Giving Everything on the Court BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Alexsis Grate has always played basketball, but she got her start in an unconventional way in the early 2000s: She played on an all-boys team from the time she was…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR On Feb. 19, the women’s basketball fell to 2-11 in conference play and 8-18 after a crushing 75-70 loss to the University of Richmond. While Mason had chances to win it in the final seconds,…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball senior Sarah Kaminski has been in a gym and playing sports since before she can remember. The youngest of four siblings, Kaminski grew up playing baseball, softball, volleyball and basketball. The Plymouth, Minn. native…
BY DANA NICKEL CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Allie McCool sat in a folding chair in one of Mason’s practice courts for the basketball teams in the RAC. She fidgeted with her hands, her eyes darting between her fellow teammates still out on…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball fell to 2-9 in conference play after losing 64-51 to Saint Louis. Here are three takeaways from the game: Marika Korpinen has sparked the stagnant offense In the last two games, Marika Korpinen has…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Head coach Nyla Milleson and players Marika Korpinen and Jacy Bolton all had smiles on their faces at the post-game press conference. For the first time in a month, the Patriots were back in the…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR You never realize how much your family, your hometown and your culture mean to you until they are no longer a part of your daily life. This is what it is like for junior…
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…
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…
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…