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After Humbling UConn Loss, GU Finishes Season With Win

By Michael Palmer March 1, 2010

On Monday night, with a 71-49 victory against the Seton Hall Pirates (9-20, 1-15 Big East), the Georgetown women's basketball team (25-5, 13-3 Big East) capped an historic season - quite possibly the best...

Georgetown Uses Late-Inning Heroics to Sink GMU

By Lance Pauker March 1, 2010

Diligent preparation is an integral component of any athletic endeavor. In order to achieve a high degree of success in the sports world, it is crucial to gain a comprehensive understanding of your opponent. With...

NHL Earns Gold in Game for the Ages

By Nick Macri March 1, 2010

The National Hockey League holds a peculiar place in the American sports landscape. Although the NHL has some of the most loyal, passionate and knowledgeable fans in certain pockets of the country - such...

Against Pitino’s Press, Georgetown Showed It Has Come a Long Way

By Ryan Travers February 26, 2010

A score by Louisville and the fun begins for Georgetown. The Cardinals, rather than retreat into their defensive half of the court, stay up, arms in the air, feet moving wherever Georgetown's guards...

Team Concept Still Fueling Hoyas

By Kevin Wessel February 26, 2010

Late in Tuesday night's win at Louisville, Greg Monroe drove to his left from the wing, drew three defenders in the lane and then threw a pass behind his head to Julian Vaughn. The And 1 Mixtape pass surprised...

Urick’s Squad Prepares for No. 7 Terps

By A.J. Betts February 26, 2010

Most top teams would kick off the season with a comfortable game against lower-tier competition. Not so for No. 13 Georgetown, whose season-opener against No. 7 Maryland is one of the hottest local rivalries...

GU Storms Through Trap Games as UConn Looms

By Michael Palmer February 26, 2010

Tuesday morning, with a night game set against Villanova, the Georgetown women's basketball team (24-4, 12-2 Big East) woke up to a new school-record ranking, reaching the No. 11 spot in the ESPN/USA Today...

Social Media Harm The Sports World

By Alex Lau February 26, 2010

My beef this week is with the growing relationship between sports and social media. For the past couple of years, both professional and collegiate athletes have used social media sites such as Twitter...

Big East Briefs

By Erin Collins, Keith Levinsky, and Kevin Joseph February 26, 2010

Syracuse   Orange is the most feared color in the Big East, as Syracuse stands in first place with a 13-2 conference record. Junior forward Wesley Johnson leads his team in points, averaging...

Hoyas Get Off on Right Foot in Season Opener

By Lawson Ferguson February 25, 2010

The Georgetown women's lacrosse team took the field Wednesday afternoon for the first time this season against local rival Johns Hopkins (1-1). The seventh-ranked Hoyas weathered an early storm from the...

Hoyas Snap Two-Game Skid with Comeback at Louisville

By Ryan Travers February 23, 2010

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In the second-to-last game at historic Freedom Hall, with legendary Louisville coach Denny Crum in attendance, No. 11 Georgetown (19-7, 9-6 Big East) silenced a raucous crowd with a second-half...

Reserved Freeman Explodes in Second Half

By Kevin Wessel February 23, 2010

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Like a mirror of his reserved personality, Austin Freeman is never in a hurry with a basketball. He doesn't make bad passes, he rarely rushes to put the ball on the floor and never forces...

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