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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hoyas barely swat away Mountaineers

West Virginia fans do not like Patrick Ewing Jr. Last year’s small scuffle with then-coach John Beilein earned the senior forward the chagrin of the Mountaineer Maniacs, but his game-ending, heartbreaking block on Saturday night placed the crown prince of Georgetown basketball somewhere between Satan and former football coach Rich Rodriguez in the current Morgantown lexicon of hatred.

By Anthony Francavilla January 24, 2008

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Women get first Big East win

Having dropped their last four contests going into Tuesday’s game, the Georgetown women’s basketball team was in a funk. In those four games, though, the team showed true determination and signs of life—most notably in their mere 10 point loss to the fifth ranked Scarlet Knights of Rutgers and senior forward Kieraah Marlow’s 34 point and 17 rebound tear against 16th-ranked Notre Dame. But Tuesday’s game against Seton Hall was a different story.

By Corey Sherman January 24, 2008

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Hoyas tip off tennis season

With the basketball team receiving most of the hype on the Hilltop these days, the Georgetown tennis program is quietly getting into the swing of its spring season. The men got off to a quick start last Friday taking down East Carolina 3-1 and Longwood 3-0 at the VCU Men’s 4×1 Invitational in Richmond, Va.

By Mike Kuebler January 24, 2008

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Yatesians

We’re now three weeks into the New Year, which means, for most of us, that we’re two weeks removed from breaking our New Year’s resolutions. It’s no fault of our own. It takes a special kind of person to stave off the cravings induced by Little Debby or L.C. from Laguna Beach—both evil temptresses in their own right.

By Phil Perry January 24, 2008

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Kieraah Marlow

A positve outcome of the women’s basketball team’s 20-point loss to 17th-ranked Notre Dame last Saturday was the play of senior forward Kieraah Marlow. Marlow went 13-22 from the field and sank 8 of 9 free throws to amass 34 points in all, a career best and team best this season. Although such an outstanding performance failed to propel GU to a much-needed first Big East victory, it did emphatically exorcise a personal demon. Marlow, who entered the season as Georgetown’s thirteenth all-time career scoring leader board, followed the worst scoring performance of her career with her best.

By Tom Philipps January 24, 2008

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Fear the ‘neers

With more than a third of the Big East Conference season behind us, it’s time to reflect on preseason expectations. Georgetown is right where they were expected to be at the top of the conference, but just below the Hoyas in the Big East standings sits what many would call a surprise team: the West Virginia Mountaineers.

By Anthony Francavilla January 24, 2008

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The Sports Sermon

I met a man one time who just didn’t get sports. He asked me: “What is it about sports that captures people, causes them to become so dedicated to a team or sport, and sometimes draw near to the brink of insane behavior?”

By Liz Kuebler January 17, 2008

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Fighting the Irish

While senior center Roy Hibbert was setting the Verizon Center on fire with his unlikely perimeter bomb last Saturday, in snowy Wisconsin the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were suffering a 92-66 thrashing at the hands of Marquette. Going into that Saturday slate of games, the Irish and the Hoyas were undefeated in conference play, but while Georgetown was able to ride the best individual play of the year to a 3-0 mark, the Irish fell flat on their faces—except for one.

By Anthony Francavilla January 17, 2008

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Rough conference beginnnings

After posting an impressive 10-3 non-conference record, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (10-6, 0-3 BE) looked to break a two-game Big East losing streak against reigning conference champion and national runner-up Rutgers (14-2, 4-0 BE) this past Tuesday at McDonough Arena. Despite being a heavy underdog against the fifth-ranked Scarlet Knights, the Hoyas entered the game undefeated at home this season and were confident leading up to the game. With the Hoyas’ 57-47 loss, though, the team has now started 0-3 in conference play for the first time under head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy.

By Corey Sherman January 17, 2008

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What Rocks: Ingrid Wells

No one would have expected the most successful season in the history of Georgetown women’s soccer to be sparked by a 5-2 freshman. Leading the program to a record-setting 14 wins and its first-ever NCAA tournament birth was the last thing on Ingrid Wells’ mind when she arrived on the Hilltop last summer. Instead, the Upper Montclair, N.J. native was simply focused on earning the respect of an already tight-knit team.

