are also 58-13 ( .817) at home since the beginning of the 2012-13 season including 11-3 last season, 12-2 in 2015-16, 14-1 in 2014-15 and 15-3 in 2013-14 .

u GW returns six letterwinners from last season’s squad and has added six newcomers with three freshmen and three transfer students .

u Returning seniors Brianna Cummings, Kelli Prange and Camila Tapias have combined to appear in 240 games in their careers with both Cummings (34) and Prange (39) starting over 30 career games .

u Cummings earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team . Last season she set career-high totals in both blocks (18) and steals (26) while averaging 6 .5 points and 4 .5 rebounds per game .

u GW had one of the top rebounding and defensive units in the Atlantic 10 in Rizzotti’s first sea-son . The Colonials led the conference in rebounds per game (42 .60), offensive rebounds per game (15.0), rebound margin (+6.6), steals (253) and steals per game (8.4) while ranking second in field-goal percentage defense ( .355) and third in both total blocks (162) and blocks per game (5 .4) .

u GW will face 12 postseason teams from a year ago, including five games against teams that played in the 2017 NCAA Tourament in Syracuse (Nov . 25), USF (Dec . 2), Maryland (Dec . 8) and Dayton (Jan . 21/Feb . 11) .

u The Colonials will host the 2017 Paradise Jam at the Charles E . Smith Center . One of the top non-conference tournaments in women’s basketball, the 2017 Paradise Jam was forced to relocate from its home of the past 17 years at the University of the Virgin Islands in St . Thomas due to the damage sustained across the island during both Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria in September . The Colonials will host Vanderbilt, Wisconsin and Syracuse over Thanksgiving weekend (Nov . 23-25) .

u GW boasts one of the nation’s best track records since 1990 with: u 22 postseason appearances u 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances u Four NCAA Sweet 16’s (1995, 1997, 2007, 2008) u One NCAA Elite Eight appearance (1997) u Five Postseason WNIT appearances u 16 Atlantic 10 regular-season titles u Six Atlantic 10 Championships u 21 20-win seasons


NO. NAME Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Last School1 Kelsi Mahoney Jr . F 6-1 Concord, N .C ./Jay M . Robinson2 Camila Tapias Sr . G 5-6 Bogotá, Colombia/IMG Academy (Fla .)3 Chyna Latimer Fr . F 6-0 Bel Air, Md ./Patterson Mill4 Lexus Levy Fr . G 5-6 Binghamton, N .Y ./Seton Catholic Central5 Brianna Cummings Sr . G 5-10 Lawrenceville, Ga ./Greater Atlanta Christian12 Olivia Gumbs So . F 6-1 Newark, Del ./St . Andrew’s School/Lafayette20 Sarah Overcash* So . F 6-1 Chevy Chase, Md ./St . John’s College/Illinois21 Mei-Lyn Bautista Jr . G 5-6 Whitestone, N .Y ./Saint Mary’s23 Taylor Campbell Sr. G 5-9 Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette/Lehigh25 Kelli Prange Sr . F 6-5 Damascus, Md ./Damascus30 Neila Luma Fr . F 6-0 Macungie, Pa ./Bethlehem Catholic33 Kendall Bresee So . G 5-11 Frederick, Md ./Urbana

NO. NAME Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Last School21 Mei-Lyn Bautista Jr . G 5-6 Whitestone, N .Y ./Saint Mary’s33 Kendall Bresee So . G 5-11 Frederick, Md ./Urbana23 Taylor Campbell Sr. G 5-9 Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette/Lehigh5 Brianna Cummings Sr . G 5-10 Lawrenceville, Ga ./Greater Atlanta Christian12 Olivia Gumbs So . F 6-1 Newark, Del ./St . Andrew’s School/Lafayette3 Chyna Latimer Fr . F 6-0 Bel Air, Md ./Patterson Mill4 Lexus Levy Fr . G 5-6 Binghamton, N .Y ./Seton Catholic Central30 Neila Luma Fr . F 6-0 Macungie, Pa ./Bethlehem Catholic1 Kelsi Mahoney Jr . F 6-1 Concord, N .C ./Jay M . Robinson20 Sarah Overcash* So . F 6-1 Chevy Chase, Md ./St . John’s College/Illinois25 Kelli Prange Sr . F 6-5 Damascus, Md ./Damascus2 Camila Tapias Sr . G 5-6 Bogotá, Colombia/IMG Academy (Fla .)

