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GEORGE MASON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GEORGE MASON PATRIOTS (13-11, 5-6 ATLANTIC 10) vs. VCU RAMS (19-6, 11-1 ATLANTIC 10) Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 • 2 p.m. • Fairfax, Va. 25 EagleBank Arena (7,860) • ESPN+ • PxP: Zach Hamilton 2018-19BROADCAST SCHEDULE INFO BROADCASTMASON INFO INFO STORYLINES N. 6 LOYOLA (MD.) W, 70-38 » The Patriots cap a two-game homes- N. 9 at Air Force Academy W, 78-71 GEORGE MASON tand against in-state rival VCU. Mason has won four of five in the series, includ- N. 14 at American L, 86-71 PATRIOTS N. 18 COLGATE W, 64-61 ing two straight. N. 21 at Kansas L, 77-56 Record 13-11 (5-6 A-10) » Guard Nicole Cardaño-Hillary is tied for N. 23 at UMKC W, 91-84 2017-18 Record 24-10 (11-5 A-10) 15th in the nation and leads the Atlantic N. 28 at Howard L, 73-59 10 with 20.8 points a game. The sopho- more from Madrid, Spain, has scored D. 2 at Washington L, 81-52 Coach Nyla Milleson (Kansas State, ‘85) more than 20 points in 13 games this D. 6 DELAWARE W, 72-46 Career Record 373-220/19th season year and has recorded three 30-point D. 9 at Eastern Kentucky W, 91-75 Mason Record 83-97/Sixth Season D. 21 HOUSTON L, 66-56 plus games. She currently ranks 16th all- D. 29 UMES W, 70-49 BROADCASTVCU INFO INFO time at Mason with 1,103 career points D. 31 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON W, 66-52 in just 58 games. She also leads the A-10 VCU in steals with 53 and ranks 19th at Mason J. 6 at Davidson* L, 67-59 all-time with 137 in less than two years. J. 10 ST. BONAVENTURE* L, 68-57 RAMS » Jacy Bolton (10.2 ppg) and Camarie J. 13 DUQUESNE* L, 60-57 Record 19-6 (11-1 A-10) J. 16 at Massachusetts* W, 70-52 Gatling (8.7 ppg) have provided a boost 2017-18 Record 7-22 (4-12 A-10) down low. Bolton is second in the Atlan- J. 19 at George Washington* W, 64-60 J. 27 RHODE ISLAND* W, 75-69 tic 10 with 8.5 rebounds a game and her eight double-doubles are second-most J. 31 at Saint Louis* L, 60-53 Coach Beth O’Boyle (Gettysburg, ‘98) in the league. Gatling ranks second in the Career Record 174-150/11th season A-10 in shooting percentage (.558). F. 3 at St. Bonaventure* L, 64-55 VCU Record 81-67/Fifth season F. 6 GW* W, 61-46 F. 10 at Fordham L, 64-53 BROADCASTSERIES INFO INFO » The Patriots are 12-1 when they reach F. 14 LA SALLE* W, 59-42 the 60-point plateau. Mason is averaging Series record Mason leads 32-30 71.6 points in wins while only scoring F. 17 VCU* 2 p.m. Last meeting Mason 65, VCU 42 F. 21 at Richmond* 7 p.m. 57.1 points during losses. Conversely, the Feb. 15, 2018, Richmond, Va. Patriots are just 1-10 when they score F. 24 DAYTON* 2 p.m. Series streak Mason, W2 F. 27 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 4 p.m. less than 60 points. PROBABLE LINEUP M. 2 at La Salle* 2 p.m. M. 5 First Round (Campus sites)^ TBA PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Player GP-GS PPG RPG A FG% FT% M. 8 Quarterfinals (Pittsburgh)^ TBA G/F 11 Jacy Bolton (Jr., 6-0) 24-24 10.2 8.5 55 .426 .750 M. 9 Semifinals (Pittsburgh)^ TBA G 12 Marika Korpinen (So., 5-9) 24-18 6.1 3.4 40 .331 .500 M. 10 Championship (Pittsburgh)^ Noon G 14 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary (So., 5-7) 24-24 20.8 3.9 78 .385 .759 All times Eastern F 33 Camarie Gatling (So., 6-0) 24-18 8.7 5.0 23 .558 .444 All home games and A-10 games streamed G/F 44 Sarah Kaminski (Jr., 5-19) 24-13 7.5 3.3 32 .365 .765 on ESPN+ OFF THE BENCH * A-10 Contest Pos. No. Player GP-GS PPG RPG A FG% FT% ^ A-10 Tournament (Hosted by Duquesne at G 4 Livija Kaktaite (Fr., 5-7) 23-0 0.8 1.1 13 .206 .500 Palumbo Center) G 5 Alexsis Grate (Jr., 5-6) 24-12 3.8 2.3 44 .300 .696 G 10 Jewel Triggs (Sr., 5-11) 24-0 2.2 3.6 16 .432 .543 F 15 Devyn Wilson (Fr., 6-1) 18-0 0.6 1.1 1 .429 .500 F 21 Casey Davis (R-Sr., 6-2) 12-5 2.0 2.8 4 .500 .667 F 35 Allie McCool (Jr. 6-2) 24-3 3.5 3.1 9 .447 .577 George Mason Women’s Basketball Roster 2018-19 Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 4 Livija Kaktaite G Fr. 5-7 Sveksna, Lithuania/Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) 5 Alexsis Grate G Jr. 5-6 Hampton, Va./Bethel 10 Jewel Triggs G Sr. 5-11 Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux 11 Jacy Bolton G/F Jr. 6-0 Drexel, Mo./Drexel 12 