WHEN: Sunday, 2 p.m.
WHERE: EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Va.
RECORDS: Mason (8-15, 2-8 A-10), Saint Louis (13-9, 5-4 A-10)
SERIES RECORD: Mason trails, 5-3
LAST MEETING: Saint Louis defeated Mason 60-53 on Jan. 31, 2019 in St. Louis
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's basketball team hosts Saint Louis on Sunday for its annual Play4Kay Pink Game.
Tip-off between the Patriots and Billikens is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside EagleBank Arena. Sunday's game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+, with commentary by
Steve Kolbe. In addition, Shawn Ouellette will call the game on the GoMason Digital Network, with pre-game coverage beginning at 1:50 p.m.
PATRIOT POINTS
* Mason snapped an eight-game losing streak with a commanding 73-56 win over UMass on Wednesday inside EagleBank Arena. The Patriots improved to 4-7 at home this season.
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Jacy Bolton (17), Nicole Cardaño-Hillary (17) and
Marika Korpinen (16) combined for 50 of Mason's 73 points.
* Cardaño-Hillary has posted back-to-back double-doubles over the last two games – the firsts of her career.
* Korpinen scored 12 of her 16 points in the first half. She also added a career-high eight rebounds.
* The Patriots shot 41.4 percent (24-58) from the field and made seven 3-pointers (.292). Mason improved to 7-2 when shooting 40.0 percent or better. The Patriots also finished with 18 assists on their 24 field goal attempts made.
* Mason was +11 on the glass (46-35) and outscored the Minutewomen 26-17 in the second quarter.
* Freshman
Jazmyn Doster added seven points and seven rebounds while junior
Camarie Gatling posted nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.
* With a team-high 16 points vs. Rhode Island, Cardaño-Hillary became just the fifth player in program history to surpass 1,600 points in their career. She's 15 points shy of a fourth-place tie with Jen Derevjanik (2000-04) with 1,637 points.
* Cardaño-Hillary is second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (17.6 ppg). Forward
Camarie Gatling is second in the A-10 in field goal percentage (.519) and is third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.0 points per game.
* Bolton is tied ninth in the A-10 with 6.5 rebounds per game, and second on the team in points per game (9.4).
* Cardaño-Hillary is the only player in program history to rank in the top-5 all-time in scoring (1,622), 3-pt field goals made (145) and steals (199).
* Bolton surpassed 600 career rebounds with six boards against Bradley (Nov. 29). She now sits eighth all-time with 700 rebounds. She's 27 rebounds shy of a seventh-place tie with Jerolyn Weathersby (1987-91) with 727.
* When scoring more than 70 points, Mason is 6-1. In wins, they are averaging 70.9 points while allowing just 59.8 points a game.
* Cardaño-Hillary has scored in double figures in 20-of-23 games this season and posted 20+ points in seven games. She has scored 30+ points in her career five times - the fifth most in school history.
* Mason ranks first in the A-10 in offensive rebounds (14.8). In A-10 games only, the Patriots are third in offensive rebounds per game (13.9) and are +34 in total offensive rebounds (139-05) and +21 in total rebounds (388-367).
SERIES HISTORY
The Billikens hold a 5-3 advantage in the all-time series. Saint Louis won the last match-up, 60-53, in St. Louis. Mason is 2-2 at home against the Billikens.
SCOUTING SAINT LOUIS
Kendra Wilken recorded her fifth double-double, including a career-best 23 points, to lead Saint Louis to a 63-48 win over Saint Joseph's on Thursday night. Wilken also tallied 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal for the Billikens (13-9, 5-4 A-10).
Saint Louis is one of three A-10 teams who have four players averaging 10+ points per game: Ciaja Harbison (14.6), Wilken (10.8), Myia Clark (10.6) and Rachel Kent (10.4).
The Billikens have won three straight to sit seventh in league standings.
UP NEXT
Mason is off from game competition until Saturday, when the Patriots travel to George Washington. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
