Walton’s 17-second-half points not enough as Patriots end season with loss to Quinnipiac in first invitational round BY BRIAN A. HAYUM, SPORTS EDITOR AND PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Mason women’s basketball fell short of a 15-point comeback against the…
No. 2 George Mason defeated by No. 1 Rhode Island BY BRIAN A. HAYUM, SPORTS EDITOR AND PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR No. 1 Rhode Island defeated No. 2 George Mason women’s basketball 53-51 in the A-10 Championship game on…
No. 2 Patriots cruise past No. 3 Spiders, book date with Rhode Island in A-10 tournament final BY BRIAN A. HAYUM, SPORTS EDITOR AND PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR George Mason women’s basketball (21-8, 16-2 in A-10) is one win…
Volker’s buzzer-beater seals incredible comeback as Patriots advance to A-10 semifinals BY BRIAN A. HAYUM, SPORTS EDITOR AND PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR According to ESPN analytics, junior guard Kennedy Harris’ turnover with 3:51 left in regulation gave George Mason…
Mason players and coaches celebrate regular season title by cutting EagleBank nets BY PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On the heels of a five-game win streak that culminated in the program’s first-ever regular season title, George Mason women’s basketball (21-8,…
Mason women’s basketball wins first-ever A-10 regular season title BY PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh, George Mason women’s basketball (21-8, 16-2 in A-10) closed out a historic season, winning their fifth straight game…
Mason wins fourth straight behind elite shooting performance in final home game BY NATHAN FERRARO, MANAGING EDITOR AND PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR In their final home game of the season, Mason women’s basketball (20-8, 15-2 in A-10) demolished Saint…
Zahirah Walton’s 22 points power the Patriots to a third straight win as they spread breast cancer awareness BY YONATAN DANIEL, STAFF WRITER AND PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Behind a resurgent Zahirah Walton, women’s basketball (19-8, 14-2 in A-10)…
Mason holds the Spiders to 37 points after recent loss BY PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Nine days after Richmond snapped George Mason’s undefeated Atlantic 10 streak with a 14-point loss, the Patriots evened the season series after surviving a…
Mason takes first A-10 loss of the season against the Spiders BY PETER MAHLER, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR In a battle of conference heavyweights, the Richmond Spiders suffocated Zahirah Walton and the Patriots, forcing them to shoot 32.8% en route to…