* - Will sit out the 2017-18 season per NCAA requirements and will have three years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2018-19

Head Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti (Connecticut ’96) – Second SeasonAssistant Coach: Jackie Smith (Harford ’11) – Second Season Assistant Coach: Ganiyat Adeduntan (Florida State ‘06) – First Season Assistant Coach: Kevin DeMille (Connecticut ’13) – First SeasonDirector of Basketball Operations: Christina Richardson (Texas A&M ‘14) – First Season Graduate Assistant: Kasey Chambers (Penn ‘17) – First SeasonStrength & Conditioning Coach: Brandi Walker (Towson ’08) – Fifth Season

NUMERICAL ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

TEAM BREAKDOWNBY CLASSFreshmen (3): Chyna Latimer, Neila Luma, Lexus LevySophomores (3): . Kendall Bresee, Olivia Gumbs, Sarah OvercashJuniors (2): . . . . .Mei-Lyn Bautista, Kelsi MahoneySeniors (4): Taylor Campebell, Brianna Cummings, Kelli Prange, Camila Tapias

BY STATE/COUNTRYColombia (1): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Camila TapiasDelaware (1): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia GumbsGeorgia (1): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brianna CummingsMaryland (4): . . . Kendall Bresee, Chyna Latimer, Sarah Overcash, Kelli PrangeMissouri (1): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor CampbellNew York (2): . . . . . Mei-Lyn Bautista, Lexus LevyNorth Carolina (1): . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsia MahoneyPennsylvania (1): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neila Luma

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEGaniyat Adeduntan . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gone-E-Yacht . . . .ADD-uh-done-TANMei-Lyn Bautista: . . . . . . .MAY-LINN bow-TEE-staKendall Bresee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRUH-zeeBrianna Cummings: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bree-annaKevin DeMille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .duh-millLexus Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LEE-VEENeila Luma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KNEEL-uhKelli Prange: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRANG-eeCamila Tapias: . . . . . . . . ca-MEE-la TAH-pee-ahs

2017-18 GW WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Letterwinners Returning (6) Yr. Pos. Ht. GP-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG NOTE1 Kelsi Mahoney Jr . F 6-1 23-0 2 .5 1 .7 0 .6 0 .3 0 .3 2 Camila Tapias Sr . G 5-6 24-5 3 .4 1 .0 0 .7 0 .3 0 .15 Brianna Cummings Sr. G 5-10 30-20 6.5 4.5 1.8 0.9 0.6 Eight double-figure scoring gms.21 Mei-Lyn Bautsita Jr . G 5-6 30-25 5 .6 2 .2 3 .3 1 .2 0 .1 2 .0 A-to-TO ratio (4th in A-10)25 Kelli Prange Sr . F 6-5 30-20 8 .0 3 .6 1 .1 0 .6 0 .5 9 .3p/6 .9r in A-10 games33 Kendal Bresee So G 5-11 27-1 2 .5 3 .5 1 .1 0 .3 0 .3

Letterwinners Lost (7) Yr. Pos. Ht. GP-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG NOTE3 Caira Washington Sr . F 6-2 26-26 11 .8 8 .0 2 .3 1 .2 2 .2 A-10 All-Conference 2nd Team A-10 All-Defensive Team13 Shannon Cranshaw Sr . G 5-9 30-10 4 .9 1 .1 1 .1 0 .6 0 .2 20 Hannah Schaible Sr . G 5-9 30-30 9 .6 6 .0 2 .5 2 .5 0 .5 A-10 All-Defensive Team24 Lexi Martins GS F 6-1 30-13 12 .3 7 .9 1 .6 0 .7 0 .9 A-10 All-Conference 1st Team22 Jada Matthews Sr . G 6-0 22-0 1 .3 1 .0 0 .3 0 .0 0 .015 Mia Farmer Sr . G 5-8 10-0 0 .7 1 .2 0 .0 0 .2 0 .112 Harper Birdsong Fr . G 5-10 9-0 1 .2 0 .2 0 .2 0 .0 0 .1



2016-17 FINAL STATISTICS2016-17 GW Women's Basketball

George Washington Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 17, 2017)All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 20-10 11-3 7-5 2-2CONFERENCE 13-3 7-1 6-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 7-7 4-2 1-3 2-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