By Tom Philipps January 17, 2008

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Where’s Malibu?

Last year, the all-knowing sports sages at ESPN offered the hungry masses a veritable steak dinner amidst the tasteless buffet of daytime television. The network’s retro affiliate, ESPN Classic, lived up to its name with the re-airing of a true television classic: American Gladiators.

By Anthony Francavilla January 17, 2008

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What Rocks

Jaleesa Butler, the 6’0” sophomore forward out of St. Louis, Missouri, decidedly increased in her productivity this year and earned her first double-double at Georgetown in a hard fought 67-57 win last Thursday over Towson. Butler’s 10 point, 12 rebound stat-sheet-filling performance came not long after a win over Gardner-Webb in which Butler notched 10 points and 9 rebounds, making each of her first five shots in the game’s opening nine minutes.

By John Cantalupi December 6, 2007

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Hoyas roll over Crimson Tide

The Georgetown Men’s Basketball Team (6-0) put the cupcakes aside on Wednesday night, traveling to Birmingham to take on the Crimson Tide of Alabama (4-3) in the Pizza Hut Big East/SEC Invitational. The Hoyas were uncomfortable at times against an equally athletic opponent, but by the time the final buzzer sounded, the Tide had gone the way of Georgetown’s lesser early-season opponents to the tune of a 70-60 Hoya victory.

By Anthony Francavilla December 6, 2007

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FAST BREAK

Closing the gap from last year’s 100-point loss, the Georgetown men’s swim team fell to Villanova by a score of 140-100 last Saturday. Although the men won only four of the 13 events, several individual performances caught Head Coach Steven Cartwright’s eye. Despite their winless record, Cartwright is convinced that the team is not in a slump.

By Corey Sherman December 6, 2007

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Rookie Watch

With the NBA season in full swing, it’s not too early to judge how well last year’s college stars are doing in the big league. This discussion would probably begin with Ohio State’s Greg Oden, the number one draft pick, if he were healthy. However, the Portland Trail Blazers’ new big man found out shortly before the season started that he needed micro-fracture surgery on his knee, and he won’t be ready until next year.

By Justin Hunter Scott December 6, 2007

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hoyas light up Dolphins, 87-55

The last time Georgetown (7-0) faced the Dolphins of Jacksonville University (3-6) on the hardwood, an on-court punch provoked a gym-wide fight, forcing both teams into the locker rooms for safety. Georgetown would not return, forfeiting the game. This time, Jacksonville threw very few “punches” and the Hoyas pulled none en route to an 87-55 victory.

By Anthony Francavilla December 6, 2007

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hoyas win dirty in Jersey

The seventh-ranked Georgetown basketball machine opened up Big East Conference play the same way it has dealt with the rest of its early season opponents: a sloppy first half offensively, a close halftime score, and a grinding, smothering defense that wears down the opponent. The victim on Saturday afternoon was Rutgers (8-6, 0-2 BE), and although the Scarlet Knights remained competitive for most of the game, the double-digit, 58-46 victory seemed inevitable throughout.

By Anthony Francavilla December 6, 2007

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The Sports Sermon

Last Saturday kicked off a season filled with traditions, as the 25-day countdown to Christmas began. Red and green are once again fashionable, and it’s now socially acceptable to listen to Christmas carols twenty-four-seven.

Many sports fans expected to enjoy another December tradition as they sat down to watch Saturday’s college football games. They presumed they would see top teams perform at the level of their rankings, but this expectation was turned completely upside down as the teams did just the opposite.

By Liz Kuebler December 6, 2007

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Hoyas look to go 5 in a row

After dropping its season opener, the Georgetown women’s basketball team has reeled off four straight wins, the last a 67-57 come-from-behind victory over Towson. The start is the program’s best start in four years, but the Hoyas know too well that early season success does not necessarily translate into conference wins; last year, Georgetown won 10 of its first 14 games only to finish the season 13-15 overall and 3-13 against Big East opponents. This year’s team, which starts four upperclassmen, is looking to learn from the experience and carry its non-conference success into a Big East ledger that boasts five nationally ranked squads, including No. 2 Connecticut and No. 3 Rutgers.

By Tom Philipps December 6, 2007