Yeah, we lost to the Retrievers. With Maureece Rice suspended for an unspecified rules violation, GW was beat on the boards and from behind the arc, falling to the now 4-1 Retrievers of UMBC. I can't say I'm stunned, considering this team is full of young folks and transfers, there had to have been some bad losses. And this one isn't terrible, hopefully.The Retrievers have been feasting on the A-10, so far beating Richmond and La Salle along with GW and St. Peter's, and losing a close one to Lafayette. They've finished with low RPIs the last few years, but maybe this time they'll be middling, which would hurt GW less.
In the the game, which was at UMBC ("Maryland's Honors University"), GW was outrebounded 42-32, and the Retrievers shot 12/25 from behind the three point line, including 9/15 in the second half. They also had a 55-15 run at one point. On the bright side, GW shot fairly well, 44.4% from the floor, 33% from the arc, and 85.7% from the free throw line. Wynton Witherspoon scored 21 and Rob Diggs scored 19.
Oddly, the Retrievers played 5 guys at least 31 minutes, and only two more got off the bench, which leads me to believe that GW was the tired team out there, probably running around trying to cover three point shooters. Miles Beatty, who I've really liked so far, only got 13 minutes but scored 9 and had 3 assists, the most on the team. That's another issue, this team needs a point guard.
I hope Maureece Rice will be back for Wednesday's game against #1 UCLA, and hopefully the team will have a chip on their shoulders.
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