01 MAHONEY, Kelsi 23-0 185 8.0 19-56 . 3 3 9 13-41 . 3 1 7 7-12 . 5 8 3 12 26 38 1.7 28 0 14 14 6 7 58 2.502 TAPIAS, Camila 24-5 281 11.7 26-86 . 3 0 2 20-62 . 3 2 3 10-14 . 7 1 4 6 19 25 1.0 11 0 17 9 2 7 82 3.403 WASHINGTON, Caira 26-26 742 28.5 134-239 . 5 6 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 39-75 . 5 2 0 94 113 207 8.0 68 2 61 80 58 32 307 11.805 CUMMINGS, Brianna 30-20 718 23.9 67-204 . 3 2 8 1-4 . 2 5 0 59-82 . 7 2 0 44 91 135 4.5 54 2 53 40 18 26 194 6.512 BIRDSONG, Harper 9-0 41 4.6 4-13 . 3 0 8 2-8 . 2 5 0 1-1 1.000 0 2 2 0.2 2 0 2 2 1 0 11 1.213 CRANSHAW, Shannon 30-10 658 21.9 47-143 . 3 2 9 42-121 . 3 4 7 11-17 . 6 4 7 3 31 34 1.1 35 0 35 29 7 17 147 4.915 FARMER, Mia 10-0 64 6.4 3-15 . 2 0 0 1-8 . 1 2 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.2 5 0 0 6 1 2 7 0.720 SCHAIBLE, Hannah 30-30 780 26.0 111-274 . 4 0 5 8-24 . 3 3 3 58-87 . 6 6 7 92 88 180 6.0 86 2 75 48 14 76 288 9.621 BAUTISTA, Mei-Lyn 30-25 863 28.8 57-188 . 3 0 3 38-137 . 2 7 7 15-22 . 6 8 2 8 59 67 2.2 44 0 99 50 3 36 167 5.622 MATTHEWS, Jada 22-0 137 6.2 14-35 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 6 16 22 1.0 23 0 6 15 1 1 29 1.324 MARTINS, Lexi 30-13 719 24.0 124-284 . 4 3 7 24-77 . 3 1 2 97-143 . 6 7 8 66 171 237 7.9 68 2 47 67 27 22 369 12.325 PRANGE, Kelli 30-20 580 19.3 99-255 . 3 8 8 17-75 . 2 2 7 25-33 . 7 5 8 46 62 108 3.6 44 1 32 44 16 18 240 8.033 BRESEE, Kendall 27-1 358 13.3 19-57 . 3 3 3 6-20 . 3 0 0 23-30 . 7 6 7 37 57 94 3.5 37 0 29 30 8 9 67 2.5

Team 50 67 117 1 13Total.......... 30 6126 724-1849 . 3 9 2 172-577 . 2 9 8 346-517 . 6 6 9 464 814 1278 42.6 506 9 470 447 162 253 1966 65.5Opponents...... 30 6125 605-1706 . 3 5 5 147-515 . 2 8 5 357-514 . 6 9 5 348 733 1081 36.0 543 13 346 479 96 220 1714 57.1

TEAM STATISTICS GW OPPSCORING 1966 1714 Points per game 65.5 57.1 Scoring margin +8.4 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 724-1849 605-1706 Field goal pct . 3 9 2 . 3 5 53 POINT FG-ATT 172-577 147-515 3-point FG pct . 2 9 8 . 2 8 5 3-pt FG made per game 5.7 4.9FREE THROWS-ATT 346-517 357-514 Free throw pct . 6 6 9 . 6 9 5 F-Throws made per game 11.5 11.9REBOUNDS 1278 1081 Rebounds per game 42.6 36.0 Rebounding margin +6.6 -ASSISTS 470 346 Assists per game 15.7 11.5TURNOVERS 447 479 Turnovers per game 14.9 16.0 Turnover margin +1.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.7STEALS 253 220 Steals per game 8.4 7.3BLOCKS 162 96 Blocks per game 5.4 3.2ATTENDANCE 12699 15035 Home games-Avg/Game 14-907 12-792 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-1384

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T OT2 TotalsGeorge Washington 484 448 513 482 28 11 1966Opponents 370 431 373 500 35 5 1714

Date Opponent Score Att.11/11/16 at Georgetown L 57-72 141311/13/16 PRINCETON W 56-45 100311/16/16 COPPIN STATE W 77-46 42711/20/16 at Villanova W 72-69 735

^ 11/25/16 vs #11/18 Syracuse L 71-74 2334^ 11/26/16 vs FGCU W 76-47 1514^ 11/27/16 vs WKU W 68-49 1687* 12/2/16 VCU W 81-67 764

12/4/16 ILLINOIS W 72-56 46612/07/16 at American L o t 61-66 27912/11/16 at --/rv South Dakota State L 55-60 111112/21/16 #14 STANFORD L 52-71 127012/23/16 LOYOLA (MD.) W 74-64 907

