# 2018–19 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

The 2018–19 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by third year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Joseph's.

## Media

WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 37–50 | 0–1 | JMU Convocation Center (1,898) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Princeton | W 64–49 | 1–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,528) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 9 Maryland | L 30–69 | 1–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,170) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 43–52 | 1–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (847) New Rochelle, NY |
| Nov 22, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. Georgia Tech Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 55–70 | 1–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. No. 15 NC State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 61–69 | 1–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Towson | W 76–63 | 2–5 | Charles E. Smith Center (715) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 2, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | L 51–55 | 2–6 | Charles E. Smith Center (776) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Villanova | L 45–60 | 2–7 | Charles E. Smith Center (884) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at South Florida | L 30–63 | 2–8 | Yuengling Center (2,081) Tampa, FL |
| Dec 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | L 53–61 | 2–9 | Charles E. Smith Center (714) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 59–73 | 2–10 | Kaplan Arena (611) Williamsburg, VA |
| Jan 1, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Memphis | W 51–38 | 3–10 | Charles E. Smith Center (751) Washington, D.C. |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN | | Fordham | L 38–50 | 3–11 (0–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (858) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 64–59 | 4–11 (1–1) | Ryan Center (371) Kingston, RI |
| Jan 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dayton | W 46–45 | 5–11 (2–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (866) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 67–59 | 6–11 (3–1) | Tom Gola Arena (387) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry | L 60–64 | 6–12 (3–2) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,003) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VCU | W 57–48 | 7–12 (4–2) | Charles E. Smith Center (794) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 55–54 | 8–12 (5–2) | Palumbo Center (1,160) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 31, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Davidson | L 42–62 | 8–13 (5–3) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,667) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | L 44–60 | 8–14 (5–4) | Chaifetz Arena (746) St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry | L 46–61 | 8–15 (5–5) | EagleBank Arena (1,468) Fairfax, VA |
| Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | L 38–41 | 8–16 (5–6) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,055) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 17, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Dayton | L 53–62 | 8–17 (5–7) | UD Arena (2,699) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Massachusetts | W 66–59 | 9–17 (6–7) | Mullins Center (673) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 24, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 57–44 | 10–17 (6–8) | Charles E. Smith Center (976) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Duquesne | L 53–64 | 10–18 (6–9) | Charles E. Smith Center (998) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 2, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 48–56 | 10–19 (6–10) | Robins Center (629) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | at (8) Saint Joseph's First Round | L 49–61 | 10–20 | Hagan Arena (278) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |