FAIRFAX, Va. – One ended her collegiate career with a stellar senior season. The other started hers with a promising freshman campaign.
On Tuesday, both earned all-conference accolades. Senior
Kara Wright was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team and freshman
Jacy Bolton was tabbed to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team. Bolton is the first Mason player to be named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team since the team joined the league in 2013-14.
Wright, a 5-foot-11 guard/forward from Louisville, Ky., led the team in scoring (15.0 ppg), rebounding (6.2 rpg) and assists (3.0 apg). She also paced the Patriots in field goal shooting percentage (.417) and 3-point shooting percentage (.351). She currently ranks fifth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring in all games and conference play. She also ranked sixth in the league in minutes played per game (35.6).
She scored in double figures in 26 of 30 games and scored 20 points or more on five occasions. She also recorded her first five career double-doubles this season. In two seasons at Mason after transferring from Southeast Missouri State, she scored 782 points, grabbed 302 rebounds and dished out 163 assists. Earlier this season, she eclipsed 1,000 points for her collegiate career and finished with 1,239 points.
Bolton, a 6-foot guard/forward from Drexel, Mo., ranked third on the team in scoring (8.3 ppg) and rebounding (4.7 rpg). She led the Patriots in steals with 41 and free-throw shooting percentage (.831). Her 32 made 2-pointers were second only to Wright (33). Bolton's 250 points are the most by a Mason freshman since Amber Easter scored 334 in 2009-10.
Joining Wright as the only other player on the team to start all 30 games, she logged 28.2 minutes a game for second-most on the team. She twice scored a career high of 17 points and notched her first two career double-doubles.