Patriots Face In-State Rival Richmond on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Women's Basketball 2/6/2026 3:00:00 PM

George Mason (15-6, 10-0 A-10) at Richmond (19-4, 9-1 A-10)
WHEN: Saturday, February 7, at 6 p.m. ET
WHERE: Robins Center; Richmond, Va.
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+/MASN 2
LIVE STATS: LINK
LIVE AUDIO: GoMason Digital Network
GAME NOTES: LINK

RICHMOND, Va. - The George Mason women's basketball team heads to Richmond to face the Spiders on Saturday, February 7. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and MASN 2 with tip-off set for 6 p.m ET. Tommy Buckles will be on the GoMason Digital Network starting at approximately 5:45 p.m.

This is the 70th matchup between the Patriots and the Spiders, with Richmond leading 42- 27. Last year, the Spiders won the matchup at the Robins Center with no fans in attendance due to a water main break.

SCOUTING THE SPIDERS

The Richmond Spiders enter the 2025–26 season with an overall record of 19–4 and a 9–1 mark in Atlantic 10 play. Richmond averages 75.8 points per game while allowing 61.6 points per game. The Spiders are shooting 46.8% from the field, 37.6% from three-point range, and 78.9% from the free throw line. They average 35.7 rebounds per game with a +2.7 rebounding margin, along with 17.0 assists, 14.4 turnovers, 8.0 steals, and 2.9 blocks per contest.

Individually, Maggie Doogan leads the team with 22.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per game while shooting 52.3% from the field, 43.1% from three, and 87.5% at the free throw line. Rachel Ullstrom averages 15.4 points per game and has made 72 three-pointers at a 42.4% clip. Ally Sweeney contributes 11.1 points per game and leads the team with 99 assists, while also shooting 43.3% from beyond the arc. Alicia Newell adds 7.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, and Sam Dewey provides 5.6 points per game with 26 made three-pointers.

As a team, Richmond has totaled 1,743 points through 23 games and has recorded 391 assists on 634 made field goals. The Spiders have forced 352 opponent turnovers while committing 331 of their own and hold a 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. In conference play, Richmond is averaging 80.2 points per game while allowing 60.6, shooting 48.9% from the field and 40.8% from three-point range. The Spiders are 5–0 at home and 4–1 on the road in Atlantic 10 action.

PATRIOT POINTS

The Patriots are 10-0 in conference play for the first time in program history
The Patriot's January 25th game vs. Richmond was postponed to February 16th at 4 p.m. due to weather
The Patriots were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Team of the Week for the week of January 26
Zahirah Walton was named to the 2026 Becky Hammon Player of the Year Midseason Watch List
Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis won her 400th career game on January 4, 2026 vs. VCU, 68-58
The Patriot's January 25th game vs. Richmond was postponed to February 16th due to weather
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
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.