WHEN: Friday, 4 p.m. | Sunday, 2 p.m.
WHERE: HTC Center, Conway S.C.
RECORDS: Mason (4-2, 0-0 A-10), Bradley (4-1, 0-0 MVC), Coastal Carolina (4-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)
SERIES HISTORY: The Patriots face both Bradley and Coastal Carolina for the first time in program history.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's basketball team tips off the Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic at 4 p.m. Friday against Bradley at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C.

The Patriots round out the tournament Sunday against host Coastal Carolina. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday's game will be broadcast on Coastal Carolina Digital Network.

PATRIOT POINTS
* Last time out, Kansas City outscored Mason 27-16 in the fourth quarter to rally past the Patriots, 64-58, on Tuesday night.

* Senior Jacy Bolton posted her 11th career double-double with a season-high 16 rebounds and 14 points. She tallied 11 of her 16 boards in the first half alone.

* Senior Sarah Kaminski posted a season-high 15 points with four three-pointers. She has scored three or more three-point field goals in four straight games.

* Junior Nicole Cardaño-Hillary, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, was held to three points on 1-of-16 shooting.

* The Patriots shot a season-high 28 three-point field goals, only converting on six of the attempts (.214).

* Senior Alexsis Grate dished out a career-best seven assists on Tuesday. The Patriots had 16 assists on 23 made field goals.

* Mason earned its first-ever win over Penn State, 78-68, on Nov. 24 at State College. It marked the Patriots' first win over a Power Five school since 2014.

* Against Penn State, Cardaño-Hillary scored a career-high 41 points, shooting 50.0 percent from the field (13-26) and 92.9 percent from the charity stripe (13-14). Her 41 points are tied for the third most by a Div. 1 women's basketball player this season and tied for the sixth most in Atlantic 10 history.

* Cardaño-Hillary ranks 10th all-time in Mason's all-time scoring with 1,334 career points. She leads the league in scoring with 19.3 points per game.

* Mason is 2-0 on the road this season, defeating Charleston (72-61) and Penn State (78-68).

* Mason is 4-0 when scoring more than 70 points in a contest. When they fail to reach that mark, the Patriots are 0-2.

* Mason will face Bradley and Coastal Carolina for first time in program history.

NICOLE HONORED
Cardaño-Hillary was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for her performances during the week of Nov. 18-24. It marked her first A-10 Player of the Week honor of the season and fourth of her career. She also was recognized as College Madness' High-Major Conference Player of the Week for the A-10. She averaged 32.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game to lead Mason in wins over American and Penn State.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Mason will face both Bradley and Coastal Carolina for the first time in program history. The Patriots boast a 4-1 record against opponents from the Missouri Valley Conference but hold an overall record of 9-11 against Sun Belt opponents.

SCOUTING BRADLEY
Bradley brings a three-game win streak into this week's Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic after the Braves improved to 4-1 on the year with a 79-68 home victory over Miami (Ohio). The 4-1 start to the year marks the second straight season and 10th time in school history Bradley has kicked off a season with a 4-1 record or better. The Braves have back-to-back starts of 4-1 or better for the first time since 1981-82 (5-1) and 1980-81 (7-1).

The 2019-20 Bradley roster features nine returning letterwinners, including four starters, from a squad which finished fifth (10-8) in last year's MVC race. One of two Valley teams to return a pair of First-Team All-MVC performers in senior forward Chelsea Brackmann and junior guard Gabi Haack, the Braves will also be bolstered by the return of 2018-19 MVC Freshman of the Year Lasha Petree.

SCOUTING COASTAL CAROLINA
Coastal Carolina is a perfect 4-0 on the young season after picking up a win at Western California (66-43) on Nov. 24. Coastal will face fellow Atlantic 10 member Richmond on Friday. A win against the Spiders would give Coastal Carolina its best start, at 5-0, under head coach Jaida Williams and second best in program history.

CCU has three players averaging in double figures on the season. Reserve Z Esmon leads the team with 15.5 ppg, while Aja Blount comes off the bench to pour in 14.0 ppg and starter DJ Williams chipping in 12.5 ppg.

Senior Torrie Cash enters the Richmond contest needing just one point to have 1,000 career points combined between Monroe Community College and Coastal Carolina. She entered the last outing for CCU needing 11 points and found the bottom of the net for 10 points in the win against Western Carolina.

UP NEXT
Mason welcomes Bucknell to EagleBank Arena on Dec. 4 for Elementary School Day. Tip-off between the Bison and Patriots is scheduled for 11 a.m.