BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Ever since Justin Kier started playing basketball around the age of 9, he wanted to be the best. However, his road to Division I basketball was a long and arduous one. When Kier was…
Big Shot Boyd BY ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER Men’s basketball senior guard Ian Boyd has been a standout player for the program over the last four years. However, it might surprise fans to know that he almost played a different…
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…
BY ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER During Mason’s triumphant victory over VCU on Feb. 12, men’s basketball forward AJ Wilson seized his place in the team’s history by breaking a record that stood for 20 years. With just over 10 minutes…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Men’s basketball improved to 4-10 in conference play and 15-12 on the season with a narrow win over Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 22. Javon Greene led the team with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Here…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Young athletes try out for new sports for various reasons. Some athletes want to try something new or their parents make them play, but not for men’s volleyball’s Bryce Gatling. Gatling played tennis in seventh…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Jack Tempchin has never once shied away from a challenge. The five foot seven point guard played baseball, soccer and basketball as a child, but chose to pursue basketball because it seemed like more of…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Men’s basketball fell 78-64 to URI to fall to 2-6 in conference play and 13-8 overall. Here are three takeaways from the game: Free throw shooting needs to improve Multiple times in the second half…
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 Men’s basketball improved to 13-6 and 2-4 in conference play with the team’s 73-63 win over UMass Wednesday night. Head coach Dave Paulsen opened up the press conference by saying, “That was a great team…