Women's Basketball Hosts #25 Princeton in Final Non-Conference Matchup on Saturday

Women's Basketball 12/19/2025 12:00:00 PM

George Mason (6-5, 1-0 A-10) vs. #25 Princeton (10-1, 0-0 Ivy League)
WHEN: Saturday, December 20, at 1 p.m. ET
WHERE: EagleBank Arena; Fairfax, Va.
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 Princeton Tigers on Saturday, December 20. The game will be broadcast on the ESPN+ with tip-off set for 1 p.m ET with Steve Kolbe and Jen Surlas on the call. MacKenzie Banks will be on the GoMason Digital Network starting at approximately 12:45 p.m.

This is the first matchup between the Patriots and the Tigers. Against common opponents, both teams lost to Maryland this season. Princeton beat Rhode Island 67-59 on November 26. George Mason will take on the Rams on February 14.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Princeton enters the matchup ranked #25 in the AP Top 25 and carries a 10–1 overall record, including a 4–0 mark at home and a 4–1 record on the road. The Tigers are averaging 75.4 points per game while allowing 65.7 points, resulting in a scoring margin of +9.6. As a team, Princeton is shooting 44.3% from the field, 35.5% from three-point range, and 77.0% from the free throw line. They average 7.8 made three-pointers per game and convert 14.3 free throws per contest on 18.6 attempts.

Princeton averages 36.0 rebounds per game with a +4.0 rebound margin. The Tigers record 14.9 assists per game and hold an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.10, committing 13.5 turnovers per game while forcing 16.5. Defensively, Princeton averages 9.0 steals and 3.4 blocks per game. Opponents are shooting 43.1% from the field and 33.5% from three-point range against the Tigers this season.

Individually, Madison St. Rose leads Princeton with 16.5 points per game while averaging 33.8 minutes, shooting 47.0% from the field. Fadima Tall follows with 16.1 points per game on 44.7% shooting, including 44.2% from three, and adds 7.7 rebounds per game. Skye Belker contributes 13.4 points per game while shooting 48.6% from the floor, and Ashley Chea averages 11.4 points, 3.5 assists, and shoots 35.4% from beyond the arc.

PATRIOT POINTS

Zahirah Walton scored 42 points vs. Murray St. on Nov 28 and 20 points vs. #13 Ole Miss at the Daytona Beach Classic. She was named MVP of the tournament for her performances.
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.