the colonials struggled to consecutive losing records under lonergan in 2011-12 and 2012–13, marking the first time in his division i coaching career that a lonergan-coached team failed to reach the postseason in consecutive seasons. in 2013-14, gw finished the year 24-9, finishing third in the atlantic 10 and earning a ninth-seed in the ncaa tournament, where the colonials lost to memphis.