George Mason (9-8, 2-2 A-10) vs. VCU (4-11, 1-2 A-10)
WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m.
WHERE: Siegel Arena; Richmond, Va.
2021-22 RECORDS: Patriots (10-19, 3-12 A-10), Rams (16-12, 9-5 A-10)
SERIES RECORD: VCU leads, 36-32
LAST MEETING: VCU won, 67-56
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: LINK
LIVE AUDIO: GoMason Digital Network
GAME NOTES: LINK (PDF)
FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's basketball team will look to get back in the win column on Saturday when it travels to VCU for another Atlantic 10 match-up.
The Patriots and Rams meet for the 69th time in their storied history, dating back to the 1975 season. Both teams were members of the CAA before they joined the A-10 and have met every year at least once since 1993, except for the 2013 season. VCU holds a slight edge over Mason with a 32-36 all-time record, including the last six meetings.
The last time out, Mason fell to La Salle 69-62 in A-10 action to fall to 2-2 in conference play.
VCU began the season 3-9 in out-of-conference play. However, five of those losses were by single-digits and two were in overtime. The Patriots and Rams have two common opponents in William & Mary and ECU, teams that Mason went 2-0 against and VCU went 0-2 against. VCU picked up their first Atlantic 10 win of the season in their Richmond rivalry game against the Spiders, 54-51.
PATRIOT POINTS
- For the second-straight game, three players once again scored in double-figures, led by 14 from Tamia Lawhorne. Paula Suarez and Nalani Kaysia both contributed 10 points a-piece.
- Kaysia also pulled down a game-high 10 rebound for her second career double-double, and dished out two assists.
- Suarez also matched her career-high with five assists for the third time this season. The sophomore point guard is averaging 10.5 points, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in the last to contests.
- Mason out-rebounded La Salle 41-29, including 20 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second-chance points. The Patriots are just one of four teams in the conference averaging over 40 rebounds per game (40.9, 4th A-10) and lead the conference in offensive rebounds with 14.3 per contest.
SCOUTING THE RAMS
Sarah Te-Biasu is the Rams' top offensive player, contributing 15.7 points per game in 33.0 minutes of action and is the only Ram to play in and start every game. She has also dished out a team-high 44 assists and has notched a team-best 36 steals.
Mary-Anna Asare and Janika Griffith-Wallace are scoring 7.6 and 7.1 points per game, respectively and are both pulling down 3.9 rebounds per contest. Asare is second on the team with 19 assists while Griffith-Wallace is second in steals with 16. Meanwhile, Mykel Parham is averaging just under 1.0 blocks per contest.
UP NEXT
The Patriots return to Fairfax on Monday to host Revolutionary Rival George Washington on MLK Day. Noon tip-off from EagleBank Arena will air on CBS.
