WOMEN'S BASKETBALL at Ohio
WHEN: Thursday, 7
p.m.
WHERE: Convocation Center
RECORDS: George
Mason (7-3), Ohio (6-7)
SERIES RECORDS: Mason leads 1-0
LAST MEETING
: 12/12/2010, Mason def. Ohio, 69-53, in Fairfax, Va.
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NEWS & NOTES
The George Mason women's basketball team returns to action at Ohio Thursday night in the Convocation Center. The Patriots and Bobcats will meet for only the second time in program history Thursday as Mason visits Ohio for the first time. Mason captured the only meeting between the programs last season in the Patriot Center.
Mason continues to be paced offensively by Taleia Moton and Amber Easter with 21.8 and 10.0 points per game averages, respectively. The Patriots are coming off a 58-55 win over George Washington in which Easter and Janaa Pickard posted double-doubles. Rahneeka Saunders leads the Patriots on the glass, securing 6.8 rebounds per game, while Evelyn Lewis and Pickard follow closely with 6.6 and 6.3 rebounds per game averages, respectively.
Ohio is led by Tenishia Benson with a 14.0 points per game average and 7.9 rebounds per game average. Porsha Harris also averages double-figures with a 10.8 points per game average. The Bobcats most recently dropped an 81-70 decision to Syracuse in the Duel in the Desert Tournament. Three players scored in double-digits.
Mason Patriot Stars in New Book
Are you looking for the perfect gift for the Patriot in your
life? The Mason Bookstore's newest addition might be just the thing. The Mason
Patriot, the university's mascot, is now the star of his very own picture book,
"Hello, Patriot!"
The book follows the Patriot as he tours campus, stopping at
events and venues central to life at Mason: classrooms, the Shack-a-Thon, Mason
Madness, International Week, the Center for the Arts, the Patriot Center and
others. Along the way, he experiences the sights and sounds that make the Mason
community what it is. He even rubs the George Mason statue's foot for good
luck!
The book is the brainchild of the Green and Gold Innovation
Process (GGIP), a cross-organizational team that seeks new revenue sources for
the university. Ultimately, proceeds for the book will be used to help fund
future projects that support the mission of the university. The book will also
help promote Mason pride by highlighting aspects of campus life that make the
university unique.
The book is published by Mascot Books Inc., which has
produced more than 200 books on school mascots. The book is now available for
purchase in the Mason Bookstore and online for $14.95.
And if you want a chance to meet the star himself, the Mason
Patriot will be on hand on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. in front of the
Mason Bookstore in the Johnson Center for the family event, "Cookies with the
Patriot."
