2024-2025 Women's Basketball

[mkaufman1]

Wow - didn’t expect that to happen! Women beat Duquesne at home in a game they will be heavily favored and they will be the 2 seed!

Rumor is there is going to be a bug crowd for that game

Better bring bug repellant

 

[jessej]

Mason win = 2nd place
Mason loss and SJU and Davidson win = 4th place

 

[MasonFanatic]

If you haven't gotten out to see the women's team yet this season, and you're not heading to Pittsburgh for the men's game, please come out tomorrow and help celebrate their accomplishments. This team deserves your support, and this may be the last chance to catch them in Fairfax this season.

 

[hoopsjunkie75]

GMU at #2
but with 4 losses to #1, #3 and #4
not a good look

Better than 4 losses to #13, #14, and #15.

 

[Pablo]

SIDEARMLiveStats

Real time live stats for your favorite team powered by SIDEARM Sports. One location for your team's Stat summaries, Individual stats, Team stats, Team leaders, Play by plays, Split Box scores and more.

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	1	2	3	4	T
Duquesne	15	13	23	12	63
George Mason	28	24	13	21	86

 

[Pablo]

https://atlantic10.com/sports/2024/6/5/WBB25.aspx Wednesday, March 5 - FIRST ROUND Game 1: No. 12 George Washington vs. No. 13 Loyola Chicago - Noon Game 2: No. 10 Saint Louis vs. No. 15 St. Bonaventure - 2:30 pm Game 3: No. 11 vcu vs. No 14 La Salle - 5:00 pm Thursday, March 6 - SECOND ROUND Game 4: No. 8 Fordham vs. No. 9 Duquesne - 11:00 am Game 5: No. 5 Rhode Island vs. Winner of Game 1 - 1:30 pm Game 6: No. 7 Massachusetts vs. Winner of Game 2 - 5:00 pm Game 7: No. 6 Dayton vs. Winner of Game 3 - 7:30 pm Friday, March 7 - QUARTERFINALS Game 8: No. 1 Richmond vs. Winner of Game 4 - 11:00 am Game 9: No. 4 Saint Joseph's vs. Winner of Game 5 - 1:30 pm Game 10: No. 2 George Mason vs. Winner of Game 6 - 5:00 pm Game 11: No. 3 Davidson vs. Winner of Game 7 - 7:30 pm Saturday, March 8 - SEMIFINALS Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 - 11:00 am Game 13: Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11 - 1:30 pm Sunday, March 9 - CHAMPIONSHIP Game 14: Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13 - 4:00 pm

 

[psyclone]

https://atlantic10.com/sports/2024/6/5/WBB25.aspx Wednesday, March 5 - FIRST ROUND Game 1: No. 12 George Washington vs. No. 13 Loyola Chicago - Noon Game 2: No. 10 Saint Louis vs. No. 15 St. Bonaventure - 2:30 pm Game 3: No. 11 vcu vs. No 14 La Salle - 5:00 pm Thursday, March 6 - SECOND ROUND Game 4: No. 8 Fordham vs. No. 9 Duquesne - 11:00 am Game 5: No. 5 Rhode Island vs. Winner of Game 1 - 1:30 pm Game 6: No. 7 Massachusetts vs. Winner of Game 2 - 5:00 pm Game 7: No. 6 Dayton vs. Winner of Game 3 - 7:30 pm Friday, March 7 - QUARTERFINALS Game 8: No. 1 Richmond vs. Winner of Game 4 - 11:00 am Game 9: No. 4 Saint Joseph's vs. Winner of Game 5 - 1:30 pm Game 10: No. 2 George Mason vs. Winner of Game 6 - 5:00 pm Game 11: No. 3 Davidson vs. Winner of Game 7 - 7:30 pm Saturday, March 8 - SEMIFINALS Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 - 11:00 am Game 13: Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11 - 1:30 pm Sunday, March 9 - CHAMPIONSHIP Game 14: Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13 - 4:00 pm

Looks reasonable for us. St. Joe's has beaten us 3 times in a row, that I've seen either in person or streamed, and I'm fine being on the opposite side of the bracket from them.