* 01/01/17 at Duquesne W 75-40 537* 01/04/17 SAINT JOSEPH'S W 53-44 766* 1/8/17 at Dayton L 48-50 2060* 01/11/17 at George Mason Wot 79-71 465* 01/15/17 DAVIDSON W 76-62 872* 01/21/17 at Massachusetts Wo2 60-54 903* 01/26/17 at Saint Louis L 59-67 527* 1/29/17 DUQUESNE L 63-73 1068* 2/1/17 FORDHAM W 63-46 1919* 02/04/17 at La Salle W 79-65 346* 2/8/17 at Rhode Island W 72-44 373* 02/12/17 DAYTON W 52-39 833* 02/15/17 ST. BONAVENTURE W 63-57 405* 02/18/17 GEORGE MASON W 80-49 1587* 02/22/17 at Richmond W 63-44 751% 3/3/17 vs Duquesne L 58-62 0@ 03/17/17 NAVY L o t 51-61 412

^ = Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.)* = Conference game



2016-17 FINAL ATLANTIC 10 STATISTICS2016-17 GW Women's Basketball

George Washington Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 22, 2017)Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 13-3 7-1 6-2 0-0CONFERENCE 13-3 7-1 6-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

24 MARTINS, Lexi 16-11 427 26.7 85-190 . 4 4 7 16-52 . 3 0 8 71-106 . 6 7 0 45 96 141 8.8 35 0 28 38 19 13 257 16.103 WASHINGTON, Caira 12-12 349 29.1 54-99 . 5 4 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 20-36 . 5 5 6 31 55 86 7.2 35 2 35 33 30 20 128 10.720 SCHAIBLE, Hannah 16-16 423 26.4 62-140 . 4 4 3 5-15 . 3 3 3 29-41 . 7 0 7 47 52 99 6.2 49 1 42 23 6 46 158 9.925 PRANGE, Kelli 16-8 293 18.3 56-136 . 4 1 2 5-35 . 1 4 3 16-21 . 7 6 2 23 32 55 3.4 24 1 11 22 6 10 133 8.321 BAUTISTA, Mei-Lyn 16-16 478 29.9 32-114 . 2 8 1 22-87 . 2 5 3 13-20 . 6 5 0 6 25 31 1.9 21 0 62 22 2 25 99 6.205 CUMMINGS, Brianna 16-8 370 23.1 34-102 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 26-31 . 8 3 9 15 44 59 3.7 33 2 24 20 4 17 94 5.913 CRANSHAW, Shannon 16-8 375 23.4 25-81 . 3 0 9 24-73 . 3 2 9 5-8 . 6 2 5 2 16 18 1.1 18 0 21 13 3 9 79 4.933 BRESEE, Kendall 14-1 215 15.4 13-33 . 3 9 4 5-12 . 4 1 7 15-18 . 8 3 3 26 30 56 4.0 23 0 18 16 4 4 46 3.301 MAHONEY, Kelsi 14-0 131 9.4 11-35 . 3 1 4 10-31 . 3 2 3 1-4 . 2 5 0 7 19 26 1.9 19 0 12 8 3 6 33 2.412 BIRDSONG, Harper 5-0 20 4.0 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 1.802 TAPIAS, Camila 14-0 128 9.1 9-36 . 2 5 0 5-25 . 2 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 9 10 0.7 5 0 11 1 2 5 25 1.822 MATTHEWS, Jada 9-0 51 5.7 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 1 3 4 0.4 8 0 2 3 1 1 5 0.615 FARMER, Mia 4-0 16 4.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0

Team 30 29 59 7Total.......... 16 3276 386-983 . 3 9 3 94-336 . 2 8 0 200-289 . 6 9 2 234 416 650 40.6 271 6 267 209 80 156 1066 66.6Opponents...... 16 3275 304-870 . 3 4 9 71-229 . 3 1 0 193-283 . 6 8 2 182 401 583 36.4 300 8 183 282 55 98 872 54.5

TEAM STATISTICS GW OPPSCORING 1066 872 Points per game 66.6 54.5 Scoring margin +12.1 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 386-983 304-870 Field goal pct . 3 9 3 . 3 4 93 POINT FG-ATT 94-336 71-229 3-point FG pct . 2 8 0 . 3 1 0 3-pt FG made per game 5.9 4.4FREE THROWS-ATT 200-289 193-283 Free throw pct . 6 9 2 . 6 8 2 F-Throws made per game 12.5 12.1REBOUNDS 650 583 Rebounds per game 40.6 36.4 Rebounding margin +4.2 -ASSISTS 267 183 Assists per game 16.7 11.4TURNOVERS 209 282 Turnovers per game 13.1 17.6 Turnover margin +4.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 0.6STEALS 156 98 Steals per game 9.8 6.1BLOCKS 80 55 Blocks per game 5.0 3.4ATTENDANCE 8214 5962 Home games-Avg/Game 8-1027 8-745 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T OT2 TotalsGeorge Washington 258 234 261 281 21 11 1066Opponents 194 225 190 245 13 5 872

