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…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Heading into Saturday’s game, Javon Greene led the team in assists (49) and steals (33) and is second on the team in rebounding (5.9 per game) and scoring (12.4 per game). Greene has had to…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Mason improved to 10-1 Saturday night after defeating local rival American 68-53. Here are three takeaways from the game: Balanced scoring Nine different Patriots scored, with Justin Kier leading the team with 14 points. Javon…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR In their first game back from the Cayman Islands, the Patriots narrowly defeated the Gamecocks 67-60. Here are three takeaways from the game: Kier is back In Justin Kier’s first home game back from an injury,…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Mason fell to 5-1 in their first away game of the season. Despite leading for most of the first half, Mason found themselves down 43-31. The Patriots continued to struggle in the second half…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Mason improved to 5-0 on the season Tuesday night after a 65-61 win over Loyola (Md.). Here are three takeaways from the game: Rebounding pays off Mason finished the game with 51 rebounds, their highest…
The Amazing Professor X BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR It’s not every day that you grow up with parents who both played college basketball. However, Mason men’s basketball’s Xavier Johnson was lucky enough to have that experience. Johnson’s mother,…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Mason improved to 4-0 for the third time ever as a program after an 83-70 win over JMU. A win Tuesday against Loyola (Md.) would set the record for the best start in program history. …
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Mason improved to 3-0 Wednesday night after defeating LIU 80-74. Here are three takeaways from the game. Need to Share the Ball The Patriots have struggled to share the ball throughout the season. Against the…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Men’s Basketball started off their second game of the season with another win. After getting off to a strong start Mason defeated Longwood, 76-65. Here are three takeaways: Utter Dominance Leads to Disengagement Mason…