Women's Basketball | 1/18/2019 5:20:00 PM
WHO: George Mason at George Washington
WHEN: Saturday, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Charles E. Smith Center, Washington, D.C.
RECORDS: Mason (9-8, 1-3 Atlantic 10); George Washington (6-11, 3-1 Atlantic 10)
SERIES RECORD: George Washington leads 25-9
LAST MEETING: George Washington defeated Mason 64-59 on March 2, 2018 in Richmond, Va.
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SCOUTING GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Colonials (6-11, 3-1 A-10) have won three straight since dropping their league opener to Fordham on Jan. 5. George Washington is coming off a 67-59 win at La Salle on Wednesday. The Colonials are led by sophomore Neila Luma, who is averaging 10.8 points. GW, which won the A-10 tournament championship a year ago, is allowing just 53.3 points in conference games for fourth-lowest in the league.
SERIES HISTORY
The Colonials have won 13 straight and lead the all-time series 25-9. Mason last defeated George Washington on Dec. 22, 2011. The Patriots have not won at the Charles E. Smith Center since 2002. GW won all three meetings last year, including a 64-59 victory over the Patriots in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship in Richmond en route to capturing the tournament title.
ATLANTIC 10 LEADERS
Several Patriots are among the league's best in numerous statistical categories. Sophomore Nicole Cardaño-Hillary leads the Atlantic 10 in scoring with 20.4 points per game. In conference games, she is averaging a league-best 22.8 points. Sophomore forward
Camarie Gatling ranks first in the conference in shooting percentage (.560). Junior
Jacy Bolton, who has five double-doubles this season, first in the A-10 with 8.4 rebounds a game. She is tied for second in the A-10 in league games with 9.7 rebounds per game.
LAST TIME OUT
The Patriots rolled to a 70-52 victory at Massachusetts on Wednesday. Four players scored in double figures as guard Nicole Cardaño-Hillary scored a game-high 22 points in addition to dishing out five assists. Sophomore
Camarie Gatling was perfect from the field, shooting 7-for-7 for 15 points while she also set a career high with four assists. Juniors
Jacy Bolton and
Sarah Kaminski each had 12 points as Mason shot 44.8 percent from the field in securing their first Atlantic 10 win of the year.
