Feb. 20, 2005

Box Score

Fairfax, Va.--George Mason University's women's basketball team (10-14, 6-9 CAA) fell to UNC Wilmington (7-17, 4-11) Sunday afternoon at the Patriot Center by a score of 51-47.

UNC Wilmington started the game on a 6-2 run, which was halted by a made 3-pointer from Mason junior guard Jen Daniels (Brigantine, N.J) at 15:13 (6-5). With the score tied at 10, Mason proceeded to score seven unanswered points for the Patriots' largest lead of the first half (17-10) with eight minutes remaining. The Seahawks took back the lead at the 4:51 mark after a lay-up by Lindsay Isom, which put the score at 19-18. UNCW went into the break with a four-point advantage (25-21).

Mason began the second half on a 10-4 run highlighted by Lauren Hediger's (Pittsburgh, Pa.) first 3-pointer of the game to take a 31-29 lead. UNCW would counter with five unanswered points before Julie Flanders (St. Thomas, V.I.) made two free throws at 10:21 to cut UNCW's lead to 34-33. Mason would eventually pull ahead with 6:48 left (38-37) in the game on a jumper from Tracy Ann Holness (Queens, N.Y.). The Seahawks' Megan Samis converted on a three point play to cap a 7-0 UNCW run with 1:46 left in the contest (46-43). The Seahawks maintained their lead down the stretch, despite a made trey by Daniels in the final minute which pulled Mason within three points.

Flanders would finish with a career-high five blocks while capturing her fifth career double-double with team highs in both points (11) and rebounds (13). Freshman guard Keyhana Wakefield (Brooklyn, N.Y.) came off the bench to net a team second best points and added four boards for the Patriots.

UNCW was led by Samis who registered her sixth career double-double as she led all scorers with 19 points and pulled down a game high 14 rebounds. Meg Withrow was nearly perfect from the foul line (9-10) to score a team second best nine points.

Mason shot 26 percent (16-61) on the afternoon, while UNCW connected on 16 of 46 attempts (34 percent). UNCW held on to the lead by shooting 18-24 from the charity stripe for the game, while Mason shot 47 percent (9-19).

The Patriots will return to action when they face Hofstra (12-10, 7-8) in Hempstead, N.Y. on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.