Mason’s Equestrian Club talks competition and team bonding BY ALEXANDRIA MCALPINE, ART DIRECTOR Imagine waking up at 4 a.m. in the dead of winter to drive 45 minutes to work out in the cold. For the 25 members of the…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR After starting 0-3 in conference play, Women’s Basketball has rattled off three straight wins after defeating the University of Rhode Island 75-69 at home on Sunday. The Rams’ largest lead was 16-10 with 3:11 left…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Men’s Basketball defeated George Washington University 62-55 for just the fourth time in school history. The Patriots got off to a much slower start than many expected in the latest installment of the Revolutionary Rivalry, as…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Track and Field Both the Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams have started the Indoor season off on the right foot, performing well in their first three meets of the season and tallying 11 Atlantic 10…
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…