Feb. 25, 2006

George Mason University (10-15, 6-10 CAA) vs. Towson (8-17, 3-13)
February 26, 2006; 3 p.m.
Fairfax, Va. (Patriot Center)

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Series Record George Mason holds a 13-1 advantage in the overall series against Towson. Last season the Patriots dropped a 72-60 decision to the Tigers on Jan. 2 in Maryland, but rebounded with a 68-45 win on Feb. 11 at the Patriot Center. The first time these two teams met was on Dec. 9, 1982 and Mason edged Towson, 68-66.

Televised Game Mason's game against Towson is televised and will be aired on Comcast SportsNet. Al Koken will serve as the play-by-play commentator and Marianne Stanley will serve as the color analyst.

About Towson Towson has lost 12 of its last 13 games, including four-straight. The Tigers' last win came against Virginia Commonwealth on Feb. 10 in Towson by an overtime score of 62-61. The Tigers own a 2-7 mark in away games thus far this season and are 8-17 overall. Tierra Jackson leads TU in averaging 15.9 points per game and rebounds (7.7).

Last Time on the Court

George Mason registered a season-high point total Friday night in its 83-70 victory over Georgia State in Atlanta, Ga. at the GSU Sports Arena. Junior forward Tracy Ann Holness tallied a game-high 25 points for a new career-best in the Colonial Athletic Association win.

Mason's final 15 points were scored from the line and the Patriots ended the night with a free throw percentage of 89 (25-of-28). In addition, there were a total of 19 baskets made from beyond the arc and Mason banked 10 of them, for a new season-high. In addition, Holness' point total marks a new season-high of points scored by a Patriot in a single game this year.

After being down by five points, Georgia State's largest lead of the first half, Mason scored six unanswered points to give the Patriots a 21-20 lead at the 5:26 mark. Holness scored two of her 25 points of the night with just under three minutes remaining to give Mason a three-point advantage. The lead went back and forth in the closing minutes, but Mason held on and went into intermission with a slight lead over the Panthers (32-31).

The Patriots extended their lead to 44-38 in the opening minutes of the second stanza, which included back-to-back 3-pointers by senior guard Jen Daniels and Holness. Mason went on a 12-0 run to give the Patriots an 11-point cushion (63-52) with about seven minutes remaining. Georgia State pulled to within seven, but could not get any closer as the Patriots made all of their free throws in the last two minutes of the game.

Mason shot 40 percent on the night (24-of-60), while GSU was 24-of-68 from the field. The Panthers outrebounded the Patriots, 46-38, while Mason stole the ball 11 times to GSU's five. Including Holness, four Patriots ended the night in double figures - Lateisha Wade scored 22 points, Keyhana Wakefield notched 13, and Daniels finished with 12.

Points Galore Junior forward Tracy Ann Holness made a career-high 10 field goals and netted a personal-best 25 points at Georgia State on Feb. 24. Holness' point total marks a new season-high of points scored by a Patriot in a single game this year.

Freebies All-Around The Patriots made 25 of their 28 attempts from the charity stripe on Feb. 24 for a season-high 89 percent from the line.

New Standard for Treys Mason drained a season-high 10 baskets from beyond the arc in its 13-point win over GSU on Feb. 24.

And Then There Were Four Four Patriots scored in double figures on Friday, including Tracy Ann Holness (25), Lateisha Wade (22), Keyhana Wakefield (13) and Jen Daniels (12).

Most this Year The 83 point showing on Friday, is the highest point total for the Patriots in a single game thus far this season.

Nearly Perfect Sophomore guards Keyhana Wakefield and Lateisha Wade each shot 8-of-9 from the free throw line against the Panthers.

70 or More Friday was the fifth time this season in which the Patriots collected 70 or more points and has won all of those contests.

Frequent Fliers After Friday's match-up in Atlanta, Mason has no more flights remaining this year. The Patriots finished the 2005-06 campaign with a 4-1 record when using a plane as the mode of transportation.

Stranded in Beantown George Mason's trip to Boston was extended for a day due to Mother Nature and the blizzard that affected the East Coast.

Season Sweep Mason has now swept two conference schools on the season as the Patriots defeated William & Mary (Jan. 15 & Feb. 5), along with Northeastern (Feb. 3 & Feb. 12).

70 or More After Mason's performance versus Northeastern on Feb. 3, the Patriots have now scored 70 or more points in four games this season and own a 4-0 record in those contests.

Playing Host For the second-straight year, George Mason will host the Colonial Athletic Association Championship which will be held from Mar. 8-11 at the Patriot Center.

In the Professional Ranks Former Mason standout Jen Derevjanik became just the second Patriot to play in the WNBA as she was on the Connecticut Sun's roster for both the 2004 & 2005 seasons. Both years the Sun made it to the WNBA Finals.