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Patriot Brew 1/29: What.... A..... Weekend!
Patriots Celebrate Homecoming In A Major Way
Patriot Brew Crew
January 29, 2024
Happy, Happy Monday Patriots. And what a happy day it is!!!
It’s a great time to be a Patriot folks! No better way to celebrate Homecoming than with absolute electricity in the building once again.
Wins on top of wins on top of wins! We’ve got all the details!
What all is stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out!
⚡️ Electric Avenue
🏀 Up, Up and Away
✈️ Flyin’ High
⭐ And much, much more!
⚡️ ELECTRIC AVENUE
Mason’s basketball teams have combined for 32 wins this season.
They are 19-1 at home.
This weekend, the atmosphere at EagleBank Arena could only be described as “absolute electric.”
There’s only 10 more chances to fill the stands for your Green & Gold this season. Secure your spot today!
📈 STOCK UP
🔺 Up, Up and Away. It was a second half for the ages as the Mason men’s hoops squad thrilled the Homecoming crowd on Saturday afternoon in Fairfax.
Shooting to the tune of 60.7-percent, the Patriots scored 52 points in the second half en route to a 92-84 victory over Rhode Island to improve to 15-5 overall and 4-3 in league play.
Senior Darius Maddox led the Patriots with a career-best 24 points, including 4 three-pointers, while sophomore sensation Keyshawn Hall added an efficient 22 points despite battling foul trouble.
Supplying plenty of energy and spark, freshman Baraka Okojie tallied a career-best 18 points, while graduate forward Amari Kelly held down the paint with 17 points and game highs in rebounds (9) and blocks (4).
🔺 MasonNation > RamNation. No better way to honor the past than with a W.
On a day that the Mason women’s hoops team celebrated 50 years of program history, the Patriots diced up the nation’s leading defense en route to a critical 60-47 victory over VCU on Sunday afternoon in Fairfax.
The Patriots have now won six in a row and eight of the past nine heading into a mid-week home matchup with Fordham as the Green & Gold look to stay in the battle at the top of the A-10 standings.
Leading the way for Mason was the duo of Ta'Viyanna Habib and Zahirah Walton, who both had 13 points and nine rebounds on the day. It was a career-high in rebounds for Habib, while Walton was just one board off her second-straight double-double, and also tallied two blocks and an assist.
🔺 Flyin’ High. With the storms over the past few weeks, there’s been power outages throughout the area.
But don’t worry, freshman standout Walt Bannerman of the Mason track & field program supplied plenty of energy with a stunning performance at the Patriot Games on Saturday.
Bannerman not only set a personal best, but also won the pole vault AND moved into second all-time in program history when he sent the crowd into a roar, clearing 16’ 10” in the pole vault.
The freshman was one of a slew of Patriots with HUGE performances during a big weekend for the Green & Gold, who have their eyes at the 2024 A-10 Indoor Championship in a few weeks.
🔺 Ws On Top Of Ws. On the court, on the track, in the air and even in the pool.
The Patriots were piling up wins all over the place this weekend.
In the pool, the Green & Gold swept visiting UMBC with the women taking home a 202-98 win and the men a 188-110 defeat of the Retrievers.
📚 SIGN UP YOUR SUPER READER!
Got a Super Reader at home?
Virginia529’s Super Reader program is available for all Mason super kids who read two books or more.
Two books = free hoops! Sign up now and your child can receive a ticket to the men’s basketball game on March 2nd when the Patriots host Duquesne.
🤔 PATRIOT TRIVIA
With Sunday’s win over VCU, the Mason women’s squad moved to a perfect 8-0 at home and have now won nine consecutive games at EagleBank Arena dating back to the end of last season.
What is the longest home-winning streak in program history?
Got a guess?
Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
Patriot Trivia is sponsored by our official Student Housing Partner,
The Main on University
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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?
Wednesday, January 31
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Fordham @ 7pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Saint Joseph’s @ 7pm
Friday, February 2
👟 Track & Field at Crimson Elite Invitational (Boston, Mass.)
Saturday, February 3
🏀 Men’s Basketball at UMass @ 12pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Mary Washington @ 12pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Loyola Chicago @ 3pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Wake Forest @ 4pm (Norfolk, Va.)
👟 Track & Field at Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational (Boston, Mass.)
🚣♂️ Rowing vs. Erg Sprints
Sunday, February 4
🤼♂️ Wrestling vs. Rider @ 1pm
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 13.
Starting at the end of the 2016-17 season and continuing into the beginning of 2017-18, the Patriots won 13 straight home games on their way to a record-setting 17-2 home campaign that season.
Patriot Trivia is sponsored by our official Student Housing Partner,
The Main on University
⭐️ Man, oh, man, what a weekend Patriots!