BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Wednesday, Mason defeated Fordham in a blowout, 77-45, earning the Patriots their second largest victory in an Atlantic 10 contest. “I think this gives us a lot of confidence. We needed this as a…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Friday, Mason fell to Dayton, 74-65, for the Patriots’ eighth loss of the season. “You just got to put in the work and the preparation and our guys have been great in practice,” head coach…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Saturday, men’s basketball fell to St. Bonaventure, 84-67, marking head coach Dave Paulsen’s eighth loss (1-8) against the Bonnies. “We had some defensive blunders for sure,” Paulsen said. “I would say it was 50 percent…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Wednesday, men’s basketball defeated La Salle in their largest margin of victory in an Atlantic 10 game. The 33 point win is the largest A-10 win since the Patriots beat the Saint Louis Billikens…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Saturday, the Patriots fell to Norfolk State in their last game of their non-conference schedule. “You can’t win games if you can’t take care of the ball and make free throws,” head coach Dave Paulsen…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR “I think the biggest bummer today is we were so excited to get Milica [Manojlovic] eligible,” head coach Nyla Milleson said in the post-game press conference. Things didn’t start well for the Patriots when Manojlovic…
Photo Courtesy of Mason Athletics BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Dec. 2, Mason men’s basketball announced that they were temporarily pausing activities after a positive COVID-19 test in the program. Before announcing their pause, basketball insider Jon Rothstein announced…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR This past weekend, Mason men’s basketball tipped off their 2020-2021 season in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Patriots faced off against Queens University, Belmont University and Howard University in the DC Paradise Jam….
BY NATALIE HEAVREN STAFF WRITER Women’s basketball is looking to bounce back after a difficult 9-21 season in which the team finished 13th in the conference with a record of 3-13. Shortly after the season ended, the program’s all-time leading…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR After their victory against St. Joe’s in the Atlantic-10 tournament and the cancellation of their second round game due to COVID-19, men’s basketball is looking to rebound in the 2020-2021 season. Last year the team finished…