WHEN: Sunday, Noon
WHERE: EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Va.
RECORDS: Mason (6-10, 0-4 A-10); St. Bonaventure (8-8, 0-5 A-10)
SERIES RECORD: St. Bonaventure leads, 6-5
LAST MEETING: St. Bonaventure defeated Mason, 72-62, on Feb. 12, 2021 in Fairfax
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FAIRFAX, Va. — The George Mason women's basketball team welcomes St. Bonaventure to EagleBank Arena for a nationally televised contest on Sunday. Tip-off is scheduled for noon on CBS Sports Network.
Sunday's game will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network with commentary by Danny Waugh and Megan Perry. In addition, Brian McSweeney will call the game on the GoMason Digital Network, with pre-game coverage beginning at 11:50 a.m.
PATRIOT POINTS
* The Patriots enter Sunday's contest on a seven-game losing streak. Mason is looking for its first win since Dec. 1 when the Patriots defeated Florida, 75-71.
* Mason fell to La Salle on Friday night in EagleBank Arena, 63-53. The Patriots ended the game on a nearly five-minute scoring drought, allowing the Explorers to close the game on a 13-0 run.
* Four Patriots finished in double figures:
Amaya Scott (14),
Jordan Wakefield (12),
Jayla Adams (12) and
Taylor Jameson (10). Mason dropped to 4-2 when four-or-more players finish in double figures.
* Mason's point guard duo of
Taylor Jameson and
Jayla Adams shined against the Explorers. Jameson finished with 10 points and three assists while Adams posted a career-best 12 points to go along with a team-high six assists. They accounted for nine of Mason's 13 assists vs. La Salle.
* Senior
Amaya Scott has posted 20-plus points five times this season. She's led the team in scoring in 11 games, and in rebounding in seven.
* Jameson is averaging 11.3 points and 2.0 assists over the last three games. She sits seventh in the A-10 in FT percentage (.825), sinking 33-of-40 attempts.
* Junior
Jordan Wakefield is averaging 10.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 2.0 assists and 1.3 blocks per game over the last three games. She has pulled down a career-high nine boards in the last two contests.
* Adams has led the team in assists in 12-of-16 games this season. She is currently averaging 3.8 assists per game – good for seventh in the A-10. She also ranks in the top-100 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (99th, 1.76).
* Mason ranks 69th in the nation in free throws made, going 215-of-299 from the line this season (.719). The Patriots have shot 70.0 percent or better from the line in 11-of-16 games.
* Scott ranks 66th nationally in points per game (17.6) – good for third in the Atlantic 10. She also ranks 40th nationally in field goals made (112) and 81st in free throws made (57).
* Scott is averaging 19.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 block per game while shooting 47.8 percent the floor in conference play.
* Wakefield ranks 15th in the A-10 in scoring (13.0) and 20th in rebounding (5.9). In conference play, she sits seventh in rebounds per game with 7.5.
* Wakefield ranks 50th nationally in free throw percentage (.855) – good for sixth in the Atlantic 10.
* Scott reached the 1,000-point milestone for her career vs. Fordham on Jan. 12. She will be honored for her accomplishment on Sunday with a pregame ceremony.
SERIES HISTORY
The Bonnies have won four straight in the series to lead the all-time record, 6-5. Mason is looking for its first win over St. Bonaventure since Feb. 27, 2018 when the Patriots defeated the Bonnies 89-79 in Fairfax.
SCOUTING THE BONNIES (8-8, 0-5 A-10; NET 275)
St. Bonaventure enters Sunday's contest on a five-game losing streak. The Bonnies are led by A-10 Preseason All-Conference selection Asianae Johnson. Johnson sits fifth in the A-10 in both scoring (16.9) and free throw percentage (.742).
The Bonnies rank 63rd nationally in blocked shots per game (4.3). I'yanna Lops leads the team in the category with 1.8 blocks per game - good for 52nd nationally.
UP NEXT
Mason will travel to Duquesne on Wednesday (Jan. 26). Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Pittsburgh.
