BY DANA NICKEL, CHIEF EGG Due to budget cuts, Mason Athletics has been forced to make some tough decisions in regard to funding for different Division I teams. Many teams have suffered, but the worst cuts can be seen…
Women’s Club Ice Hockey Founder Has Goals for her team BY LAURA SCUDDER, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR When she arrived at Mason, sophomore Ali Purvis noticed something off about the campus: There was no Women’s Ice Hockey team. Realizing that, she knew…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR; DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Domenic If you know what college basketball is, you know what March Madness is. I remember watching the first-round games back in my fifth-grade math class, around the time when…
Men’s Volleyball’s Sam Greenslade excels in a breakout year BY ERIK SATHER, STAFF WRITER Men’s Volleyball’s Sam Greenslade has embraced his role on the team in his breakout season and aims to make every play in every game count. With…
Rowing MAR 31 (SUN) ALL DAY VS OCCOQUAN SPRINTS Baseball MAR 27 (WED) 3:00 P.M. VS TOWSON UNIVERSITY Tennis MAR 30 (SAT) 10 A.M. VS COPPIN STATE Volleyball MAR 29 (FRI) 7:00 P.M. VS PRINCETON MAR 30 (SAT) 7:00 P.M….
NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR After a 61-57 win over George Washington University on Thursday afternoon, Men’s Basketball’s season ended after losing 68-57 Friday afternoon. The Patriots controlled most of the first 16 minutes of their matchup against GW. However, they…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Mason fell to 16-14 overall and 10-7 in Atlantic 10 play Tuesday night after losing 71-36 to Virginia Commonwealth University. This was the fewest points the Patriots have scored since 2001. Here are three takeaways…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Women’s Basketball’s season ended Tuesday afternoon after losing 86-80 to the University of Massachusetts in double overtime. After the Patriots overcame a 10 point first quarter deficit, they led by as many as five in…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Walking on in your first year of Division I (D-I) sports would usually come with reduced playing time. However, for Mason Rowing’s Elizabeth Johnson, it was quite the opposite. Starting as a novice, someone…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR As the final buzzer sounds, the Green Machine begins playing the fight song and senior Otis Livingston II makes his way over to Doc Nix. This exchange is familiar. It’s been happening since Livingston…