Date Opponent Score Att.* 12/2/16 VCU W 81-67 764* 01/01/17 at Duquesne W 75-40 537* 01/04/17 SAINT JOSEPH'S W 53-44 766* 1/8/17 at Dayton L 48-50 2060* 01/11/17 at George Mason Wot 79-71 465* 01/15/17 DAVIDSON W 76-62 872* 01/21/17 at Massachusetts Wo2 60-54 903* 01/26/17 at Saint Louis L 59-67 527* 1/29/17 DUQUESNE L 63-73 1068* 2/1/17 FORDHAM W 63-46 1919* 02/04/17 at La Salle W 79-65 346* 2/8/17 at Rhode Island W 72-44 373* 02/12/17 DAYTON W 52-39 833* 02/15/17 ST. BONAVENTURE W 63-57 405* 02/18/17 GEORGE MASON W 80-49 1587* 02/22/17 at Richmond W 63-44 751

^ = Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.)* = Conference game



2017-18 SCHEDULE

Home Games in BOLD CAPS* Denotes Atlantic 10 Conference Game | # Baylor or DePaul or Western Kentucky or Kent State

TV LEGENDCBSSN - CBS Sports Network | NBCSN - NBC Sports Network

2017 NCAA Tournament Participants: Syracuse (Nov . 25), USF (Dec . 2), Maryland (Dec . 8), Dayton (Jan . 21/Feb . 11) 2017 WNIT Participants: Princeton (Nov . 10), South Dakota State (Nov . 12), Georgetown (Nov . 19),, Mercer (Dec . 6), Fordham (Dec . 31), Duquesne (Jan . 13), Saint Louis (Feb . 17), Saint Joseph’s (Feb . 20)

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET)/RESULT TV/STREAM NOVEMBER Fri 10 at Princeton Princeton, NJ 6:30 p.m. SUN 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE WASHINGTON, DC 2:00 P.M. GWsports.com Thu 16 at Towson Towson, MD 7:00 p.m. SUN 19 GEORGETOWN WASHINGTON, DC 2:00 P.M. GWsports.com

Paradise Jam – Charles E. Smith Center^

THU 23 VANDERBILT WASHINGTON, DC 1:30 P.M. Flohoops.com FRI 24 WISCONSIN WASHINGTON, DC 1:00 P.M. Flohoops.com SAT 25 SYRACUSE WASHINGTON, DC 3:30 P.M. Flohoops.com DECEMBER SAT 2 USF WASHINGTON, DC 2:00 P.M. GWsports.com Wed 6 at Mercer Macon, GA 7:00 p.m. Fri 8 at Maryland College Park, MD 7:00 p.m. SUN 17 AMERCIAN WASHINGTON, DC 2:00 P.M. GWsports.com Fri 22 at Monmouth West Long Branch, NJ 2:00 p.m. Sun 31 at Fordham* Bronx, NY 2:00 p.m. JANUARY Wed 3 at VCU* Richmond, VA 6:00 p.m. SUN 7 GEORGE MASON* WASHINGTON, DC 6:00 P.M. CBS Sports Network SAT 13 DUQUESNE* WASHINGTON, DC 12:00 P.M. CBS Sports Network Wed 17 at Davidson* Davidson, NC 7:00 p.m. Sun 21 at Dayton* Dayton, Ohio 12:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network WED 24 RHODE ISLAND* WASHINGTON, DC 11:00 A.M. GWsports.com SAT 27 SAINT LOUIS* WASHINGTON, DC 12:00 P.M. GWsports.com FEBRUARY THU 1 LA SALLE* WASHINGTON, DC 7:00 P.M. GWsports.com Sun 4 at St. Bonaventure* Olean, NY 1:00 p.m. Wed 7 at George Mason* Fairfax, VA 7:00 p.m. SUN 11 DAYTON* WASHINGTON, DC 12:00 P.M. ESPNU WED 14 MASSACHUSETTS* WASHINGTON, DC 7:00 P.M. GWsports.com Wed 17 at Saint Louis* Saint Louis, MO 3:00 p.m. Tue 24 at Saint Joseph’s* Philadelphia, PA 7:00 p.m. SAT 24 RICHMOND* WASHINGTON, DC 2:00 P.M. GWsports.com

2018 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP

Tue 27 First Round Campus Sites MARCH Fri 2 Quarterfinals Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA TBA TBA Sat 3 Semifinals Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA TBA TBA Sun 4 Championship Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA TBA TBA Home games (in BOLD CAPS) at the Charles E. Smith Center, 600 22nd St., NW All dates and times are subject to change, please visit GWsports.com for most up-to-date information TV LEGEND CBSSN – CBS Sports Network | NBCSN – NBC Sports Network * Denotes Atlantic 10 Conference Game ^ Originally scheduled for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands



HEAD COACH JENNIFER RIZZOTTIJennifer Rizzotti enters her second season as the head coach of the George Washington women’s basketball team in 2017-18. This calendar year also marks the first in a two-year term for Rizzotti as the President of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) .

