Sports In Brief
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT, SPORTS EDITOR Baseball Baseball won in their opening day game for the first time since 2014, taking on the University of Iowa. The Patriots scored three runs in the bottom of the third with help from…
Category: volleyball
My Purple Shoes
Men’s Volleyball’s Hayden Wagner shares his motivation for why he steps on to the court BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After choosing Mason, Hayden Wagner knew he had a difficult decision to make: either continue to play volleyball or pursue…
A Midway Check-up on Mason Athletics
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR; DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Men’s Basketball Through the first eight games, men’s basketball has held a record of 3-5 on the season. Led by senior point guard Otis Livingston II and head coach Dave…
The Best of Both Worlds
Junior volleyball player goes above and beyond in her academic and athletic careers BY KIM BARTENFELDER STAFF WRITER Junior Bailey Williams is revamping the image of student-athletes at Mason. Excelling on the court as an outside hitter for Mason’s women’s volleyball…
You Got A Friend In Me
Senior Catie Espinoza speaks on her impact of women’s volleyball BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR It doesn’t take much to make someone smile. The smallest joke, or even smiling first, makes an impact on your teammates in any moment, especially…
Sports in Brief
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Men’s soccer 10/10 Men’s Soccer improved to 4-5 and 2-1 in the Atlantic 10 on Wednesday night after their 3-0 victory at La Salle, who dropped to 2-9-1 overall and 0-3-1 in conference play. This…
An Unexpected Leader
Two time Co-Rookie of the Week brings a breath of fresh air to the women’s volleyball program BY KARL PANTON STAFF WRITER It’s been a long journey for Mason Women’s Volleyball— for the 2017-2018 season, they had six wins. More than…
A Whole New World
Mason volleyball freshman talks about her transition from Hawaii to Fairfax BY MANSUR SHAHEEN STAFF WRITER Fairfax, Virginia, is more than 4,500 miles from Laie, Hawaii. The trip from the rural Hawaiian city to the suburbs of northern Virginia takes over…