Marika Korpinen G So. 5-9 Turku, Finland/Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) 13 Rosie Schweizer F Fr. 6-1 Canberra, Australia/Canberra Girls Grammar 14 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary G So. 5-7 Madrid, Spain/Vista Ridge (Georgetown, Texas) 15 Devyn Wilson F Fr. 6-1 Smyrna, Ga./Norcross 21 Casey Davis F R-Sr. 6-2 Gambrills, Md./Elizabeth Seton 33 Camarie Gatling F So. 6-0 Richmond, Va./Highland Springs 35 Allie McCool F Jr. 6-2 St. Leon, Ind./East Central 44 Sarah Kaminski G Jr. 5-9 Plymouth, Minn./Minnehaha 2018-19 Alphabetical Roster No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 11 Jacy Bolton G/F Jr. 6-0 Drexel, Mo./Drexel 14 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary G So. 5-7 Madrid, Spain/Vista Ridge (Georgetown, Texas) 21 Casey Davis F R-Sr. 6-2 Gambrills, Md./Elizabeth Seton 33 Camarie Gatling F So. 6-0 Richmond, Va./Highland Springs 5 Alexsis Grate G Jr. 5-6 Hampton, Va./Bethel 4 Livija Kaktaite G Fr. 5-7 Sveksna, Lithuania/Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) 44 Sarah Kaminski G Jr. 5-9 Plymouth, Minn./Minnehaha 12 Marika Korpinen G So. 5-9 Turku Finland/Long Island Lutheran 35 Allie McCool F Jr. 6-2 St. Leon, Ind./East Central 13 Rosie Schweizer F Fr. 6-0 Canberra, Australia/Canberra Girls Grammar 10 Jewel Triggs G Sr. 5-11 Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux 15 Devyn Wilson F Fr. 6-1 Smyrna, Ga./Norcross Head Coach: Nyla Milleson (Kansas State, 1985) Assistant Coaches: Tajama Abraham Ngongba (George Washington, 1997) Bob Dunn (Dayton, 2010) Kaci Bailey (Southern Illinois, 2009) Director, Basketball Operations: Amber Easter (George Mason, 2013) Graduate Manager: BreAnna Fraser (Eastern Nazarene, 2017) Athletic Trainer: Emily Deck (High Point, 2004) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Faith Brown (Shaw, 2014) Administrative Assistant: Meghan McVay PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Livija Kaktaite… Liv-ee-ah (like Olivia) Kawk-tie-tuh Marika Korpinen… Ma-REEK-a CORP-a-nen Nicole Cardaño-Hillary… Car-DAWN-yo Camarie Gatling… Kam-a-REE Gat-Ling Sarah Kaminski … Ka-MINCE-key Rosie Schweizer… Swite-ZER Nyla Milleson… Mill-a-SON Tajama Ngongba… TAJ-mah GONG-ba George Mason University 2018-19 Women’s Basketball QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Returning Players (2017-18 Averages) Location Fairfax, Va. Name PPG RPG FG% Founded 1957 (University status, 1972) Nicole Cardaño-Hillary 17.8 3.3 34.7 Enrollment 34,904 (23,812 Undergraduate) Jacy Bolton 9.5 4.4 43.5 Nickname Patriots Sarah Kaminski 6.5 2.9 34.2 Colors Green and Gold Camarie Gatling 4.2 3.0 50.8 Arena (Capacity) EagleBank Arena (7,860) Alexsis Grate 2.9 1.3 39.4 Press Row Phone 703-993-3044 Marika Korpinen 2.4 1.4 30.1 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Atlantic 10 Conference Allie McCool 0.9 1.0 45.0 President Dr. Ángel G. Cabrera Jewel Triggs 0.5 1.1 8.3 Athletic Director Brad Edwards Casey Davis 0.3 0.5 50.0 Senior Woman Administrator Kelly Webb Athletic Website GoMason.com Letterwinners Lost (2017-18 Averages) Name PPG RPG FG% BASKETBALL STAFF Natalie Butler 19.2 16.6 52.9 Head Coach Nyla Milleson (Kansas State, ‘85) Tayler Dodson 5.3 5.5 36.6 Overall Record 373-220 (19th season) Camden Musgrave 2.7 1.3 27.8 Record at Mason 83-97 (Sixth season) Danielle Deoul 1.8 1.5 66.7 Assistant Coaches Tajama Ngongba (George Washington, ‘97) Taylor Byrne 0.8 0.6 25.0 Bob Dunn (Dayton, ‘10) Kaci Bailey (Southern Illinois, ‘09) Newcomers Director of Basketball Operations Amber Easter Name P Ht Hometown Previous School Graduate Manager BreAnna Fraser Arianna Freeman G 5-9 Manassas, Va. Colorado Administrative Assistant Meghan Moran Livija Kaktaite G 5-7 Sveksna, Lithuania Long Island Lutheran Athletic Trainer Emily Deck Rosie Schweiser F 6-0 Canberra, Australia Canberra Basketball Office Number (703) 993-3240 Devyn Wilson F 6-1 Smyrna, Ga. Norcross HISTORY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS First Year of Basketball 1973-74 Women’s Basketball SID Jerome Boettcher Overall All-time Record 578-604 (.489) Office phone (703) 993-3264 All-time Home Record 212-148 (.589) E-mail [email protected] Postseason Appearances: Three (WNIT) Fax: (703) 993-3259 Appearances/years Mailing Address: MSN 3A5/Sports Information 2018 WNIT W, vs.