Category: Sports

Women’s Basketball Falls to VCU

BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Despite pulling within six midway through the third quarter, Mason fell apart down the stretch, falling 82-63 to one of the conference’s top teams.   Here are three takeaways from the game:  Nicole Cardaño-Hillary can hold…

Sports Over Break

BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s Basketball Over winter break women’s basketball went 3-6, including a 1-4 start to conference play. However, the Patriots did have to face Dayton, Davidson and Fordham, three of the top five teams in the…

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…

Mason Men’s Basketball Improves to 10-1 With a Win Over American

BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR  Mason improved to 10-1 Saturday night after defeating local rival American 68-53.  Here are three takeaways from the game:  Balanced scoring  Nine different Patriots scored, with Justin Kier leading the team with 14 points. Javon…

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…

Women’s Basketball drops to 4-2 after a close loss to UMKC

BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball fell to UMKC 64-58 Tuesday night to drop to 4-2. Jacy Bolton had her 11th career double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds, while Sarah Kaminski added a season-high 15 points.  Here are…

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…