Following an exhilarating 63-60 victory over Bradley within the opening spherical of the WNIT, the George Washington ladies’s basketball group turns its consideration to Southern Indiana for a second-round showdown on Monday evening. Tip-off in Evansville, Ind., is ready for 7:00 p.m. with dwell protection obtainable on ESPN+.
BOUNCED THE BRAVES Behind 21 factors and 12 rebounds from standout sophomore
Gabby Reynolds, the Revolutionaries defeated Bradley within the opening spherical of the WNIT, bouncing the Braves from the postseason. The win is GW’s 16
th of the yr, persevering with to high the earlier mark of 13 set by this system within the two seasons prior.
Despite trailing for over 32 minutes on Thursday evening, GW saved inside putting distance, and in crunch time made sufficient large performs down the stretch to safe the victory. The Buff & Blue grasp their hat on the defensive finish, and that is precisely what led them to the win, holding the Braves to 3-of-14 capturing within the fourth quarter, erasing a 10-point deficit within the second half. The win is GW’s third of the season when trailing at halftime, nevertheless it’s the group’s fifth this yr in video games determined by 5 factors or much less, going 5-3 in these situations. Along with Reynolds’ monster double-double,
Kamari Sims (12 factors) and
Sara Lewis (11 factors) have been catalysts for GW down the stretch, scoring the group’s last 9 factors of the sport.
FIRST SINCE ’14 Thursday evening’s win marked the primary postseason victory for this system because the 2014 season, when GW superior to the Super Sixteen of the WNIT. The Revolutionaries are within the postseason for the primary time since 2018 and are making the group’s first journey again to the WNIT since 2017. In complete, the Buff & Blue have competed within the postseason 24 instances, together with 18 journeys to the NCAA Tournament and 6 appearances within the WNIT. GW’s wealthy historical past of postseason basketball contains 4 journeys to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, one berth within the Elite Eight (1997) and 18 complete NCAA Tournament wins.
Head Coach
Ganiyat Adeduntan is making her third-consecutive journey to the WNIT after main Colgate to the postseason in each 2024 and 2025. The Raiders received two video games in ’24, beating UAlbany and Providence to advance to the Super Sixteen.
POSTSEASON SUCCESS FOR THE A-10 Announced on Sunday, the 48-team area for the 2026 WNIT contains 4 groups from the Atlantic 10. Joining the Revolutionaries are La Salle, St. Bonaventure and Loyola Chicago, who all prolonged their respective seasons with berths into the match. Those 4 be part of Rhode Island (NCAA Tournament), Richmond (NCAA Tournament) and George Mason (WBIT), giving the A-10 seven groups enjoying within the postseason this yr.
SCOUTING THE SCREAMING EAGLES Southern Indiana enters Monday’s matchup well-rested after receiving a first-round bye within the WNIT. The Screaming Eagles completed the common season 20-9 total and superior to the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament earlier than falling to Lindenwood, 82-79, on March 6. Monday’s matchup might be a complete of 17 days since USI’s final sport.
The Screaming Eagles are led by longtime Head Coach Rick Stein, who’s in his 27
th yr with this system. The Eagles are in simply their fourth yr on the NCAA Division I degree, having joined the OVC previous to the 2022-23 season. Stein holds a 492-284 total file throughout his tenure, together with an 81-47 mark on the D-I degree. The Screaming Eagles have received 20 or extra video games within the earlier three seasons and have made appearances within the WNIT every year. USI received the OVC convention championship in 2024-25, however as a result of NCAA’s reclassification guidelines, the convention’s automated bid into the NCAA Tournament was given to the runner-up.
Southern Indiana’s offense is led by Ali Saunders, who averages 18.0 ppg. The All-OVC choice shot the ball at a 39.2% clip from the ground this season and in addition led the group with 4.8 assists per sport. Saunders was chosen to the OVC’s All-Tournament Team as properly. OCV Second Team All-Conference choice Chloe Gannon averages 13.4 ppg for the Screaming Eagles and pulls down 6.8 boards an evening, whereas Sophia Loden chips in 9.7 factors and a team-best 6.9 rebounds per sport. USI’s 2025-26 season stats will be discovered
here.