2023–24 George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball team

The 2023–24 George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Revolutionaries, led by third-year head coach Caroline McCombs, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2023–24 George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record13–18 (6–12 A–10)
Head coach
  • Caroline McCombs (3rd season)
Associate head coachAli Jaques
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Call
  • Adria Crawford
  • Hailey Zeise
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
VCU 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Saint Joseph's 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
George Mason 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Duquesne 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Rhode Island 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 22 18   .550
Davidson* 8 10   .444 18 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Fordham 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
George Washington 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Dayton 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
La Salle 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
UMass 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
St. Bonaventure 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
2024 A10 tournament winner

Previous season

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The Colonials finished the 2022–23 season 18–13, 9–7 in A–10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] As the #7 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated #10 seed Duquesne in the second round,[2] before falling to #2 seed Rhode Island in the quarterfinals.[3]

On May 24, 2023, the school announced that they would be changing the nickname of its athletic teams from Colonials to Revolutionaries.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Madison Buford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Hampton St. Louis, Missouri
G 2 Nya Robertson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Boswell High School Fort Worth, Texas
F 4 Sara Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Woodward Academy Atlanta, Georgia
G 10 Nya Lok 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Midland College Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Kamari Sims 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Severn, Maryland
F 13 Caia Loving 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Riverdale Baptist School Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 15 Taylor Webster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr UNC Wilmington Washington, D.C.
F 20 Maxine Engel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hutchison School Memphis, Tennessee
G 21 Monica Marsh 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Plano West Senior High School Plano, Texas
G 22 Natalia Sierra-Vargas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So The Bishop's School San Diego, California
F 23 Faith Blethen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Boothbay Region High School Boothbay, Maine
G 24 Asjah Inniss 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Northwest Florida State College Duluth, Georgia
F 25 Jaylin Hartman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Blair Academy Mendham, New Jersey
F 31 Mayowa Taiwo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Rockbridge Academy Hanover, Maryland
G 32 Essence Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Galax High School Galax, Virginia
F 33 Maren Durant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Boston University Winchester, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard W 64–58  1–0
 29  Robertson   8  Durant   3  2 Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (253)
Washington, D.C.
November 10, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Manhattan W 55–49  2–0
 20  Buford   11  Durant   4  Durant  Draddy Gymnasium (437)
Riverdale, NY
November 15, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 69–59  3–0
 19  Lok   8  Durant   4  Robertson  Charles E. Smith Center (422)
Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, DSN
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 59–62  3–1
 21  Robertson   8  Taiwo   3  Buford  Hytche Athletic Center (183)
Princess Anne, MD
November 23, 2023*
12:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. West Virginia
Discover Puerto Rico Shootout
L 51–54  3–2
 11  Taiwo   10  Taiwo   4  Inniss  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023*
12:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Southern Illinois
Discover Puerto Rico Shootout
L 55–66  3–3
 23  Robertson   11  Durant   4  Lok  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023*
12:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Charlotte
Discover Puerto Rico Shootout
L 38–50  3–4
 7  Buford   6  Webster   1  4 Tied  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 30, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cheyney W 91–30  4–4
 21  Engel   10  Loving   5  Robertson  Charles E. Smith Center (251)
Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops
at Towson L 60–68  4–5
 30  Robertson   9  Robertson   2  5 Tied  SECU Arena (2,112)
Towson, MD
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Coppin State W 55–41  5–5
 14  Lok   8  2 Tied   2  3 Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (432)
Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, Monumental/ESPN+
Hampton W 46–40  6–5
 17  Brown   11  Inniss   4  2 Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (378)
Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Stonehill W 67–34  7–5
 25  Brown   8  2 Tied   4  Brown  Charles E. Smith Center (304)
Washington, D.C.
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023
12:00 pm, Monumental/ESPN+
Richmond L 66–70  7–6
(0–1)
 25  Robertson   7  2 Tied   5  Inniss  Charles E. Smith Center (284)
Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 47–67  7–7
(0–2)
 16  Lok   6  Inniss   2  2 Tied  Hagan Arena (461)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne L 54–71  7–8
(0–3)
 17  Robertson   8  Lok   4  Taiwo  Charles E. Smith Center (202)
Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 78–62  8–8
(1–3)
 31  Robertson   9  Brown   3  3 Tied  Reilly Center (115)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton L 53–71  8–9
(1–4)
 22  Robertson   7  Brown   3  2 Tied  UD Arena (1,898)
Dayton, OH
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, Monumental/ESPN+
Saint Louis L 56–66  8–10
(1–5)
 19  Lok   11  Taiwo   4  Inniss  Charles E. Smith Center (342)
Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 41–57  8–11
(1–6)
 16  Lok   9  2 Tied   3  2 Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (602)
Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham L 55–60  8–12
(1–7)
 19  Robertson   6  Inniss   4  Lok  Rose Hill Gymnasium (288)
Bronx, NY
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island L 52–66  8–13
(1–8)
 23  Robertson   10  Taiwo   3  Taiwo  Charles E. Smith Center (512)
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 51–71  8–14
(1–9)
 13  Brown   9  Brown   2  2 Tied  Siegel Center (624)
Richmond, VA
February 7, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure W 69–48  9–14
(2–9)
 18  Lok   15  Taiwo   5  Lok  Charles E. Smith Center (328)
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 61–83  9–15
(2–10)
 14  Brown   5  Taiwo   4  Lok  Robins Center (2,437)
Richmond, VA
February 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
La Salle W 71–49  10–15
(3–10)
 25  Robertson   10  Taiwo   4  Taiwo  Charles E. Smith Center (224)
Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 57–60  10–16
(3–11)
 14  Taiwo   15  Taiwo   3  2 Tied  EagleBank Arena (1,891)
Fairfax, VA
February 21, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 69–79  10–17
(3–12)
 29  Robertson   15  Taiwo   5  Inniss  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2024
12:00 pm, Monumental/ESPN+
UMass W 59–55  11–17
(4–12)
 16  Sims   20  Taiwo   3  2 Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (405)
Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson W 45–40  12–17
(5–12)
 21  Robertson   14  Taiwo   3  Taiwo  John M. Belk Arena (767)
Davidson, NC
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, Monumental/ESPN+
Loyola Chicago W 50–43  13–17
(6–12)
 16  Robertson   11  Taiwo   3  Inniss  Charles E. Smith Center (475)
Washington, D.C.
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Saint Louis
Second Round
L 68–75  13–18
 23  Robertson   11  Taiwo   4  Sims  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Advances to A-10 Quarterfinals, 71-68". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's basketball takes down George Washington in first postseason win since 2016, advances to semifinals". The Good 5 Cent Cigar. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "George Washington University changes mascot name to Revolutionaries". USA Today. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "George Washington Revolutionaries 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2023.