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Game #29 | George Mason (9-20, 3-13 A-10) vs. Saint Louis (17-12, 9-7 A-10) | Tuesday, March 3 | 8 p.m. ET | Chaifetz Arena | ESPN+ Molly Metress | Assistant Director For Communications Women’s Basketball Contact | George Mason University Athletics MASON BASKETBALL 4400 University Drive | MS 3A5 | Fairfax, Va. 22030 WNIT 2001 • 2004 • 2018 (o) (703) 993-3260 | (c) (703) 554-3456 | (e) [email protected] GoMason.com | Twitter: @MasonWBB Three Postseason Appearances (WNIT: 2001, 2004, 2018) | Two Atlantic 10 Players of the Year | One AP All-American | Eleven All-Atlantic 10 Honorees 2019-20 SCHEDULE (9-20, 3-13 A-10) A-10 FIRST ROUND Nov. 6 at Charleston W, 72-61 Date ................................................Tuesday, March 3 Nov. 10 VIRGINIA TECH L, 58-77 Time ............................................................ 8 p.m. ET Nov. 16 DETROIT MERCY W, 75-62 Location ............................................Saint Louis, Mo. Nov. 21 AMERICAN W, 73-55 Arena ..................................................Chaifetz Arena Broadcast ....................................................... ESPN+ Nov. 24 at Penn State W, 78-68 Series History .......................................SLU leads, 6-3 Nov. 26 Kansas City L, 58-64 Series Streak .................................................SLU, W2 Nov. 29 vs. Bradley! L, 59-61 Last Meeting .....................................SLU won, 64-51 GEORGEMIAMI (8-20,MASON 3-12) (9-20, 3-13) SAINT LOUIS (17-12, 9-7) Dec. 1 at Coastal Carolina! L, 59-74 PATRIOTSREDHAWKS BILLIKENS Dec. 4 BUCKNELL L, 51-64 PATRIOT POINTS Dec. 19 at Navy W, 67-58 uThe Patriots travel to Saint Louis for the first round of the u Six of Mason's conference games have been decided by five Dec. 21 HOWARD L, 75-86 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championships on Tuesday. points. The Patriots are 1-5 in those games, and 2-6 overall in games Dec. 29 at Delaware L, 44-63 Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. decided by five points or less. Dec. 31 at SMU W, 59-58 u The Patriots are the No. 13 seed in the tournament after u Cardaño-Hillary is second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (17.9 ppg) Jan. 4 G. WASHINGTON* W, 70-60 finishing conference play with a mark of 3-13. The Billikens and first in steals per game (2.3). Jan. 8 at Dayton* L, 55-59 (9-7) earned the No. 4 seed after winning the head-to-head u Jacy Bolton is ninth in the A-10 with 6.3 rebounds per game, and tiebreaker against UMass and Duquesne. Jan. 12 at St. Bonaventure* L, 47-62 second on the team in points per game (8.8). Jan. 15 DAVIDSON* L, 69-76 u Mason concluded the regular season with a 64-59 loss to La Jan. 19 FORDHAM* (CBSSN) L, 54-66 uCardaño-Hillary is the only player in program history to rank in the Salle on Senior Day (Feb. 29). After trailing by as many as nine Jan. 22 at Duquesne* L, 63-84 top-5 all-time in scoring (1,737), 3-pt field goals made (154) and in the fourth quarter, the Patriots pulled to within one with a Jan. 25 VCU* L, 63-82 steals (215). minute remaining (60-59), before falling to the Explorers. Jan. 29 at La Salle* L, 65-77 uBolton moved into seventh on Mason's all-time rebounding list u Junior Marika Korpinen scored a team-high 14 points in the with 733 boards, passing Jerolyn Weathersby (1987-91) with 727. Feb. 1 at Rhode Island* L, 42-47 contest. It marked her ninth double-digit scoring performance She's one rebound shy of a sixth-place tie with Moni Akintunde Feb. 5 UMASS* W, 73-56 this season, and seventh in A-10 play. (2004-08). Feb. 9 SAINT LOUIS* L, 51-64 u Mason will be playing in the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Feb. 15 at G. Washington* L, 57-62 uThe Patriots continue to be efficient on the offensive glass, ranking Championships for the seventh time. The Patriots are 3-6 all- Feb. 19 RICHMOND* L, 70-75 first in the A-10 in offensive rebounds per game (14.6). In A-10 time, having reached the quarterfinals two of the last four Feb. 22 at Saint Joseph’s* W, 54-49 games only, the Patriots are first in offensive rebounds per game seasons. With a win on Tuesday, Mason would advance to the Feb. 26 at VCU* L, 36-48 (13.9) and are +47 in total offensive rebounds (223-176). quarterfinals for the third time in program history. Feb. 29 LA SALLE* L, 59-64 u The Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship begins March u Cardaño-Hillary moved into second on Mason's all-time 3, with first round games at campus sites. The Dayton Flyers will Mar. 3 at Saint Louis % 8 p.m. ET scoring list with 1,737 career points, passing Taylor Brown host the quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship, Friday Mar. 6-8 Atlantic 10 Championships TBA (2013-16). She is now 10 points shy of a first-place tie with Keri through Sunday, March 6-8. Chaconas (1992-96) with 1,747 points. All Times EST PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) ! Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament No. Name Pos. Ht Cl Pts FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Min % A-10 Championship 5 Alexsis Grate G 5-6 Sr. 4.5 .356 .389 .649 2.2 2.2 20.2 * Atlantic 10 contest 11 Jacy Bolton G 6-0 Sr. 8.8 .354 .286 .741 6.3 2.4 33.7 TELEVISION/STREAMING KEY 14 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary G 5-7 Jr. 17.9 .352 .265 .765 5.1 3.2 34.3 CBSSN - CBS Sports Network 35 Allie McCool F 6-2 Sr. 2.4 .531 .167 .565 1.6 0.2 9.6 44 Sarah Kaminski G 5-9 Sr. 4.4 .270 .280 .667 3.3 1.4 23.3 KEY RESERVES No. Name Pos. Ht Cl Pts FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Min 1 Jazmyn Doster C 6-2 Fr. 2.5 .360 0.5 blk/gm .435 3.7 0.5 10.5 2 Tamia Lawhorne F 6-0 Fr. 5.3 .346 .333 .653 2.7 0.3 blk/game 14.9 3 Jordan Wakefield G 6-0 Fr. 2.4 .246 .148 .542 2.0 0.4 11.9 4 Livija Kaktaite G 5-7 So. 0.4 .600 .500 .750 0.4 0.4 4.0 12 Marika Korpinen G 5-9 Jr. 6.0 .325 .320 .827 2.2 1.7 22.8 15 Devyn Wilson F 6-0 So. 1.5 .481 .500 .556 1.4 0.3 7.5 21 Vita Stam F 6-3 Fr. 1.3 .273 .000 .667 1.6 0.2 8.4 MASON BASKETBALL 2019-20 Women’s Basketball Game Notes #1Jazmyn Doster #2 Tamia Lawhorne #3 Jordan Wakefield #4 Livija Kaktaite Fr. • C • 6-2 Fr. • F • 6-0 Fr. • G • 6-0 So. • G • 5-7 Norfolk, Va. Amityville, N.Y. Abingdon, Md. Sveksna, Lithuania #5 Alexsis Grate #11 Jacy Bolton #12 Marika Korpinen #14 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary Sr. • G • 5-6 Sr. • G • 6-0 Jr. • G • 5-9 Jr. • G • 5-7 Hampton, Va. Drexel, Mo. Turku, Finland Madrid, Spain #15 Devyn Wilson #21 Vita Stam #24 Rachel Balzer #33 Camarie Gatling So. • F • 6-1 Fr. • F • 6-3 Fr. • G • 5-10 Jr. • F • 6-0 Smyrna, Ga. Utrecht, Netherlands Doylestown, Pa. Richmond, Va. #35 Allie McCool #44 Sarah Kaminski Sr. • F • 6-2 Sr. • G • 5-9 St. Leon, Ind. Plymouth, Minn. 2019-20 George Mason University Basketball GoMason.com/@MasonWBB MASON BASKETBALL 2019-20 Broadcast Roster C • 6-2 • Fr. • Norfolk, Va. • Lake Taylor Jazmyn Doster • Made first career start at SMU, in 30 minutes of play MIN PTS REB APG FG% BPG FT% •Posted season-high seven boards with 4 pts at Penn State 2019-20 10.5 2.5 3.7 0.5 .360 0.5 .435 1 • First career double-double (11pts/12 rebs) at La Salle CAREER 10.5 2.5 3.7 0.5 .360 0.5 .435 F • 6-0 • Fr. • Amityville, N.Y. • Long Island Lutheran Tamia Lawhorne • Posted 16 pts and 8 rebs in collegiate debut vs. CofC (Nov. 6) MIN PTS REB BPG FG% 3FG% FT% 2019-20 •Season-high 22 points vs. GW, scored 15 pts in 3rd quarter 14.9 5.3 2.7 0.3 .346 .333 .653 CAREER 14.9 5.3 2.7 0.3 .346 .333 .653 2 •21 points with career-high 4 3-pointers vs. Duquesne Jordan Wakefield G • 6-0 • Fr. • Abingdon, Md. • John Carroll MIN PTS REB APG FG% 3FG% FT% • Career-high 12 pts and six rebs in 16 mins of action vs. Richmond 2019-20 • Scored first career basket against Coastal on Dec. 1 11.9 2.4 2.0 0.4 .246 .148 .542 CAREER 11.9 2.4 2.0 0.4 .246 .148 .542 3 • Started the last two games, 6 pts/6rebs at VCU on Feb. 26 Livija Kaktaite G • 5-7 • So. • Sveksna, Lithuania • Long Island Lutheran • Represented Lithuania at the U-20 European Championships this summer MIN PTS REB APG FG% 3FG% FT% • Made first career start in 21 minutes of action at SMU 2019-20 4.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 .600 .500 .750 4 • Won gold medal in 2015 with Lithuania at U16 Championships CAREER 5.1 0.6 0.8 0.5 .238 .222 .700 Alexsis Grate G • 5-6 • Sr. • Hampton, Va.