FAIRFAX, Va. – For the second-straight game, the George Mason women's basketball team had three players put on double-digit scoring performances to lead the team to a win over Loyola Maryland, 66-58.
 
Junior Taylor Jameson and seniors Tamia Lawhorne and Nalani Kaysia all posted season-best point totals. Jameson was just one point off of her career high of 20 on 6-11 shooting with three made baskets from beyond the arc with two rebounds, an assist and a steal.
 
Lawhorne had a breakout game, more than tripling her previous season-best with 17 points to go along with two rebounds and an assist.
 
The Patriots (2-3) trailed for just 2:17 in the first quarter, before Lawhorne's first three-pointer with 2:24 remaining gave Mason the lead for good.
 
The Greyounds (2-3) were able to tie the game at 17, but four straight points by Mason gave them a cushion. Loyola pulled back within two at 26-24 on a three-point play by Taleah Dixon (28 PTS), but an immediate response by senior Jazmyn Doster gave Mason the four-point lead once again. Mason ended the half on a 7-2 run and led by seven at the break.
 
It was all Lawhorne in quarter three, as she scored nine of the Patriots' 18 points on 3-3 shooting and one free throw. Senior Sonia Smith paced the offense with three assists and Mason committed just three turnovers to preserve their seven-point lead after 30 minutes.
 
Loyola fought back, and was able to once again get within two on a 5-0 run to open the fourth quarter, but Mason responded with a 9-0 run of their own to open up an 11-point lead over the next 3:20. The Patriots relied on stout defense as the Greyhounds went 0-4 from the field and committed three turnovers in the same stretch.
 
PATRIOT POINTS

• Nalani Kaysia posted 10 points, her first double-digit performance of her basketball career, to go along with a team-high six rebounds and two blocks.
• Jazmyn Doster had a solid day on defense with a game-leading three blocks and a team-high six rebounds, adding four points.
• Mason's bench outscored Loyola's 25-5.
• The Patriots won the rebounding battle 32-27, collecting more defensive and offensive rebounds than the Greyhounds. 
• Mason also tallied more blocks (7-1), assists (12-5) and three-pointers made (8-3)
• It was the best night of shooting from the field for the Patriots, finishing 51.2% from the field and 53.3% from deep.

UP NEXT
The Patriots will wrap up their three-game homestand when they host former CAA foe William & Mary to EagleBank Arena on Monday, Nov. 21. Tip-off with the Tribe is set for 7 p.m.