GW's women's team won their third straight tonight, defeating the University of Ohio, 54-44, at Smith Center.

This was my first chance to see the ladies this season, and in the first half, they were reminiscent of some of Joe McKeown's teams: good ball movement and solid defense.  After the Bobcats sank a three to open the scoring, GW ran off 15 straight points, and had their biggest lead at 25-10.  By halftime, however, the lead had shrunk to 29-18.

Ohio's second-half press gave the Colonials trouble, as the lead dwindled steadily.  The Bobcarts closed to with a point at 41-40, before GW reeled off six unanswered, including baskets by Booker and Tiana Myers. With less than three minutes to play and the lead back down to 48-44, the Colonials had the game's key possession, pulling down three offensive boards before Booker's three sealed the deal.

Booker finished with 19, while Myers added 12.  Sparkplug Danni Jackson's work at the point was a key factor in the first half.

GW plays at Marshall on Thursday before returning to the Smith Center Sunday, Dec. 5 for a 1 p.m. tipoff against George Mason.

I was wondering if this board gave any attention to the Women's team (I am new here btw). I thought the women looked pretty good tonight, especially in that first half. The full court press really gave them trouble in the second half but they pulled it out. 

Going to the Women's games is good because you don't leave pissed off, angry, and depressed.

The women really did have a problem with the Ohio press which led them to quite a few unforced errors.  I note that Nipe did not play but was in sweats on the bench.  Nipe plays a lot of minutes and is a steadying influence on both offense and defense.

Allums, by the way, was not there at all.

Injuries apparently will continue to plague this team. Watching them try to inbound the ball against the press was exasperating from the stands...can only imagine what it was like on the bench and the court.  For my money, I'd put the ball in Jackson's hands and let her try to find Booker for the shot. Great to see Tara display the confidence and tenacity she showed as a freshman.  Definitely could have used all the injured backcourt players last night to help bring the ball up. Still, they once again had a great looking half which raised expectations. They just need to learn how to bring it for closer to 40 minutes. Regardless, they're fun to watch again.

I found this on the blog of the game on the GW Athletcis web site:  Megan Nipe (knee), Kristin Aldridge (shoulder) and Kye Allums (concussion) will not dress and unavailable.   It resolves the issue of why these players were unavailable.

I try to post a brief game report after every game I see ;... but road trips are few and far between for me.  Poog travels a fair amount with the team, so you should at least get a flavor for how some of those games go as well.  Meanwhile, welcome to the board and to the small world of GW women's fans.

Ah, but we're a much happier lot over here.

Not happy to see the team spending time with the trainers, again! But at least they are gutting out some of these games this year. That is a mark of improvement (ahem! Is anyone on the men's side paying attention!?!).

Seems to come with the territory, GWAA.  Don't think we'll be happy with the ultimate outcome of all of these either.  It should also be noted that Shipp got into the game early but then retired to the bench for the duration despite an obvious need for her skills.  Team remains a work in progress but at least so far, Bozeman has healthy enough bodies to push different buttons and pull levers.  Was also surprised that Brooke Wilson didn't play as much as the need for her rebounding would have suggested.