(Davon Marion / Fourth Estate) 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 46-37 defensive battle on Monday afternoon against the Spiders. Head Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis … [Read more...] about Patriots Get Revenge Against Richmond
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Hunger’s 31 Points Sink Patriots
(Mitchell Richtmyre / Fourth Estate) Patriots fall to GW, lose consecutive games for first time this season BY BRIAN A. HAYUM, SPORTS EDITOR Mason men’s basketball (21-5, 9-4 Atlantic 10) lost its second straight game on Feb. 13, falling to the GW Revolutionaries 72-53 in Washington, D.C. It was GW senior forward Luke Hunger’s night. The transfer from Northwestern stepped in … [Read more...] about Hunger’s 31 Points Sink Patriots
Ilia Malinin Shocks Mason Crowd With Eighth-Place Performance
(Mitchell Richtmyre / Fourth Estate) Students and staff watch Malinin’s performance at the JC BY ISABELLA PEARLSTEIN, STAFF WRITER AND LOUIS VOLKER, COPY EDITOR Mason students packed the Johnson Center Friday as they eagerly awaited fellow Patriot Ilia Malinin’s gold medal-worthy performance. Several falls and failed jumps later, the packed student center fell quiet as Malinin … [Read more...] about Ilia Malinin Shocks Mason Crowd With Eighth-Place Performance
Patriots Tumble in A-10 Battle Against Rhode Island
(Mitchell Richtmyre / Fourth Estate) Mason falls to 11-2 in conference play BY YONATAN DANIEL AND RITHVIK HARI, STAFF WRITERS The Patriots took a devastating 79-63 loss against A-10 powerhouse Rhode Island on Feb. 14. After starting the season 10-0 in conference play, Mason suffered their second conference loss in a week. Despite the impressive performance from graduate … [Read more...] about Patriots Tumble in A-10 Battle Against Rhode Island
Perfect No More: Patriots Win Streak Snapped by Richmond
(Davon Marion / Fourth Estate) 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 a 71-57 Richmond win on Feb. 7. The loss is Mason women’s basketball’s first conference loss of the … [Read more...] about Perfect No More: Patriots Win Streak Snapped by Richmond