George Mason (3-1) vs. FGCU (1-1)
WHEN: Wednesday, November 19, at 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: EagleBank Arena; Fairfax, Va.
2024-25 RECORDS: Patriots (27-6, 14-4 A-10), FGCU (30-4, 18-0)
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: LINK
LIVE AUDIO: GoMason Digital Network
GAME NOTES: LINK
FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason women's basketball team hosts the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Wednesday, November 19 at 7 p.m. Wednesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with tip-off set for 7 p.m ET with
Steve Kolbe and Debbie Taneyhill on the call. Tommy Buckles will be on the GoMason Digital Network starting at approximately 6:45 p.m.
This the first meeting of these two programs. The Eagles took on the A-10's Davidson Wildcats on November 8 and lost, 51-77.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Florida Gulf Coast enters the season after a 30–4 campaign in 2024–25, including an 18–0 record in ASUN play and an appearance in the A-10 Tournament. Through the first two games of 2025–26, the Eagles are averaging 71.5 points per game while shooting 48.2% from the field, 25.7% from three, and 63.2% at the line. They are allowing 57.0 points, holding opponents to 32.4% shooting and 24.6% from three. FGCU is also posting 44.5 rebounds per game with a +8 margin, along with 10.5 assists, 16.5 turnovers, 9.0 steals, and 5.0 blocks per game.
Individually, Karina Gordon leads the team with 13.5 points per game, shooting 58.8% from the field and 57.1% from three. Sinai Douglas adds 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds, while Nay Staton and Jordan Campbell each average 7.5 rebounds per game, with Staton contributing 11.5 points. Eve Alexander (10.5 ppg), Cerina Rolle (8.0 ppg, 3.5 spg), and Anna Mortag (4.5 rpg, 2.0 bpg) round out the early production.
Nationally, the Eagles rank 34th in field goal percentage, 35th in field goal percentage defense, 10th in defensive rebounds per game, 49th in blocks per game, and 87th in rebound margin. In the ASUN, they sit 1st in rebounds, defensive rebounds, rebound margin, and fouls per game, while ranking top 3 in scoring defense, blocks, and three-point percentage defense.
PATRIOT POINTS
- Zahirah Walton was named A-10 co-Player of the Week for her performance in the first week of action
- The Patriots won the Atlantic 10 championship for the first time in program history in 2024-25, giving them their first NCAA Tournament berth
- Three Patriots were named to the 2025-26 A-10 Preseason teams: Zahirah Walton and Kennedy Harris were named to the Preseason First Team and Hawa Komara was named to the Preseason Second Team. Walton and Komara were also named to the Preseason All-Defensive Team.
- The Patriots were picked to finish second in the A-10 Preseason Poll
- Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis was named to the Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year Watch List for the third year in a row
- Zahirah Walton and Kennedy Harris were named to the Becky Hammon Player of the Year Watch List for the 2025-26 season
- Redshirt juniors Page Greenburg and Zahirah Walton and junior Kennedy Harris were named team captains for the 2025-26 season
- Two transfer graduate students joined the Patriots this season: MJ Johnson (Texas A&M/Ball St.) and Hawa Komara (Rhode Island)
- There are six freshman making their collegiate debuts with the Green & Gold this season: Sanyiah Littlejohn (Philadephia, Pa./Lansdale Catholic), Kayla Johnson (Upper Marlboro, Md./Elizabeth Seton), Mary Amoateng (Baltimore, Md./Bishop McNamara), Matilde Motta (Saronno, Italy/S.M. Legnani), Leah Keyes (Stafford, Va./Virginia Academy), and Sara Blair (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas).
- The George Mason coaching staff added a few new pieces and promoted two key staff members this off season. Demetria Frank was promoted to Associate Head Coach and Nigel Bowden was promoted to Director of Basketball Operations. Lauren Stack and Kate McCarney joined as graduate assistants, and Brandon Stewart was appointed Director of Player Personnel.
UP NEXT
The Patriots will head to Maryland to take on the Terps on Sunday, November 23 at 2:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