In her first season at the helm of the program she directed GW to its 21st 20-win season in program history as the Colonials won a share of the Atlantic 10 Regular-Season Championship. GW finished with a 20-10 overall record and a 13-3 mark in the Atlantic 10 and made its 23rd postseason appearance of the last 27 seasons in the WNIT .

The Colonials boasted a trio of All-Conference performers in Rizzotti’s first season. Graduate transfer Lexi Martins earned spots on both the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team and All-Academic Team . Senior Caira Washington was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and senior Hannah Schaible was honored on the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team .

GW had one of the top rebounding and defensive units in the Atlantic 10 in Rizzotti’s first season. The Colonials led the conference in rebounds per game (42 .60), offensive rebounds per game (15.0), rebound margin (+6.6), steals (253) and steals per game (8.4) while ranking second in field-goal percentage defense ( .355) and third in both total blocks (162) and blocks per game (5 .4) .

Rizzotti was named the 10th head coach of GW women’s basketball on April 15, 2016 . She spent the previous 17 seasons as the head coach of the Hartford Hawks, where she built a conference powerhouse in taking the Hawks to all six NCAA appearances in program history, winning a pair of NCAA Tournament games, and distinguishing herself as the all-time winningest coach in America East history .

Inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013, Rizzotti is well-known in basketball circles around the world . After taking control of a Hartford program that went 8-19 in the year before she was hired and that had never won more than 15 games prior to her arrival, the Hawks enjoyed 11 seasons with more than 15 victories in her tenure and won at least 20 games seven times .

Following the 2009-10 regular season, Rizzotti was named a finalist for the Kay Yow National Coach of the Year award after leading Hartford to a school-record 20-game winning streak, a perfect 16-0 record in conference play and the program’s first-ever national ranking.

In all, Rizzotti compiled a record of 316-216 ( .594), including 183-97 ( .654-) in America East play, and won five conference championships and four regular-season titles. She was named America East Coach of the Year three times (2006, 2007, 2010) and developed three dozen all-conference players, including a pair of America East Players of the Year, an America East Defensive Player of the Year and an America East Rookie of the Year, as well as the program’s first-ever WNBA draftee.

Rizzotti is also deeply connected to international basketball through her involvement with the USA Women’s Basketball national program . She served as head coach of 2010 FIBA Americas U18 gold medal winners as well as the 2011 U19 World Champions . In 2011 she was crowned as the USA Basketball National Coach of the Year . More recently Rizzotti served as an assistant for the 2014 FIBA World Championships and helped the USA Basketball Women’s National Team’s to a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games .

As a student-athlete at the University of Connecticut, Rizzotti first vaulted into the national spotlight as the starting point guard for the Huskies’ first national championship team in 1995 with an undefeated 35-0 record . During the run to the national title, Rizzotti was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated .

A former All-American and the NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player after her junior and senior seasons, in 1996 Rizzotti virtually swept the postseason awards as Big East Player of the Year, Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Associated Press Player of the Year, the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the Wade Trophy winner .

Rizzotti graduated as UConn’s career leader in assists (637) and steals (349) and still ranks second all-time in those categories .

As a coach and formerly as a student-athlete, Rizzotti’s focus on academics has always been exemplary . Under her guidance, Hartford was ranked among the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Academic Top 25 teams on three occasions . Another accolade from her playing days was awarded in June 2016 when the two-time Academic All-American and 1996 Academic All-American of the Year was officially inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Hall of Fame .

Rizzotti played eight seasons of professional basketball following her graduation from UConn in 1996. In addition to five seasons in the WNBA - two with the Houston Comets and three with the Cleveland Rockers - she competed for three seasons with the New England Blizzard in the American Basketball League . In the ABL she was a two-time All-Star .

Rizzotti and her husband, Bill Sullivan, have two sons, Holden (12) and Conor (8) .