 

[psyclone]

Press conference:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=623852273595488

View: https://www.facebook.com/MasonAthletics/videos/623852273595488

 

[Milt Mudflap]

Kaysi grabbed 21 boards with 0 fouls yesterday

 

[jessej]

i saw posted somewhere that there were 8000 people at EagleBank for yesterday's game

This box score shows attendance of 2456

can someone who was at the game confirm 8000?
I assume it was just hyperbole.

 

[psyclone]

i saw posted somewhere that there were 8000 people at EagleBank for yesterday's game

This box score shows attendance of 2456

can someone who was at the game confirm 8000?
I assume it was just hyperbole.

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I was there. It certainly was closer to 2500. Not a bad crowd for a woman's game, with many small groups of preteens in basketball uniforms.

Interestingly, when I bought my ticket the day before at the box office, I asked how big the crowd would be. He said something like there were 97 seats left, then seemed to back off indicating that there would be plenty of seats.

I know Coach Blair-Lewis was promoting "Pack the Bank" for Senior night at the Coach's show last week and there were a number of promotions--rally towels, Pack the Bank tees for students, a proclamation from the Fairfax City mayor, and Kevin Durant's mother as honorary coach which featured a video on her when her son tearfully thanked her for all her support while receiving the NBA MVP a few years back . All part of what they were doing for the beginning of Women's History Month.

It's conceivable that they had various sponsors buy up blocks of tickets but they certainly didn't have 8000 people attending, although the crowd was enthusiastic.

 

[psyclone]

https://atlantic10.com/sports/2024/6/5/WBB25.aspx Wednesday, March 5 - FIRST ROUND Game 1: No. 12 George Washington vs. No. 13 Loyola Chicago - Noon Game 2: No. 10 Saint Louis vs. No. 15 St. Bonaventure - 2:30 pm Game 3: No. 11 vcu vs. No 14 La Salle - 5:00 pm Thursday, March 6 - SECOND ROUND Game 4: No. 8 Fordham vs. No. 9 Duquesne - 11:00 am Game 5: No. 5 Rhode Island vs. Winner of Game 1 - 1:30 pm Game 6: No. 7 Massachusetts vs. Winner of Game 2 - 5:00 pm Game 7: No. 6 Dayton vs. Winner of Game 3 - 7:30 pm Friday, March 7 - QUARTERFINALS Game 8: No. 1 Richmond vs. Winner of Game 4 - 11:00 am Game 9: No. 4 Saint Joseph's vs. Winner of Game 5 - 1:30 pm Game 10: No. 2 George Mason vs. Winner of Game 6 - 5:00 pm Game 11: No. 3 Davidson vs. Winner of Game 7 - 7:30 pm Saturday, March 8 - SEMIFINALS Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 - 11:00 am Game 13: Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11 - 1:30 pm Sunday, March 9 - CHAMPIONSHIP Game 14: Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13 - 4:00 pm

Friday quarterfinals can be streamed on Peacock. Are there any watch parties scheduled around Fairfax?
I don't subscribe to Peacock and wouldn't do it to watch a single game.

 

[jessej]

Does anyone know why the women played only 29 games this season?
18 in conference but only 11 instead of 13 OOC games?

other A-10 teams also played less than 31 games

 

[MasonFanatic]

Does anyone know why the women played only 29 games this season?
18 in conference but only 11 instead of 13 OOC games?

other A-10 teams also played less than 31 games

I don't have the answer to this, since we did participate in an MTE, which should have allowed us to schedule 31.

Maybe we can schedule a game next week if we need an at large boost? (This is a joke)

 

[Pablo]

Does anyone know why the women played only 29 games this season?
18 in conference but only 11 instead of 13 OOC games?

other A-10 teams also played less than 31 games

I assume the A-10 women's programs that scheduled less than the maximum number of authorized games (like George Mason) did so due to scheduling issues (e.g., their conference tournament occurs 1 week prior to the men's) or financial reasons.

