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Women’s Soccer, Howard Play to Scoreless Draw

The George Washington women's soccer team played to a scoreless draw with Howard on Wednesday night, moving to 1-1-1 on the season.

NOTEWORTHY

• The match saw 11 shots on goal, with

A Public Health Amicus Brief Highlights the Harm if the Supreme Court Invalidates a Key Provision of the Affordable Care Act

Millions would lose access to free preventive health care services such as cancer screenings, the public health brief says

WASHINGTON (Feb. 27, 2025)--The American Public Health Association, along with 115 leading public health deans, scholars and organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health, has filed a public health amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Braidwood Management, Inc., et al.

The brief highlights the significant harm to the public health that would

Daily Cannabis Use Linked to Public Health Burden

WASHINGTON (Feb. 20, 2025)--A new study analyzes the disease burden and the risk factors for severity among people who suffer from a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Researchers at the George Washington University say the condition occurs in

George Washington LACROSSE TOPS LA SALLE, 16-13

Recap, photo courtesy of George Washington

WASHINGTON – In its return to the GW Lacrosse Field on the Mount Vernon Campus, the George Washington lacrosse team topped the La Salle Explorers, 16-13, on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Explorers came out hot in the first half, making their first strike at the 29:12 mark before adding two more to lead by three just seven minutes into the game. The Colonials (9-2, 2-1 A-10) battled back with a pair of their own from Camaryn Kerns and Morgan McDonnell to bring the game within one. La Salle (4-7, 0-3 A-10) responded with back-to-back goals, but GW continued to push on the attack and tied the game at five with 11 minutes to play in the half. The Explorers reestablished their lead with another pair of goals, but the Colonials wouldn’t let up and matched their conference opponent with two of their own from the freshman duo of Abby Carlin and Ioanna Mantzouratos. La Salle scored once more, but GW found the back of the net two more times to close the half with a narrow 9-8 lead.

The Colonials were the first to register a tally after the break, with Mantzouratos scoring her third goal of the game from the free position. One minute later, senior co-captain Jocelyn Donohue found the back of the net for GW once again off of a feed from Mantzouratos. The teams continued to trade goals, before the Colonials began to pull away with four straight tallies to lead 16-11 with 1:23 to go. The Explorers scored twice more, but it wasn’t enough as GW took the 16-13 victory.

NOTEWORTHY:
Mantzouratos led the team with a game- and career-high four goals while adding a pair of assists, one ground ball, and one caused turnover.
Six other Colonials found the back of the net in today’s matchup. The senior pair of Kerns and Donohue each completed a hat trick, sophomores Katie Quinn and Caroline Kiernan scored a pair of goals, and McDonnell and Carlin had one apiece.
The Colonials held a lead at halftime for the ninth time this season.
Freshman keeper Jenna Oler made a season-high matching 17 saves against the Explorers.
GW held an edge in shots (35-34) and ground balls (9-5) while La Salle had a 17-14 advantage off the draw.
LOOK AHEAD: The Colonials will head down to Richmond on Sunday to face the Spiders for a 1 p.m. bout at Robins Stadium.

GW Women's Rowing Wins George's Trophy & Class of '98 Cup

Colonials Win Three of Four Races

Official Results

OCCOQUAN, Va. - The George Washington women's rowing team won three of four races on Sunday on the Occoquan River to win both the George's Trophy and the Class of 1998 Cup for the first time since 2013.

GW totaled 16.5 points to win the Class of 1998 Cup over Georgetown and 16.5 points to take home the George's Trophy against the Hoyas and host George Mason.

Conditions were calm with a slight head wind.

"I am really proud of the full team effort set forth on the Occoquan today," said Head Coach Eric Carcich. "It was a great team win and I was really proud of the way we battled in all boats, especially the Varsity 8 and 2V4."

The Varsity 8 race was the closest of the day as Georgetown (6:55.60) narrowly edged out the

GW Baseball Rolls Past Dayton, 6-2

Colonials Clinch Series in Rubber Match

DAYTON, Ohio - The George Washington baseball team scored all six of its run in the third inning in a series-clinching, 6-2 win over Dayton in the rubber match on Sunday afternoon at Woerner Field.

Junior Joey Bartosic went 4-for-5 with one RBI and sophomore Brady Renner earned the win on the mound as GW (19-23, 8-4 A-10) won for the sixth time in its last 10 games.

Renner allowed one run on five hits with one walk and two strikeouts across four innings of work. A trio of Colonials then preserved the lead in a solid bullpen performance. Senior Jacob Williams allowed one run on five hits across 2.2 innings of relief before freshman Justin Friedman (1.1 innings, 0 ER) and junior Eddie Muhl (1.0 innings, 0 ER) combined to close out the game.

Sophomore Brandon Chapman doubled down the right field line to lead off the Colonials' six-run

GW Women's Tennis Advances to A-10 Semifinal

Taylor Nederlander clinched GW's quarterfinal victory on Friday.

Colonials Upset Second-Seeded Massachusetts in Friday Thriller

Box Score
CINCINNATI, Ohio  (April 22nd, 2016) - The seventh-seeded George Washington women's tennis squad upset second-seeded Massachusetts in a thrilling, 4-3, victory in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Friday afternoon at the indoor Camargo Racquet Club.

The Colonials will now face third-seeded Davidson in the semifinal on Saturday afternoon.

The Buff and Blue grabbed an exciting doubles point to start the day as the top duo of juniors Taylor Nederlander and Allison Hansen claimed a 6-1 victory. Massachusetts then won the second-flight match 6-3 to even the slate.

Sophomore Teodora Radosavljevic and senior Egle Jakuciunaite battled to take a 6-4 triumph at the

LeWarne Leads GW Baseball Past Dayton, 4-2

Senior Bobby LeWarne struck out a season-high seven batters in GW's 4-2 win over Dayton on Friday.

Senior Dominates on Mound as Colonials Take Game One

Box Score
DAYTON, Ohio - Senior Bobby LeWarne allowed just three hits across eight dominant innings on the mound to lead the George Washington baseball team past Dayton, 4-2, in the series opener on Friday afternoon at Woerner Field.

GW (18-21, 7-3 A-10) has now won six of its last seven games and will look to clinch its second consecutive A-10 series in game two todayon Saturday.

LeWarne allowed just two unearned runs on three hits with one walk and a season-high seven strikeouts to improve to 6-2 on the season. He also lowered his team-best ERA to 2.80.

GW took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when junior Kevin Mahala reached on an error