Yates’ infestation

It’s the spring semester at Georgetown, and Yates is full. And by full, I mean packed. And by packed, I mean two to a treadmill, muscle-bound bruisers sharing dumbbells, and ballers playing ten-on-ten basketball. Half court. Go up for a rebound, and you might come down on stretching yogini.

By Jeff Bakkensen January 15, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Monroe’s flaw

The next time you have a chance to watch a Georgetown basketball game on television, sit back, relax, and listen to every broadcaster announce to the world that Greg “The Doctrine” Monroe is the best freshmen in the country. Monroe-mania has taken hold of announcers like Dick Vitale and Jay Bilas, among others, who yak on and on about Monroe’s superb court vision and ability to facilitate Georgetown’s Princeton style offense.

By Tom Bosco January 15, 2009

Sports

What Rocks: Hollis Thompson

The best college football recruits in the country usually graduate from high school a semester early and enroll at their college of choice for the spring semester. This year, Georgetown’s number one basketball recruit is taking a page out of the pigskin playbook. Hollis Thompson, a 6’7” small forward, has enrolled for the spring semester. In a press release announcing the move, Coach John Thompson III stressed that Hollis will only be acclimating to college life and will not suit up for the Hoyas this season.

By Tom Bosco January 15, 2009

Sports

Huolette helms Hoya victory

After losing to Notre Dame on Saturday, the Georgetown women’s basketball team looked to get back on track against St. John’s Tuesday night in the Big East Game of the Week. The Hoyas were seeking their seventh win in 10 games, and to get it, they needed a mature player to step up. Senior guard Karee Houlette filled just that role leading the team with a career high 22 points as Georgetown defeated St. John’s 64-48. The win helped improve the Hoyas’ Big East record to 2-1, and with a tough conference schedule approaching, each victory is vital.

By Nick Berti January 15, 2009

Sports

Hoyas hammer Huskies

Greg Monroe is only a freshman, but he hardly played like one against No. 2 UConn (11-1, 0-1 Big East) Monday night. It certainly didn’t look like the big man’s first Big East game as he amassed 16 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals while outplaying one of the most imposing basketball players in the country.

By Tim Shine January 3, 2009

Sports

Georgetown vs. American

According to JTIII, the Hoyas didn’t play their best basketball against American, but they didn’t need to, handily defeating the Eagles 73-49. Georgetown demonstrated that they were the superior team... Read more

By Tim Shine December 7, 2008

Sports

Hoyas face familiar foe

The Hoyas might not have thought they spent their Thanksgiving in the happiest place on earth, after emerging from the Old Spice Classic in Disney World, Florida, with a decent 2-1 record.

By Tim Shine December 4, 2008

Sports

Crawford leads women’s basketball past Fordham

The Georgetown women's basketball team walked out of McDonough Arena Wednesday night with their sixth win of the season, a 58-46 triumph over Fordham.

By Liz Kuebler December 4, 2008

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Georgetown and Maryland not as close as one would think

The trip from 37th and O Streets to College Park, Maryland, takes around 30 minutes, depending on traffic. The University of Maryland is Georgetown's virtual neighbor and its best basketball competition in the area, but if you ask either team about a rivalry they would deny its existence.

By Tom Bosco December 4, 2008

Sports

In the Big East, Size Matters

The Big East has long been the preferred stomping ground of the nation's best big men. From Derrick Coleman (Syracuse) to Walter Berry (St. John's) to Emeka Okafor (UConn), the conference has been synonymous with power basketball in the last three decades. It is a tradition that began right here on the Hilltop with Big John, Patrick Ewing, and the rough-and-tough style of play they engendered.

By Walker Loetscher December 4, 2008

Sports

University can’t squash club team’s growing success

Of all the sports named after a gourd, squash is by far the best.

By Alisha Crovetto December 4, 2008

Sports

Monroe and company look to slay the Dragons

After defeating Jacksonville on Monday night, head coach John Thompson III seemed pleased to start the season off with a win. But he had much more to say about what displeased him.

By Tim Shine November 20, 2008

Sports

Hoyas follow the Doctrine

Coming into the basketball season, the question on the minds of many nervous fans was how the Hoyas would replace Roy Hibbert. Time and again, Coach John Thompson III deflected the question, emphasizing that every year is a fresh start.

By Walker Loetscher November 20, 2008

Sports

Sports Sermon: Wright is wrong from the line

While Monday night’s game might be remembered as the preamble to the new Monroe Doctrine, the game ball has to go to sophomore point-guard Chris Wright. For a player with the unenviable job of replacing the steady Jonathan Wallace, Wright’s score line on Monday was almost perfect. Almost.

By the Voice Staff November 20, 2008

Sports

XC star runs to NCAAs

Andrew Bumbalough, Georgetown’s premier cross country runner, hopes Yogi Berra was right when he said, “It’s like deja vu all over again.”

By Tom Bosco November 20, 2008

Sports

Hoyas getting along swimmingly early in the season

With the Patriot Invitational at George Mason just a few days away, the Georgetown swim team is in a much stronger position this early in the season than it has been in years past.

By Liz Kuebler November 20, 2008

Sports

Hoyas down Jacksonville 71-62 in season opener

The most spectacular debut came from Greg Monroe, the highly-touted freshman center from Louisiana. Monroe who showed that there is some substance behind the hype, posting 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 28 minutes.

By Tim Shine November 18, 2008

Sports

A Court of One’s Own: Women’s Basketball Preview 2008-2009

The Georgetown women’s basketball team, ranked 11th in the Big East according to the Preseason Coaches’ Poll, is counting down the hours until the opening game of the 2008-2009 season.... Read more

By Liz Kuebler November 13, 2008

Sports

Nothin’ but net for Nikita

If you find yourself looking for a way to calm the pregame jitters before the Hoyas’ first game on Monday, try counting the number of times sophomore Nikita Mescheriakov misses... Read more

By Anthony Francavilla November 13, 2008

Sports

A conference in a league of its own

Believe the hype. The Big East, which sent a record-setting six teams to the 2006 NCAA tournament and tied that record last season, could send seven or even eight teams into the thick of March Madness this year. If the AP preseason rankings hold true, seven Big East teams will be ranked in the top twenty-five. The conference could, in the words of Louisville Coach Rick Pitino, go down as “the strongest league in the history of college basketball.”

By Jeff Bakkensen November 13, 2008