With the new year in full swing, the pigskin no longer exercises a monopoly over sports discussion. After last night, when Clemson and Alabama met for the 500th time in a row in the College Football Playoff, intercollegiate athletics is centered on the hardwood. That’s right: you get to hear about Zion Williamson’s favorite anime,…
Pregame Primer: Men’s Basketball Faces SMU at Home
By: Santul Nerkar12/14/2018
The Georgetown men’s basketball team (7-2, Big East) takes on Southern Methodist (6-4, AAC) Saturday at Capital One Arena. Tip-off is slated for 12:00 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on FS1. The Hoyas last played at Syracuse (7-2, ACC) on Saturday, December 8, falling to the Orange 72-71 in heartbreaking fashion. The…
Men’s basketball improves to 2-0 after a win over Central Connecticut
By: Santul Nerkar11/10/2018
The Georgetown men’s basketball team (2-0, Big East) took down Central Connecticut (1-1, Northeastern) 85-78 Saturday evening at Capital One Arena. Senior center Jessie Govan led the Georgetown scoring with 26 points, while freshman guard James Akinjo added 13 points and seven assists for the Hoyas, who had to fend off a late surge from…
Pregame Primer: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
By: Santul Nerkar11/05/2018
A new season represents fresh opportunities in men’s college basketball, a sport marked by significant season-to-season volatility. The Georgetown men’s basketball team (Big East) will take the first step of its 2018-19 campaign Tuesday night against the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (MEAC) Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. The two teams last played on Nov….
Rising Up: Hoyas Reach for New Heights in Ewing’s Second Year
By: Santul Nerkar11/05/2018
Close losses, missed opportunities, and gradual improvement were the dominant features of the Georgetown men’s basketball 2017-18 campaign. First-year head coach Patrick Ewing (COL ’85) inherited a talented, yet unproven, Hoyas team, and the results spoke for themselves. Georgetown finished 15-15 overall and a paltry 5-13 in Big East play. But after a second offseason…
Carrying On: Running Through My Woes
By: Santul Nerkar10/26/2018
I’m not a runner. At least, I don’t wish to identify that way, in the same way that I wouldn’t want to be known as a “shower-er” or an “incessant mint eater.” These are all normal habits and idiosyncrasies that define us. I am hesitant to talk about my running or even tout it as…
Field Hockey Falls to Liberty
By: Santul Nerkar10/14/2018
The Georgetown field hockey team (9-5, 2-3 Big East) fell 2-1 on Friday to No. 19 Liberty (10-4, 5-0 Big East) in Lynchburg, Va. Junior forward Lindsay Getz scored the lone goal for the Hoyas, who were unable to bounce back from a 7-0 loss at the hands of Rutgers last Sunday. Liberty, who maintained…
Volleyball Bounces Back With Wins Over Butler and Xavier
By: Santul Nerkar10/08/2018
The Georgetown women’s volleyball team (12-7, 5-2 Big East) prevailed in both its matches over the weekend, taking down Butler (5-13, 2-4 Big East) in straight sets in Indianapolis, 25-21, 25-22, 25-21, before similarly dispatching Xavier (5-13, 3-4 Big East), 25-22, 27-25, 25-23, in Cincinnati. Senior outside hitter Alyssa Sinnette led the Hoyas attack across…
Women’s golf finishes middle of the pack at Nittany Lion Invitational
By: Santul Nerkar09/24/2018
The Georgetown women’s golf team tied for eighth place over the weekend, at the Nittany Lion Invitational in State College, Pa. The event featured 16 teams and was played on a par-72 course. The Hoyas were led by senior Pendleton Bogache, who shot a cumulative three-round score of 9-over par 225. Bogache started off the…
Stripped: Season 3, Episode 2
By: Emma Francois, Isabel Lord, Elizabeth Pankova and Santul Nerkar09/23/2018
In this episode of Stripped, co-hosts Emma Francois and Isabel Lord are joined by Voices editor Lizz Pankova and Halftime Sports editor Santul Nerkar to discuss Nike’s newest partnership with football player Colin Kaepernick. Where do we draw the line between business and politics? And how does fashion fit in? Image courtesy of Nike, Inc.