GW Hatchet

Senior soccer player Beth Ellinport joins eighth grade gym class at a public charter school in Northeast D.C. every Monday, where she fuses the class with mental health education. It’s been three years since Ellinport joined the Grassroot Project – a group of local alumni that train student athletes to educate middle school students on a healthy lifestyle – as a freshman. … [Read more...] about Local volunteer program attracts new wave of student athletes

GW women’s tennis heads to Florida to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship Wednesday, vying for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. After blanking out Duquesne for the final match of the conference slate Saturday, the Colonials hold a 5-3 conference record with a .625 winning percentage on the regular season. Head coach Torrie Browning said she is confident her team will hit its … [Read more...] about Tennis heads to A-10 Championship

Softball notched another series victory Tuesday, picking up two wins in a three-game homestand against George Mason this past week. The Colonials (23-12) split a doubleheader Saturday after a postponed game Friday to open the series, winning the first game 2–1 before dropping the second to the Patriots (17-22) in a 4–3 extra-innings bout. Graduate pitcher Sierra Lange secured … [Read more...] about Softball tops George Mason to complete series win

Freshman guard Brayon Freeman told reporters Saturday that he committed to Rhode Island for the 2022-23 season, according to a tweet by ESPN recruitment analyst and basketball insider Adam Finkelstein. Freeman announced his intent to transfer on March 22, coinciding with senior forward Ricky Lindo Jr.’s announcement. The decision marks the second commitment this week after … [Read more...] about Brayon Freeman to transfer to Rhode Island

Former Miami associate coach Chris Caputo is set to take the reins of GW men’s basketball after helping lead the Hurricanes to their first-ever Elite Eight appearance in the 2022 NCAA tournament. About two weeks after he led Miami through its unprecedented postseason run, Caputo arrived at the Smith Center for a press conference to be introduced as the 28th head coach in men’s … [Read more...] about Men's basketball head coach arrives at GW