GW Hatchet

After playing two years in the junior hockey league with the East Coast Wizards and reclassifying at his boarding school to play an additional year, then 21-year-old forward Augustus Burkhardt came to GW in 2019, shifting his focus from hockey to academics after a handful of concussions. Now as he hangs up his skates after four years of club hockey, the Atlantic Coast … [Read more...] about Club hockey captain honored with player of year recognition

Men’s basketball will head to Brooklyn Wednesday for their first matchup in the A-10 Championship after finishing with their best regular season record since 2017. The Colonials (16-15, 10-8 A-10) earned a first-round bye and the 7-seed in the tournament, setting them up to take on St. Joseph’s in the second round of the conference tourney. The 5 p.m. matchup for GW will take … [Read more...] about A-10 Championship preview: men’s basketball

Men’s basketball fell to Atlantic 10-leading VCU Saturday in the Smith Center 74-68 in their final regular-season game despite a furious, late-game comeback from the Colonials.  Graduate student guard Brendan Adams and senior guard James Bishop, who were both honored in the pregame, senior-night ceremony, led the Colonials with 14 points each. Senior forward Hunter Dean, who … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball falls to VCU in senior-night nail-biter

Student and alumni social media influencers said a local consulting firm is paying them up to $800 to promote basketball games in an attempt to bolster attendance at sporting events. They said MtoM Consulting, a digital marketing agency based in Falls Church, Virginia, contacted students with up to 500,000 followers on TikTok or Instagram to post promotions for the men’s and … [Read more...] about Students receive sponsorships for GW basketball ads