Mark Giannotto / Washington Post Mar 8, 2014 Villanova thumps sloppy Georgetown, denting Hoyas’ NCAA tournament hopes
PHILADELPHIA – Georgetown arrived at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday afternoon with an opportunity that other NCAA tournament bubble teams did not enjoy: A chance to score the sort of marquee win the selection committee wouldn’t be able to overlook. Read full article >>
Mark Giannotto / Washington Post Mar 7, 2014 Georgetown’s flickering NCAA hopes could get a boost with win at No. 6 Villanova
Georgetown Coach John Thompson III walked Friday afternoon from one end of the lobby in McDonough Arena to the other, searching for a new location to stand before his usual conference with reporters. He’s superstitious this time of year, with his team’s future uncertain and Selection Sunday looming. He’s “not obsessive” about the ever-changing bubble talk, but the Hoyas haven’t won a road game in a while. He knows the scenarios at this point. Read full article >>
Washington Post Mar 5, 2014
Georgetown Hoyas sports roundup: Natalie Butler named Big East freshman of the year
A roundup of Georgetown University sports. Women’s basketball: Georgetown scored a crucial 71-65 win over the Providence on Saturday on Senior Day at McDonough Arena. Freshman center Natalie Butler continued to hit milestones setting the new Big East record for single-season rebounds with 235 in conference play this season. Read full article >>
Washington Post Mar 4, 2014
Georgetown beats No. 13 Creighton
In dire need of fortifying its NCAA tournament credentials with the regular season drawing to an end, the Georgetown men’s basketball team continued to make the case it belongs at least in the conversation following a 75-63 victory over 13th-ranked Creighton Tuesday evening at Verizon Center. Read full article >>
Washington Post Mar 3, 2014
Georgetown basketball set to face Creighton for senior day
In the weeks since a midseason slide derailed a promising start, the Georgetown men’s basketball team has talked about playing its way into the NCAA tournament. With two games left in the regular season though, opportunities for the Hoyas to fortify their résumé are dwindling fast. Read full article >>
Washington Post Mar 3, 2014
Georgetown University to break ground on athletics facility
Georgetown University is set to break ground over the summer on a state-of-the-art athletic facility that will be named in honor of former longtime men’s basketball coach John Thompson Jr. and built adjacent to McDonough Arena, school officials confirmed Tuesday. Read full article >>
Washington Post Feb 26, 2014
Georgetown heads to Marquette, aims to build off an emphatic win over Xavier
MILWAUKEE — Rest was hardly an option for the Georgetown men’s basketball team heading into its most recent game Saturday morning. So when Coach John Thompson III said in the aftermath of an emphatic victory over Xavier, “I think we’re all ready for a nap,” the remark was not completely in jest despite generating laughter throughout the room. Read full article >>
Washington Post Feb 26, 2014
Georgetown hoyas sports roundup
A roundup of Georgetown University sports. Men’s basketball: Senior Markel Starks was named to the Big East weekly honor roll on Monday for the third time this month. Starks led the Hoyas to a 74-52 win over Xavier on Saturday at Verizon Center, the team’s fifth win in the last seven games. In two games last week, Starks averaged 17.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3 assists while shooting 50 percent from the floor and connecting on 11 of 13 free throw attempts. Starks scored 22 points, had three rebounds and four assists in the win over Xavier, his 23rd game in double figures and his ninth...
Washington Post Feb 22, 2014
Georgetown reverses course, eases past Xavier, 74-52
So this is what Jabril Trawick had in mind when he said the Georgetown men’s basketball team needed to “make a statement.” With their NCAA tournament aspirations on the ropes, the Hoyas made good on the junior's declaration from less than 24 hours earlier, opening a cavernous lead in the second half and ensuring there would no repeat collapse against Xavier in a 74-52 victory Saturday in front of an announced 11,854 at Verizon Center. Read full article >>
Washington Post Feb 21, 2014
Georgetown hopes to overcome quick turnaround, end two-game slide
Midnight was fast approaching Thursday, and the Georgetown men’s basketball team was in no mood to dawdle in the wake of a humbling loss to Seton Hall that delivered yet another blow to the Hoyas’ fading NCAA tournament aspirations. Read full article >>
Washington Post Feb 21, 2014
Georgetown basketball falls to Seton Hall on the road, 82-67
NEWARK, N.J.—The NCAA tournament hopes for the Georgetown men’s basketball team continued to fade late Thursday night at Prudential Center, where the Hoyas fell behind by double figures in the first half, threatened only briefly thereafter and were unable to catch Seton Hall during a 82-67 loss that was the Hoyas’ second in a row. Read full article >>
Washington Post Feb 20, 2014
Georgetown Hoyas sports roundup
A roundup of Georgetown University sports. Men’s basketball: Georgetown sophomore D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was named to the Big East weekly honor roll on Monday, the fifth time this season that Smith-Rivera has been selected to the list. Read full article >>
Washington Post Feb 19, 2014
Georgetown basketball running out of time to make NCAA tournament push
The Georgetown men’s basketball team was in the midst of a recent revival when starting forward Nate Lubick said, “We don’t have any losses left in us.” The senior reiterated that message last week before Sunday’s game against St. John’s, when he discussed winning the final six in a row to close the regular season and give the Hoyas momentum heading into the postseason. Read full article >>
Washington Post Feb 16, 2014
Georgetown vs. St. John’s: Hoyas can’t recover from early deficit in 82-60 loss
NEW YORK — The Georgetown men’s basketball team had spent the first two weeks of this month methodically climbing the Big East standings to get back to .500 and into the NCAA tournament picture, which following a midseason losing streak appeared at best a long shot. Read full article >>
Washington Post Feb 15, 2014
Georgetown lacrosse scores win over Navy on controversial overtime goal
For the second year in a row, Georgetown senior Jeff Fountain scored the winning goal in overtime against Navy in men’s lacrosse. But the similarities between last season’s game and the Hoyas’ 9-8 win on Saturday in the snow at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium end there. Read full article >>
