The George Mason Patriots (14-3, 5-1 A-10) defeated the Massachusetts Minutewomen (3-16, 1-6 A-10) 73-52 on Sunday afternoon. The Patriots have a 10-5 lead over the Minutewomen in the all-time series history.
The game started with the momentum being in the favor of UMass for the first quarter. The Minutewomen went 9-14 from the field (64.3%), and 3-3 from behind the arc, but after that quarter the Patriots were in complete control of the game. Mason was effective with shooting and rebounding the ball in the last three quarters, giving the Patriots full control.
The Patriots had three players in double figures for scoring. Sonia Smith led the way for Mason with 15 points, Zahirah Walton had 14 points, and Taylor Jameson had 10 points to round out all scorers in double digits. Kennedy Harris and Jazmyn Doster had 8 points apiece, Paula Suarez had 6 points, Amy O’Hara and Ta’Viyanna Habib each had 4 points, and Jada Brown and Nekhu Mitchell each had 2 points to round out all scorers for the Patriots.
The Minutewomen had two players in double figures for scoring. Kristin Williams led the way for UMass with 20 points which set a new career-high and Bre Bellamy had 11 points to round out all scorers in double digits. Lilly Ferguson had 6 points, Alexsia Rose and Chinenye Odenigbo had 4 points apiece, Tori Hyduke had 3 points, and Stefanie Kulesza and Mikenzie Jone each had 2 points apiece to round out all scorers for the Minutewomen.
Mason travels to the Smith Center to face their conference rival, the George Washington Revolutionaries (8-10, 1-5 A-10) on Wednesday, January 24th at 12pm. This will be the 44th meeting between these two teams, and the Revolutionaries have a 29-14 lead over the Patriots.
UMass travels down to Belk Arena to face the Davidson Wildcats (13-5, 3-4 A-10) on Wednesday, January 24th at 7pm. This will be the 14th meeting between these two teams, and the Minutewomen have a 9-4 lead over the Wildcats.
Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Scoreboard:
- Saturday, January 20th
- The Virginia Commonwealth Rams (16-2, 5-1) defeated the La Salle Explorers (6-12, 3-4) 66-50.
- The Loyola Chicago Ramblers (10-8, 4-3) defeated the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (4-14, 1-6) 78-50.
- The Saint Louis Billikens (8-12, 3-4) defeated the George Washington Revolutionaries (8-10, 1-5) 66-56.
- The Richmond Spiders (17-3, 7-0) defeated the Dayton Flyers (8-10, 2-5) 72-39.
- Sunday, January 21st
- The Saint Joseph’s Hawks (17-2, 6-1) defeated the Rhode Island Rams (12-8, 4-3) 51-48.
- The Duquesne Dukes (10-8, 5-2) defeated the Davidson Wildcats (13-5, 3-4) 66-59.
- The George Mason Patriots (14-3, 5-1) defeated the Massachusetts Minutewomen (3-16, 1-6) 73-52.
Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Upcoming Schedule:
- Wednesday, January 24th
- Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (16-2, 5-1) at Dayton Flyers (8-10, 2-5) at 11am.
- Rhode Island Rams (12-8, 4-3) at La Salle Explorers (6-12, 3-4) at 11am.
- George Mason Patriots (14-3, 5-1) at George Washington Revolutionaries (8-10, 1-5) at 12pm.
- Richmond Spiders (17-3, 7-0) at Duquesne Dukes (10-8, 5-2) at 6pm.
- Massachusetts Minutewomen (3-16, 1-6) at Davidson Wildcats (13-5, 3-4) at 7pm.
- Loyola Chicago Ramblers (10-8, 4-3) at Fordham Rams (6-12, 1-6) at 7pm.
Featured Image: Chris Tucci, UMass Athletics
Kaily “KG” Godek is a current student at Western New England University (WNE). She has been a supporter of UMass Athletics for over 15 years. Kaily focuses on both UMass Basketball teams and occasionally on the other Women’s Basketball teams in the conference. While writing for A10 Talk, she works in the athletic department at WNE. When she graduates from WNE she wants to go into Sports Broadcasting and Journalism. You can follow Kaily on X, formerly known as Twitter, @kgumass23.
