Rebekah Schmidt talks being a woman in the male-dominated athletic training field BY ZACH SEAY, STAFF WRITER Of the 353 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball programs across the country, a mere 28 of them currently have a female athletic trainer—7.9 percent….
Men’s Volleyball’s Hayden Wagner shares his motivation for why he steps on to the court BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After choosing Mason, Hayden Wagner knew he had a difficult decision to make: either continue to play volleyball or pursue…
Sophomore standout breaks the weight throw record and hopes to do it again BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Some things just run in the family. Sophomore thrower Benjamin Viau’s father was a thrower at Millersville University, and when his son…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Winter break may mean rest and relaxation for many students. But for Men’s and Women’s Basketball student-athletes, it meant the final non-conference games and the start of Atlantic 10 (A-10) play. Over the winter break, Women’s…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Men’s basketball defeated the University of Rhode Island 84-67 Sunday, Jan. 14. This is the Patriots’ first win over the Rams since they entered the Atlantic 10 in 2013. Mason struck first after sophmore Javon Greene…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball lost 66-56 Friday afternoon to the University of Houston despite leading by six at the half. The Patriots shot just 33.3 percent and scored only four free throws in the second half compared to…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Men’s basketball found itself back in the win column Friday night after defeating former Colonial Athletic Association foe James Madison University 66-53. “That was a great effort by our guys, that’s exactly what we’ve been looking…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball improved to 5-4 after they defeated former Colonial Athletic Association rival University of Delaware 72-46 Thursday night. The team extended their non-conference home winning streak to 14 games, which started during the 2016-2017…
BY ZACH SEAY STAFF WRITER Men’s basketball team missed another chance on Monday to add an impressive non-conference victory to their résumé in a 72-67 loss to the University of Vermont. Plagued by horrendous three-point shooting (3-18) and little defensive resistance…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR; DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Men’s Basketball Through the first eight games, men’s basketball has held a record of 3-5 on the season. Led by senior point guard Otis Livingston II and head coach Dave…