I don't believe that any of the women's programs in the Big Ten played 31 games prior to their conference tournament, which also occurs 1 week prior to the men's. Unless I'm mistaken, their conference schedule was reduced this season from 20 to 18 games.

 

[psyclone]

https://atlantic10.com/sports/2024/6/5/WBB25.aspx Wednesday, March 5 - FIRST ROUND Game 1: No. 12 George Washington vs. No. 13 Loyola Chicago - Noon Game 2: No. 10 Saint Louis vs. No. 15 St. Bonaventure - 2:30 pm Game 3: No. 11 vcu vs. No 14 La Salle - 5:00 pm Thursday, March 6 - SECOND ROUND Game 4: No. 8 Fordham vs. No. 9 Duquesne - 11:00 am Game 5: No. 5 Rhode Island vs. Winner of Game 1 - 1:30 pm Game 6: No. 7 Massachusetts vs. Winner of Game 2 - 5:00 pm Game 7: No. 6 Dayton vs. Winner of Game 3 - 7:30 pm Friday, March 7 - QUARTERFINALS Game 8: No. 1 Richmond vs. Winner of Game 4 - 11:00 am Game 9: No. 4 Saint Joseph's vs. Winner of Game 5 - 1:30 pm Game 10: No. 2 George Mason vs. Winner of Game 6 - 5:00 pm Game 11: No. 3 Davidson vs. Winner of Game 7 - 7:30 pm Saturday, March 8 - SEMIFINALS Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 - 11:00 am Game 13: Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11 - 1:30 pm Sunday, March 9 - CHAMPIONSHIP Game 14: Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13 - 4:00 pm

So it's SLU vs Bonnies on Wednesday.
Winner plays UMass on Thurs.
That winner plays Mason on Friday

 

[psyclone]

So it's SLU vs Bonnies on Wednesday.
Winner plays UMass on Thurs.
That winner plays Mason on Friday

We're 3-0 against those teams, although a 10 pt win vs UMass was at EBA.

 

[Pablo]

Dayton's Smith, Massachusetts' McKayle Collect Final Under Armour #A10WBB Weekly Awards

The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton senior forward Arianna Smith as its Under Armour Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Massachusetts freshman Yahmani McKayle was named the Under Armour Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season. The awards were announced Monday and are for...

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HONOR ROLL
"Nalani Kaysia pulled 21 rebounds in the Patriots one game this week, adding 10 points to those rebounds to tally her fifth double-double of the season"

 

[psyclone]

ESPN pick as A10 player of the year:

Atlantic 10 Conference​

Maggie Doogan, 6-2, F, Richmond

The best player on the A-10's best team, Doogan leads the Spiders in scoring (17.2), rebounding (7.0), assists (3.7), blocks (1.1) and field goal percentage (55.7%). With Doogan and fellow junior Rachel Ullstrom leading the way, the Spiders have won consecutive A-10 regular-season crowns after not winning a conference title since 1990.

Top competition: Laura Ziegler, 6-2, F, Saint Joseph's: 18.4 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 4.4 APG, 54.1 FG%

Betts or Watkins? Bueckers or Strong? Predicting every women's conference POY

As conference regular seasons wrap up, we're revisiting our picks for POY -- with some great matchups to break down.

www.espn.com

 

[Pablo]

Three Patriots Earn Atlantic 10 Honors, Women's Basketball Seeded Second in A-10 Tournament - George Mason University Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – Three standouts from the George Mason women's basketball team received Atlantic 10 postseason accolades, as the conference announced its awards on

gomason.com

"FAIRFAX, Va. – Three standouts from the George Mason women's basketball team received Atlantic 10 postseason accolades, as the conference announced its awards on Tuesday. Senior Paula Suárez was named Most Improved Player and earned a spot on the All-Conference Second Team, while redshirt sophomore Zahirah Walton secured spots on the All-Conference First Team and All-Defensive Team. Sophomore Kennedy Harris was also named to the All-Conference Second Team, marking a trio of honors for the Patriots."