Lateisha Wade scored 21 points on 10 of 16 shooting while Tracy Ann Holness recorded 12 points and eight rebounds as the George Mason women's basketball team grabbed a road win at Northeastern, 67-58.

Three Huskies scored in double figures but it couldn't make up for Wade's effort as Nikkia Slade joined Wade and Holness in double figures, with 11 points.

The first half was tightly contested with five ties and three lead changes. The Huskies jumped on the board early with a 7-4 run to open the game. The Patriots soon scored six unanswered points, taking a 12-10 lead on a three-pointer from Wade. The Huskies got back on top with 9:07 remaining in the first half on a three from Smallwood, part of her 3-for-5 performance from beyond the arc. Mason quickly answered as Slade hit a jumper to reclaim a one-point lead for the Patriots.

Mason stretched its lead to as many as five in the first half, but the Huskies came back to tie the game with 2:14 on the clock on a three-pointer from Feldman. After Slade made two free throws for the Patriots, Burrows set up Stefanie Hodell who nailed a shot to tie the game at 34 with 52 seconds remaining. A layup at the buzzer from Wade gave the Patriots a two-point lead at halftime.

The Huskies tied the game again on their first possession of the second half when Feldman made a jumper. Northeastern got a three-pointer from Burrows to take the lead. After a Wade layup, Erica Sheppard made two free throws to give the Huskies a 41-40 lead with 17:16 on the clock. Wade hit another jumper to take back the lead for Mason and the Patriots held on to the lead for the remainder of the game, stretching the lead to as many as 10 points. The Huskies got to within four after a Burrows 3-pointer with 1:13 remaining, but the Patriots scored five unanswered points to close out the contest.

Shaleyse Smallwood scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Huskies. Jody Burrows scored 15 points, shooting 5-for-10 from the field, and Ashlee Feldman added 10 points. Smallwood, Siggi Scherpiet and Lucia Pablos each dished three assists to lead the Huskies in that category.

The Huskies shot 19 of 56 (33.9 percent) from the floor, while the Patriots went 28 of 58 (48.3 percent). The Patriots ou-trebounded the Huskies, 39-32.

The loss drops the Huskies to 7-15 (3-10 CAA), while the Patriots improve to 9-13 (5-8 CAA).

The Patriots return to actin on Friday when they play at James Madison at 7 p.m.