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 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…
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 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…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Dear Loyal Fourth Estate Sports Readers, This is my last issue as Sports Editor and I could have never imagined it would end like this. I foolishly thought there would be sports throughout my time…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Mason’s club sports programs’ seasons came to a halt Friday, March 13, when the university sent out an email that stated all events would be canceled through April 10 and that student organizations, teams and clubs…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR As the month of March begins, so too does one of the most exciting times of the year: college basketball tournament play. Mason will be traveling to Saint Louis to take on the Billikens at…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball fought back from a nine-point deficit and found themselves within one with under a minute to play. However, after a couple of missed shots and turnovers, Mason would eventually fall 64-59 in front…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Men’s basketball dropped to 4-11 in conference play and 15-13 overall after a narrow 62-55 loss to No. 4 Dayton. Here are three takeaways from the game: AJ Wilson plays well in big games Some…
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…