Category: Sports

Poor Shooting Slows Down Patriots

BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Mason fell to 1-4 in conference play after a 66-54 loss to Fordham.  Head coach Nyla Milleson opened up the press conference by saying, “Fordham’s a very physical, very disciplined basketball team. We knew that…

Women’s Basketball Falls to 4-5 in Wednesday Matinee

BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball fell to 4-5 after a 64-51 loss to Bucknell early Wednesday afternoon.  Here are three takeaways from the game: Points in the paint were lacking The Patriots had just 10 points in the paint…

Mason Loses First Game of the Season to Top-Ten Maryland

  BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR  Mason fell to 5-1 in their first away game of the season.  Despite leading for most of the first half, Mason found themselves down 43-31. The Patriots continued to struggle in the second half…

Women’s Basketball Improves to 3-1 on the Season

BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Mason improves to 3-1 after a 73-55 win over American. The Patriots were able to hold the Eagles to just 46 shot attempts.  Here are three takeaways from the game:  Nicole Cardaño-Hillary stepped up in…

Men’s Basketball Off to Program-Best 5-0 Start

BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Mason improved to 5-0 on the season Tuesday night after a 65-61 win over Loyola (Md.).  Here are three takeaways from the game: Rebounding pays off  Mason finished the game with 51 rebounds, their highest…