George Mason (9-6, 4-0 A-10) vs. George Washington (9-8, 1-3 A-10)
WHEN: Sunday, January 11, at 12 p.m. ET
WHERE: Charles E. Smith Center; Washington, D.C.
LIVE VIDEO: CBS Sports Network
LIVE STATS: LINK
LIVE AUDIO: GoMason Digital Network
GAME NOTES: LINK

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The George Mason women's basketball team heads to DC to take on the George Washington Revolutionaries on Sunday, January 11. The game is set to tip-off at 12 p.m ET with Tykera Carter and Daniel Waugh on the call. Tommy Buckles will be on the GoMason Digital Network starting at approximately 11:45 a.m.

This is the 50th matchup between the Patriots and Revolutionaries. GW currently leads the series 30-19, but George Mason has won the last four games in a row. 

SCOUTING THE REVOLUTIONARIES

The George Washington women's basketball team enters the matchup with a 9–8 overall record and a 1–3 mark in conference play. The Revolutionaries are averaging 64.8 points per game while allowing 62.0 points per game through 17 contests. As a team, GWU is shooting 41.7 percent from the field, including 32.9 percent from three-point range, and 75.1 percent from the free throw line. They average 36.7 rebounds per game, holding a +2.9 rebound margin, and record 12.8 assists per game with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 0.80.

Individually, Gabby Reynolds leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the floor, 41.7 percent from three, and 83.9 percent from the free throw line. Sara Lewis adds 9.7 points per game while averaging 4.8 rebounds, and Emma Theodorsson contributes 8.6 points per game with 15 made three-pointers on the season. Kamari Sims averages 8.3 points per game and leads the team in assists with 45, while also recording 18 blocks. Tanah Becker anchors the frontcourt with 4.8 rebounds per game and a team-high 22 blocks.

From a team perspective, George Washington averages 6.1 made three-pointers per game on 18.6 attempts and records 12.4 free throws made per contest. Defensively, the Revolutionaries average 4.8 blocks and 6.9 steals per game, while forcing 14.1 turnovers per game. They commit 16.0 turnovers per contest and average 17.8 fouls per game. Through 17 games, GWU has scored 1,101 total points and held opponents to 1,054 points, with a scoring margin of +2.8.

• The Patriots are 4-0 in A-10 play for the first time since joining the conference in 2013-14
• Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis won her 400th career game on January 4, 2026 vs. VCU, 68-58
• Walton won A-10 Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 29, 2025 after a 25-point performance vs. Dayton. This is her third player of the week honor this season
• Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis is the longest tenured Black female head coach in D1 (27 years)
• Kailani Merrell from Daytona, Fla. joined the team during winter break after graduating from high school early
• 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 seven 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), Kailani Merrell (Daytona, Fla./Sprunce Creek), 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 return home to host the Loyola Chicago Ramblers on Wednesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. in Fairfax The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.