BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Wednesday, men’s basketball defeated La Salle in their largest margin of victory in an Atlantic 10 game. The 33 point win is the largest A-10 win since the Patriots beat the Saint Louis Billikens…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Saturday, the Patriots fell to Norfolk State in their last game of their non-conference schedule. “You can’t win games if you can’t take care of the ball and make free throws,” head coach Dave Paulsen…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN STAFF WRITER Women’s basketball closed out non-conference play with a 69-46 win over Delaware State on Monday night and improved to 3-4. Head coach Nyla Milleson praised the team’s performance and application of the intangibles, saying, “The…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR “I think the biggest bummer today is we were so excited to get Milica [Manojlovic] eligible,” head coach Nyla Milleson said in the post-game press conference. Things didn’t start well for the Patriots when Manojlovic…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN STAFF WRITER “We’re better than we played today,” head coach Nyla Milleson said in her opening statement after women’s basketball dropped their second straight game. The 48-43 loss to William & Mary comes 10 days after the…
The fascinating story of Aron Yohannes BY BIKAR MICHAEL STAFF WRITER Aron Yohannes, an Eritrean immigrant, made a name for himself in the sports industry starting from the bottom. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Yohannes was raised as the youngest of seven…
Photo Courtesy of Mason Athletics BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Dec. 2, Mason men’s basketball announced that they were temporarily pausing activities after a positive COVID-19 test in the program. Before announcing their pause, basketball insider Jon Rothstein announced…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN STAFF WRITER Women’s basketball defeated Longwood 77-65 on Dec. 1 to improve to 2-1. The Lancers, who were once down 15, tied the game at 57 with 6:55 left in the fourth quarter. Mason then scored the next…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR This past weekend, Mason men’s basketball tipped off their 2020-2021 season in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Patriots faced off against Queens University, Belmont University and Howard University in the DC Paradise Jam….
BY NATALIE HEAVREN STAFF WRITER “First of all, it’s not over till it’s over,” head coach Nyla Milleson said after the women’s basketball team defeated Navy 72-68 to improve to 1-1. “I just really like the way that this team…