Patriots Host Rider on Tuesday Evening

Women's Basketball 11/24/2025 6:00:00 PM

George Mason (4-2) vs. Rider (1-4)
WHEN: Tuesday, November 25, at 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: EagleBank Arena; Fairfax, Va.
LIVE VIDEO: E SPN+
LIVE STATS: LINK
LIVE AUDIO: GoMason Digital Network
GAME NOTES: LINK

FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason women's basketball team is set to host the Rider Broncs on Tuesday, November 25 at EagleBank Arena. The game will be broadcast on the ESPN+ with tip-off set for 7 p.m ET with Steve Kolbe and Jenn Surlas on the call. Tommy Buckles and Mackenzie Banks will be on the GoMason Digital Network starting at approximately 6:45 p.m.

This is the first match up between the Patriots and Broncs.

SCOUTING THE BRONCS

The Rider Broncs enter the game with an overall record of 1–4, posting averages of 57.0 points per game on 38.4 percent shooting from the field and 30.8 percent from three-point range. The team averages 7.2 made three-pointers per contest and has converted 64.1 percent of its free throws on 5.0 makes per game. Rider totals 14.0 assists per outing with an assist/turnover ratio of 0.80, while committing 17.4 turnovers per game. Through five games, the Broncs have scored 66, 69, 87, and 63 points across the four quarters of play, totaling 285 points.

On the glass, Rider collects 32.2 rebounds per game, including 9.0 offensive boards and 23.2 defensive rebounds. Opponents have outrebounded the Broncs by a margin of 10.0 per game. Defensively, Rider allows 75.0 points per contest on 43.4 percent opponent shooting and 28.9 percent from beyond the arc. The Broncs average 7.0 steals and 2.6 blocks per game, while opponents have totaled 8.2 steals and 1.8 blocks.

Individually, Kristina Ekofo leads Rider with 14.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game on 42.0 percent shooting. Aliya McIver contributes 11.6 points per game and logs 36.8 minutes per outing, while averaging 2.00 steals per contest. Deb Okechukwu adds 8.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and Alena Cofield provides 8.3 points while shooting 43.8 percent from three. Emmy Roach averages 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds along with 1.20 blocks per game. As a team, Rider's national statistical rankings include 132nd in assists per game, 157th in assist/turnover ratio, 168th in three-point percentage, 219th in blocks per game, 268th in defensive rebounds per game, and 313th in scoring offense.

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 head to Daytona Beach, Fla. for the Daytona Beach Classic where they will face Murray State on Friday, Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. and #13 Ole Miss on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. Both games will be streamed on Baller TV.

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