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Valentine's, or VCU? [VIDEO]
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How did students answer the question in the North Plaza? (Jake McLernon)
February 14 goes by many names for students. For many, it's Valentine's Day. For some, it's Singles Awareness Day, Hallmark Day or V-Day. This year, for the Mason Nation, V-day might carry a whole new name: VCU Day.
Patriot Center receives new scoreboard, LED signs
|A new center court scoreboard was installed in the Patriot Center just before last week’s Homecoming game. The new additions give the 20-year-old building a needed face-lift.
Women's hoops falls to Hofstra, 82-70
|As the women’s team walked off the floor Sunday afternoon, their heads spoke of disappointment but their actions on the court spoke of effort.
After being down by as many as 13 points mid-way through the first half the George Mason women’s basketball team used strong offensive rebounding and scoring runs to bring the game to within two points. A valiant effort, but Mason couldn’t shake Hofstra as the fell on their home court 82-70.
Men's hoops takes down Hofstra to stay first in the CAA
|In yet another closely contested game, the Patriots (20-6, 12-2) survived by a final count of 72-62 over conference foe Hofstra (8-18, 2-12) Wednesday night in the Patriot Center to remain tied for first place in the CAA standings with VCU and Drexel.
After a sluggish performance for nearly 35 minutes, George Mason played the final stretch like a newly inspired group on both ends of the floor.
“I thought at the end of the game we executed very, very well,” head coach Paul Hewitt said.
Patriots escape for Homecoming victory over ODU, 54-50
|In front of a sold-out Homecoming crowd, the Patriots were able to bounce back from their loss earlier in the week by taking down the Monarchs of Old Dominion by a final count of 54-50 in what was a sluggish game offensively for both squads. With the win, the Patriots swept the Monarchs for the first time in 10 years.
George Mason (19-6, 11-2) shot just 27.7 percent from the floor in the game and ODU (15-10, 10-3) shot just 32.8 percent. Neither team could find the bottom of the basket throughout.
Patriots hope to rebound for Homecoming
|Coming off just their second conference loss, Paul Hewitt and his George Mason Patriots (18-6, 10-2) return to Fairfax looking to dethrone the Monarchs of Old Dominion in front of the Homecoming crowd Saturday afternoon.
With their loss at Delaware Wednesday night, the Patriots also dropped their position alone in first place of the CAA. They now sit in a three-way tie atop the standings with Drexel and VCU. The Patriots lost their only matchup against Drexel this season back on Jan. 12 in Philadelphia and have two games upcoming against rival VCU.
Pearson and the Patriots prevail against JMU for 10th CAA win
|Thanks to Pearson’s CAA Player of the Year caliber performance, Mason (18-5, 10-1) prevailed in a close contest against rival James Madison (10-12, 3-8) by a final count of 89-79. As was expected for a matchup against JMU, the Patriot Center was packed, the student section was loud, and the Green Machine was rocking at full force.
Men's hoops survives against UNCW to stay first in CAA
|Fairfax, Va.– Despite another sloppy, turnover-plagued performance, the Patriots (16-5, 8-1) were able to take down conference foe UNC Wilmington (8-11, 4-5) by a final count of 67-61 for their ninth win in the last 10 games. And more importantly, the win kept them alone atop the CAA standings.
Men's hoops escapes in a slugfest over Towson, 72-60
|Fairfax, Va.– In a game defined by sloppy play and turnovers, the George Mason Patriots came out victorious (15-5, 7-1) against the Towson Tigers, 72-60, maintaining their position on top of the CAA hierarchy and keeping the winless Tigers in the cellar.
Towson (0-20, 0-8) has now lost 39 straight conference games. On the season, they are averaging just 48.9 points per game, good for 344th in the nation, and are averaging just 33.8 rebounds per game, which puts them 229th in the nation.
Women's hoops cruises against William & Mary, 82-70
|Fairfax, Va.– The George Mason women’s squad put their losing streak to an end on Thursday, defeating CAA rival William and Mary by a score of 82-70 in the Patriot Center. The Patriots (8-9, 2-4) used their home court to their advantage as their second half surge put the Tribe (8-9,2-4) away, and are now back to their winning ways in dynamic fashion as they saw five players score in double digits.