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Patriots to Face St. Bonaventure on Wednesday Evening in N.Y.

Women's Basketball 1/20/2026 3:30:00 PM

George Mason (12-6, 7-0 A-10) at St. Bonaventure (12-7, 3-4 A-10)
WHEN: Wednesday, January 21, at 6 p.m. ET
WHERE: Reilly Center; St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: LINK
LIVE AUDIO: GoMason Digital Network
GAME NOTES: LINK

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - The George Mason women's basketball team heads north this week to face the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Wednesday, January 21. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with tip-off set for 6 p.m ET. Simon Burts will be on the GoMason Digital Network starting at approximately 5:45 p.m.

This is the 18th matchup between the Patriots and the Bonnies. George Mason has won the last five matchups between the two teams and leads the overall series 10-7.

SCOUTING THE BONNIES

St. Bonaventure averages 62.9 points per game while allowing 59.3 points per game on the defensive end. The Bonnies are shooting 42.6% from the field, 28.6% from three-point range, and 69.6% at the free-throw line. They attempt 16.6 three-pointers per game and convert 4.7 per contest. St. Bonaventure averages 36.47 rebounds per game, including 10.0 offensive rebounds and 26.5 defensive rebounds, resulting in a +2.5 rebound margin.

The Bonnies record 11.4 assists per game with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 0.71. They commit 16.1 turnovers per game and force 15.95 turnovers per game, producing a -0.16 turnover margin. Defensively, St. Bonaventure averages 8.2 steals per game and 2.9 blocks per game. Opponents shoot 37.7% from the field, and St. Bonaventure allows 25.7% shooting from three-point range.

St. Bonaventure averages 22.7 bench points per game and commits 16.5 fouls per contest. The Bonnies attempt 13.84 free throws per game and make 9.63. Through games played as of January 18, 2026, St. Bonaventure holds a 63.2% winning percentage.

PATRIOT POINTS

The Patriots are 7-0 in conference play for the first time in program history
George Mason is one of 8 schools where both their men's and women's teams are undefeated in conference play
Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis won her 400th career game on January 4, 2026 vs. VCU, 68-58
Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis is the longest tenured Black female head coach in D1 (27 years)
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.