RIZZOTTI’S CAREER COACHING RECORDOverall: 336-226 (.598)

YEAR SCHOOL OVRL CONF. POSTSEASON2016-17** GW 20-10 13-3 WNIT First Rd .2015-16 Hartford 11-19 7-9 2014-15 Hartford 16-17 8-82013-14 Hartford 13-18 9-72012-13 Hartford 21-12 10-6 WNIT First Rd .2011-12 Hartford 19-13 10-6 WNIT First Rd .2010-11^ Hartford 17-16 11-5 NCAA First Rd .2009-10* Hartford 27-5 16-0 NCAA First Rd .2008-09 Hartford 20-12 14-2 WNIT First Rd .2007-08^ Hartford 28-6 14-2 NCAA Second Rd .2006-07* Hartford 25-9 15-1 WNIT Second Rd .2005-06^ Hartford 27-4 15-1 NCAA Second Rd .2004-05^ Hartford 22-9 13-5 NCAA First Rd .2003-04 Hartford 18-12 9-92002-03 Hartford 7-21 5-112001-02^ Hartford 16-15 9-7 NCAA First Rd .2000-01 Hartford 15-14 9-91999-00 Hartford 14-14 9-9** - Atlantic 10 Regular-Season Champions* - America East Regular-Season Champions^ - America East Tournament Champions



WOMEN’S BASKETBALL’S CUMMINGS EARN PRESEASON ACCOLADEColonials picked to finish sixth in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll

Oct. 23, 2017

RICHMOND, Va. – George Washington women’s basketball senior guard Brianna Cummings was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team and the Colonials were picked to finish sixth in the annual Preseason Poll, both released on Monday morning at the conference’s Media Day .

Cummings enters her senior season as one of GW’s most experienced players . She has played in 92 games over her first three seasons with starts in 34 contests. Last season she set career-high totals in both blocks (18) and steals (26) while averaging 6 .5 points and 4 .5 rebounds per game .

The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native is one of six returning players from last season’s team that secured the 21st 20-win season in program history and the team’s third consecutive Atlantic 10 regular-season championship . The Colonials welcome six newcomers to the team for the 2017-18 season with three freshmen and a trio of transfers .

GW garnered 116 points to finish sixth in the Preseason Poll behind reigning tournament champion Dayton (182 points), Saint Louis (174), Saint Joseph’s (170), Duquesne (160) and Fordham (150) . The Colonials were slotted ahead of La Salle (114), George Mason (79), Richmond (78), Massachusetts (73), VCU (56), St . Bonaventure (50), Rhode Island (46) and Davidson (22) .

The Colonials will face 12 postseason teams from last year during the upcoming season, including four games against opponents that participated in the 2018 NCAA Tournament .

2017-18 A-10 Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Team - Points (First Place Votes)1 . Dayton - 182 (8)2 . Saint Louis - 174 (3)3 . Saint Joseph’s - 170 (3)4 . Duquesne - 1605 . Fordham - 1506 . George Washington - 1167 . La Salle - 1148 . George Mason - 799 . Richmond - 7810 . Massachusetts - 7311 . VCU - 5612 . St . Bonaventure - 5013 . Rhode Island - 4614 . Davidson - 22

First TeamJenna Burdette, DaytonG’Mrice Davis, FordhamAmy Griffin, La SalleChelsea Woods, Saint Joseph’sJackie Kemph, Saint Louis

Second TeamJustine Lyon, DavidsonHailey Leidel, MassachusettsCharise Wilson, Rhode IslandMariah Ruff, St . BonaventureAdashia Franklyn, Saint Joseph’s

Third TeamChassidy Omogrosso, DuquesneJulijana Vojinovic, DuquesneNatalie Butler, George MasonMaggie Mulligan, MassachusettsJordyn Frantz, Saint Louis

All-Defensive TeamAlex Harris, DaytonConor Richardson, DuquesneBrianna Cummings, George Washington G’Mrice Davis, FordhamAdashia Franklyn, Saint Joseph’s

2017-18 A-10 Preseason All-Conference Teams

Brianna Cummings

#3 CHYNA LATIMERFreshman | Forward | 6-0Bel Air, MD | Patterson MillLed Patterson Mill to a 26-1 record its third state title in four years as a senior . . . scored 23 points in the championship game . . . was one of 10 finalists for the Baltimore Sun Female Athlete of the Year in 2016-17 . . . averaged 22 points, six rebounds, three assists and scored 1,494 career points . . . Maryland 2A/1A

First Team selection as both a senior and junior . . . led Patterson Mills to a 15-6 overall record as a junior . . . in her sophomore season she helped her team to a second consecutive Maryland 2A State title . . two-sport athlete that also competed in track . . . won the 2017 Outdoor MPSSAA Triple Jump championship with personal-best 35-8 1/4 feet .



