George Washington women's basketball routs District of Columbia 84-23 in opener

George Washington's women's basketball team opened its season with an 84-23 win over District of Columbia on Monday at the Charles E. Smith Center, improving to 1-0 at home.

The Revolutionaries never trailed. They led by as many as 61 points, and the game had no lead changes.

Wilson leads a balanced attack

Jaeda Wilson scored a team-high 16 points off the bench, shooting 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range. Alicia Newell added 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while Sara Lewis and Gabby Reynolds each scored 12. Amor Harris went 3-for-3 from the field for 7 points.

Anne Bair handed out a game-high 6 assists, and N'na Konate led the team with 6 rebounds. Camryn Gunter grabbed 5 rebounds, 4 of them on the offensive end.

George Washington shot 30-of-61 (49 percent) overall, 8-of-25 from three and 16-of-22 at the free-throw line. The Revolutionaries outrebounded District of Columbia 46-23, including 16 offensive boards.

Defense forces turnovers

The Revolutionaries piled up 15 steals and forced 24 turnovers while committing 11 of their own. Those turnovers turned into 30 points, and George Washington added 18 fast-break points and 38 points in the paint. Sara Lewis had 4 steals and Newell had 3.

District of Columbia shot 6-of-38 (16 percent) from the field and 1-of-14 from three. The visitors had 3 assists and scored 6 points in the paint. Kristian Harris led them with 9 points, and Le'Asia Todd had 5 points and a team-high 5 rebounds, tied with Shaima James Lewis.

By quarter

George Washington scored 16 in the first quarter while holding District of Columbia scoreless, then added 19 in the second, 26 in the third and 23 in the fourth. District of Columbia scored 12 in the second, 5 in the third and 6 in the fourth.

Attendance was 723.

Next up

George Washington visits West Virginia on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET.