Dating back to legendary debates on the Virginia State Assembly, George Mason and George Washington are two of the most distinguished founding fathers. Political rivals and longtime friends, the two had estates overlooking the Potomac River only miles away. With George Mason authoring the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the precursor to the United States Bill of Rights, and George Washington leading the Continental Army to a victory in the Revolutionary War, the two men are woven into the fabric of American history.
Today, Washington and Mason are the namesakes to two of the top athletic programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference. As the schools face off for the third time as conference opponents, the budding rivalry is set to continue as one of the best in the nation. In its third year, The Revolutionary Rivalry is a year-long series between GW and George Mason athletics. After GW took the inaugural trophy in 2013-14, Mason and GW tied during the 2014-15 season. The Colonials have won the championship each of the last two school years. The two departments have pledged to compete for the Tri-Corner Hat Trophy. Between the Colonial Army and the Patriot Platoon, this year's rivalry is primed to be one for the history books.
2017-18 RIVALRY SCOREBOARD
| DATE |
SPORT |
WINNING TEAM |
RIVALRY SCORE |
MASON POINTS |
GW POINTS |
| 9/21/17 |
Women's Soccer vs. GW
|
Mason 4, GW 3 |
Mason leads 1-0 |
1 |
0 |
| 10/4/17 |
Men's Soccer at GW
|
GW 1, Mason 0 |
Tied 1-1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10/6/17 |
Women's Volleyball vs. GW
|
GW 3, Mason 2 |
GW leads 2-1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10/28/17 |
A-10 Men's Cross Country Championship |
Mason 8th, GW 3rd |
GW leads 3-1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10/28/17 |
A-10 Women's Cross Country Championship |
Mason 9th, GW 6th |
GW leads 4-1 |
0 |
1 |
| 11/3/17 |
Women's Volleyball at GW |
GW 3, Mason 1 |
GW leads 5-1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1/7/18 |
Women's Basketball at GW |
GW 62, Mason 52 |
GW leads 6-1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1/17/18 |
Men's Basketball at GW
|
GW 80, Mason 68 |
GW leads 7-1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2/7/18 |
Women's Basketball vs. GW |
GW 65, Mason 61 |
GW leads 8-1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2/10/18 |
Men's Basketball vs. GW (Homecoming 2017)
|
Mason 72, GW 65 |
GW leads 8-2 |
1 |
0 |
| 2/14/18-2/17/18 |
A-10 Men's Swimming & Diving Championships
|
Mason 0, GW 1 |
GW leads 9-2
|
0 |
1
|
| 2/14/18-2/17/18 |
A-10 Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
|
Mason 0, GW 1 |
GW leads 10-2 |
0 |
1
|
| 4/13/18 |
Tennis vs. GW |
Mason 0, GW 7 |
GW leads 11-3 |
0 |
1 |
| 4/18/18 |
Softball vs. GW (DH) |
Mason 4, GW 1
Mason 8, GW 1 |
GW leads 11-4
GW leads 12-4 |
1 |
1 |
| 4/27/18-4/29/18 |
A-10 Men's Golf Championship |
Mason 1, GW 0 |
GW leads 12-5 |
0 |
0 |
| 3/29/18 |
Lacrosse at GW |
Mason 25, GW 11 |
GW leads 10-3 |
1 |
0 |
5/4/18-
5/6/18 |
Baseball at GW |
Mason 0, GW 1
Mason 5, GW 3
Mason 4, GW 3 |
GW leads 12-6 |
1 |
0 |
| 5/5/18 |
A-10 Women's Rowing Championship |
Mason 0, GW 1 |
GW wins 13-6 |
0 |
1 |
