WHEN: Saturday, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, Pa.
RECORDS: Mason (8-18, 2-11 A-10), Saint Joseph's (9-16, 3-10)
SERIES RECORD: Mason trails, 9-4
LAST MEETING: Mason defeated Saint Joseph's 68-59 on Feb. 27, 2019 in Fairfax
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's basketball team looks to snap a three-game skid on Saturday against Saint Joseph's.

Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside Hagan Arena in Philadelphia. Saturday's game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+.
 
PATRIOT POINTS
* Mason is on a stretch of its A-10 schedule in which the Patriots play three of four games on the road. Mason looks for its first A-10 road win of the season.
 
* The Patriots suffered a 75-70 home loss to Richmond on Wednesday inside EagleBank Arena. Mason overcame a 15-point deficit to pull within one with 48 seconds remaining (71-70), but the Patriots' final two looks at the basket fell short.
 
* Four Patriots finished in double figures; Nicole Cardaño-Hillary (23), Jordan Wakefield (12), Jacy Bolton (10) and Marika Korpinen (10).
 
* Freshman Wakefield finished with career highs in points (12) and rebounds (6) in just 16 minutes of play. She scored nine points (3-3 FG) and grabbed three offensive boards in the fourth quarter.

* With a team-high 23 points vs. GW, Cardaño-Hillary moved into third on Mason's all-time scoring list with 1,687 points. She's six points shy of a second-place tie with Taylor Brown (2013-16) with 1,693 points. 

* The Patriots are 1-5 in games decided by five points or less. Three of their last four losses have been decided by five points.

* Mason ranks first in the A-10 and 27th nationally in offensive rebounds (15.0). In A-10 games only, the Patriots are first in offensive rebounds per game (14.5) and are +50 in total offensive rebounds (188-138) and +23 in total rebounds (501-478).

* Cardaño-Hillary has scored in double figures in 23-of-26 games this season and posted 20+ points in nine games. She has scored 30+ points in her career five times - the fifth most in school history.
 
* Korpinen has started the last 10 games in Atlantic 10 play, finishing in double figures in six of the contests. She's averaging 9.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game during the stretch.
 
* Cardaño-Hillary is second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (18.0 ppg) and first in steals per game (2.2). 
 
* Forward Camarie Gatling is second in the A-10 in field goal percentage (.506) and is third on the team in scoring, averaging 8.1 points per game.
 
* Bolton is ninth in the A-10 with 6.4 rebounds per game, and second on the team in points per game (9.0).
 
* Cardaño-Hillary is the only player in program history to rank in the top-5 all-time in scoring (1,687), 3-pt field goals made (148) and steals (207). 
 
* Cardaño-Hillary has recorded double-doubles in three of the last five games: 16 pts/10 rebs vs. Rhode Island; 17 pts/10 rebs vs. UMass; and 19 pts/10 rebs vs. GW.
 
* Bolton sits eighth on Mason's all-time rebounding list with 715 boards. She's 12 rebounds shy of a seventh-place tie with Jerolyn Weathersby (1987-91) with 727.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Saint Joseph's owns a 9-4 advantage in the all-time series. The Patriots have won three of the last four after the Hawks had won the previous five meetings. Last season, Mason defeated Saint Joseph's 68-59 on Feb. 27, 2019 in Fairfax. The win guaranteed the Patriots their second straight winning season, something they hadn't accomplished since the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. The 40 wins over the last two seasons were also the most wins in a two-year span in program history, eclipsing the previous mark of 39 between the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons.
 
SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
Saint Joseph's snapped a six-game losing streak with a gritty 63-54 win over Davidson on Wednesday. Sophomore guard Katie Jekot and junior guard Lula Roig combined for 32 points for their first win since Jan. 22, moving to 9-16 overall and 3-10 in the Atlantic 10.
 
Jekot leads the Hawks, averaging 10.5 points per game to go along with 2.4 rebounds. She's the only Hawk to start all 25 games this season. The Hawks rank first in the A-10 and 21st nationally in scoring defense, allowing an average 55.9 points per game.
 
UP NEXT
Mason remains on the road for a Wednesday matchup against VCU (Feb. 25). Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. inside the Siegel Center in Richmond.