Feb. 28, 2009

The George Mason women's basketball team hits the road for the final time before heading to the 2009 CAA Championship, as the Patriots visit first-place Drexel on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off at the Daskalakis Center is set for 1 p.m.

Drexel enters Sunday's game atop the CAA standings with a 14-2 mark in league play and 19-8 record overall. The Dragons have won 11 straight games, including back-to-back overtime victories most recently. Gabriela Marginean powers the Dragons offense with 24 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

The Dragons lead the all-time series, 9-5, and have won the last six matchups.

Last time they met, Sophomore Brittany Poindexter notched her 10th double-figure scoring outing of the season with a team-high 13 points,but a sharp-shooting Drexel squad downed Mason, 71-52, in Colonial Athletic Association action on Feb. 5 at Patriot Center. Drexel improved to 13-8 and maintained a share of first place in the conference standings with an 8-2 CAA record, while the Patriots (2-19, 0-10) were denied their first conference win of the season. Poindexter's 13 points paced the Patriot offense, which was out-shot by a 53.3-to-40 percent margin from the field. Drexel saw four scorers reach double figures, led by 21 points from Gabriela Marginean.

Following Sunday's game, Mason will return home for the final game of the regular season when it hosts Delaware on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Three seniors will be honored prior to the game as it is the final home contest in the careers of Chynelle Rogers, Whitney Ward and Brittney Wilkins.