Articles by Michael Palmer

Lady Hoyas Take Care of Business, Move on to Second Round of NCAA Tournament

By Michael Palmer | Mar 21 2010

The NCAA tournament has a tendency to cause jitters, but fifth-seeded Georgetown (26-6) overcame those early butterflies to dismiss the 12th-seeded Marist Red Foxes (26-8), 62-42.

Georgetown, Marist Feature Opposing Styles

By Michael Palmer | Mar 19 2010

The Hoyas have a few basic strengths that most teams already know about. First and foremost, they feed off of their defense.

Lady Hoyas Ride Dream Season to Tourney

By Michael Palmer | Mar 19 2010

In October of 2009, any curious Hoya fan would have had a tough time finding any sort of national coverage of the Georgetown women’s basketball team.

Lady Hoyas Return to Big Dance as No. 5 Seed

By Michael Palmer | Mar 15 2010

With the team and their coaches seated in the Hoya Banquet Room in Leavey Center, joined by a collection of fans and half a dozen TV cameras, the Lady Hoyas watched Monday evening as they were given a No. 5 seed in the Memphis region of the bracket.

After Humbling UConn Loss, GU Finishes Season With Win

By Michael Palmer | Mar 02 2010

On Monday night, with a 71-49 victory against the Seton Hall Pirates (9-20, 1-15 Big East), the Georgetown women’s basketball team (25-5, 13-3 Big East) capped an historic season — quite possibly the best in program history.

GU Storms Through Trap Games as UConn Looms

By Michael Palmer | Feb 26 2010

Tuesday morning, with a night game set against Villanova, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (24-4, 12-2 Big East) woke up to a new school-record ranking, reaching the No. 11 spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll.

Hoyas Take Down No. 4 Fighting Irish Before Packed House

By Michael Palmer | Feb 20 2010

In front of a record crowd Saturday afternoon, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (22-4, 11-2) recorded perhaps the biggest win in program history, defeating the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (23-3, 10-3) 76-66 — on senior day no less.

Big East Briefs

By Dave Finn, Erin Collins ... | Feb 19 2010

With the Big East tournament fast approaching, let's take a look around the most competitive league in college basketball.

With No. 3 Irish Next, GU Downs USF

By Michael Palmer | Feb 19 2010

A will to win. That’s how Head Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy had described her team’s spirit a few weeks ago, after a win over St. John’s.

No. 16 Hoyas Prepare for Panthers

By Michael Palmer | Feb 09 2010

The matchup is pretty simple. The Panthers (12-10, 1-8 Big East) are loaded with height and experience, featuring five players who are listed at 6-foot-3 or taller — not to mention a roster with six juniors and one senior.