WHEN: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fairfax, Va., EagleBank Arena
RECORDS: Mason (8-17, 2-11 A-10); Saint Louis (8-16, 4-8 A-10)
SERIES RECORD: SLU leads, 7-3
LAST MEETING: SLU defeated Mason, 69-61, on March 3, 2020 in the first round of the 2020 A-10 Championship in Saint Louis, Mo. 
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's basketball team wraps up the home portion of its Atlantic 10 slate on Wednesday night against Saint Louis. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside EagleBank Arena. 
 
Wednesday's game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+ with commentary by Steve Kolbe. In addition, Brian McSweeney will call the game on the GoMason Digital Network, with pre-game coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m.
 
PATRIOT POINTS
* Mason suffered its fifth straight loss on Saturday, falling to VCU, 67-56, on Senior Day in EagleBank Arena. Mason is 2-9 at home this season. 
 
* The Patriots fell behind early, 16-5, before cutting the deficit to four in the third quarter (41-37). But, a five-minute Mason scoring drought in the fourth quarter allowed VCU to hold on for the victory, 67-56.
 
* Junior Tamia Lawhorne led the Patriots with 17 points, two shy of her season best. She tied her career-high five three-pointers (5-10 3FG) to go along with a team-high seven rebounds. She has led the team in scoring in three of the last five games.
 
* Senior Amaya Scott added 16 points and four rebounds. She's scored in double figures 21 times this season, including a stretch of 16 straight games. 
 
* Sophomore Taylor Jameson has come alive for the Patriots in conference play, posting nine double-digit scoring performances. In league action, she's averaging 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 34.8 percent from deep with 24 three-pointers. 
 
* Mason is 8-2 when leading at the half, and 5-1 when leading with five minutes to go. Conversely, the Patriots are 0-14 when trailing at the half.
 
* Scott ranks 115th nationally in points per game (16.1) – good for fifth in the Atlantic 10. She also ranks 64th nationally in field goals made (157) and 95th in free throws made (87). She sits ninth in the A-10 in rebounding (6.5) and 18th in field goal percentage (.452).
 
* Despite ranking in the top-100 nationally in free throws made (314-464 FT), the Patriots have struggled from the charity stripe over the last seven games. Mason is shooting just 52.2 percent from the line, making 60 of its 115 attempts. 
 
* Lawhorne ranks eighth in the A-10 in three-point field goal percentage (.369) and 10th in three-pointers per game (1.8). She's recorded seven games with three-or-more three-pointers. 
 
* Redshirt sophomore Jayla Adams is currently averaging 3.8 assists per game – good for eighth in the A-10. She's led the team in assists 18 times this season and has dished out five-plus assists in nine games.
 
* Adams is nine assists shy of 100 assists this season. She'd be the first Patriot to eclipse 100 assists in a season since Taylor Dodson (110) and Nicole Cardano-Hillary (102) in 2017-18. 
 
* In league action only, Jameson sits 11th in three-pointers made per game (1.8) and 18th in three-point field goal percentage (.348). She has made 2-or-more three-pointers in seven A-10 games, nine overall.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Billikens hold a 7-3 advantage in the all-time series. Saint Louis has won the last three meetings, including a 69-61 victory over the Patriots in the first round of the 2020 A-10 Championships on March 3, 2020 in Saint Louis, Mo. The two teams did not meet in the 2020-21 shortened season.
 
Mason will look for its first win over Saint Louis since Jan. 24, 2018 when the Patriots earned an 81-72 win in EagleBank Arena.
 
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS (8-16, 4-8 A-10; NET 173)
Saint Louis recently fell to La Salle, 73-65, on Sunday in Philadelphia. Ciaja Harbison posted a game-high 21 points in her first game back after missing the last three. She paces the Billikens' offense with 18.2 points per game – good for second in the A-10 and 52nd nationally. 
 
Senior Brooke Flowers is averaging a double-double with 10.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Her 11.1 rebounds per contest lead the A-10 and rank 16th in the nation. She also sits third in the country in blocks per game with 3.14. 
 
UP NEXT
Mason wraps up conference play with a road contest against St. Bonaventure on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for noon in Olean, N.Y.