MEET THE NEWCOMERS

#4 LEXUS LEVYFreshman | Guard | 5-6Binghamton, NY | Seton Catholic CentralTwo-time New York State Sportswriters Association Class B Player of the Year at Seton Catholic Central . . . Elite 10 Player of the Year as a senior after helping lead Seton Catholic Central to New York State Public High School Athletic Association and Federation titles . . . averaged 18 .8 points, 4 .2 assists,

2 .6 rebounds, 2 .6 steals and hit 82 three-pointers during the Saints’ 28-1 season . . . scored 1,000th-career point midway through senior season . . . as a junior was the New York State Sportswriters Association Class B Player of the Year as well as a NYSSA District 4 First Team pick . . . as a sophomore season she was an Elite 10 Girls All-Star after leading Seton Catholic Central to the Southern Tier Athletic Conference Central Division title .

#12 OLIVIA GUMBSSophomore| Forward | 6-1Newark, DE | St. Andrew’s School | LafayetteAppeared in all 32 games while making 19 starts as a freshman at Lafayette . . . named a unanimous selection to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team . . . one of three players in program history to be tabbed Patriot League Player and Rookie of the Week in the same

week . . . three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week . . . led the team in points per game (10 .5) and rebounds per game (7 .2) . . . scored 337 points and reeled in 229 rebounds as a freshman . . . had six double-doubles on the season . . . rattled off nine straight double-digit scoring games at the end of the season . . . Recognized as a Top-100 national recruit, receiving an ESPN scouts grade of 90, out of St . Andrew’s School

#20 SARAH OVERCASHSophomore | Forward | 6-1Chevy Chase, MD | St. John’s College | IllinoisWill sit out the 2017-18 season per NCAA requirements and will have three years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2018-19 . . . Appeared in 26 games for Illinois in 2016-17 . . . Local product that starred at Saint John’s College High School . . . was the top-ranked

recruit out of the District of Columbia and the 67th-ranked forward in the nation (ESPN) following her senior season in 2015-16 . . . four-year varsity starter at Saint John’s College and garnered First Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) honors . . . was also a District of Columbia Athletic Association (DCSAA) First Team All-State pick in 2015 .

#23 TAYLOR CAMPBELLSenior | Guard | 5-9Chesterfield, MO | Marquette | LehighAppeared in 56 games over three seasons at Lehigh, where she played with former Colonial Lexi Martins for two years . . . Campbell’s junior season was cut short by injury after just 15 games . . . at the time, the guard was averaging career bests of 4 .1 points and 2 .4 rebounds per game . . . in total, she averaged

2 .2 points and 1 .1 rebound across 56 career games . . . graduated as Marquette High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,831 points and career leader in steals with 391 . . . four-time All-State Honoree as well as the Suburban West All-Conference Player of the Year as a senior . . . also served as team captain for three years .

#30 NEILA LUMAFreshman | Forward | 6-0Macungie, PA | Bethlehem CatholicFirst Team All State in Class 4A as a senior at Bethlehem Catholic High School . . . averaged 10 .3 points, 9 .4 rebounds and 2 .3 steals as Bethlehem Catholic went 30-2 . . . and won the PIAA Class 4A State Championship . . . also helped Bethlehem Catholic to the District 11 and Eastern Pennsylvania Conference titles . . .

averaged 11 .7 points and 9 .2 rebounds per game as a junior at Allentown Central Catholic High School . . . as a junior was an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) Second Team All-Star and an All-Area Honorable Mention selection by the Morning Call . . . three-star recruit and ranked as the 53rd-best forward in the nation according to ESPN .

#1 Kelsi MahoneyJr. | F | 6-1

Concord, NC

#2 Camila TapiasSr. | G | 5-6

Bogotá, Colombia

#3 Chyna LatimerFr. | F | 6-0

Bel Air, MD

#4 Lexus LevyFr. | G | 5-6

Binghamton, NY

#5 Brianna CummingsJr. | G | 5-10

Lawrenceville, GA

#12 Olivia GumbsSo. | F | 6-1

Newark, DE

#20 Sarah OvercashSo. | F | 6-1

Chevy Chase, MD

#21 Mei-Lyn BautistaJr. | G | 5-6

Whitestone, NY

#23 Taylor CampbellSr. | G | 5-9

Chesterfield, MO

#30 Neila LumaFr. | F | 6-0

Macungie, PA

#33 Kendall BreseeSo. | G | 5-11

Frederick, MD

Jennifer RizzottiHead Coach

2nd Year | Connecticut ‘96

Jackie SmithAssistant Coach

2nd Year | Hartford ‘11

Ganiyat AdeduntanAssistant Coach

1st Year | Florida State ‘06

Kevin DeMilleAssistant Coach

1st Year | Connecticut ‘13

Christina RichardsonDirector of Operations

1st Year | Texas A&M ‘14

Kasey Chambers Graduate Assistant1st Year | Penn ‘17

#25 Kelli PrangeSr. | F | 6-5

Damascus, MD

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