Patriot Brew 2/26: Feeling 22

Patriots Take Down A-10's Best For 22nd Win

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Patriot Brew Crew
February 26, 2024

Happy Monday Patriots. Move over Travis Kelce. T-Swift is trading in the red and yellow for some Green & Gold.

After this weekend, the Mason women’s hoops squad is definitely Feeling 22!

We’ll recap all the action and much more! Check it out!

🏀 Feeling 22
🥇 Medalin’ Up
🥍 Five Stars
​⭐ And much, much more!

George Mason Athletics is conducting a brief online survey to gather
valuable feedback from our stakeholders to facilitate the 
department’s strategic planning process. 

Your input is critical to developing a comprehensive
roadmap for the department’s future and ensures we provide
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Please take a moment to complete and submit the
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📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Feeling 22. What A Senior Salute!

The senior class of the Mason women’s hoops team is going out in style.

Facing the A-10’s leading squad, the Patriots leaned on their veterans en route to a thrilling 82-76 overtime win over Richmond on Saturday afternoon when they celebrated their three seniors.

The win improves the Green & Gold to 22-5 on the season, the second-highest single-season win total in program history.

It was a day that Taylor Jameson will remember forever as the senior scored a season-high 19 points, while joining the 1,000-point club and moving into the top-10 all-time in program history in career 3-pointers.

Classmate Sonia Smith continued her superb season with a game-high 23 points and Jazymn Doster, the Patriots third senior, grabbed three rebounds to move into ninth all-time in program history.

🔺 Medalin’ Up. The suitcases of the Mason track & field squads are coming home a bit heavier this weekend.

At this weekend’s A-10 Indoor Championships, the Patriots brought home a total of 17 medals including four golds, five silvers and eight bronze. Overall, the men’s squad finished second and the women’s placed third in the team standings.

🔺 Five Stars. The ink wasn’t even dry yet and the Mason women’s lacrosse team is already changing the record books once again.

A 19-goal outburst led the Patriots to a fifth straight win to start the season, extending the best start in program history with the 19-11 road victory at Gardner-Webb on Sunday afternoon.

In the past two games, the Green & Gold have combined for 39 goals, the most in a two-game stretch since March of 2018 when they scored 41 in back-to-back wins over ODU and George Washington.

Senior sensation Shannon Tuozzo continued her torrid start with a season-high six goals, two assists and eight points to go along with five draw controls and four ground balls. 

Joining Tuozzo in the hat trick party were Morgan Gunn (4) and Kaitlyn Bestick (3), who both tallied their first hat tricks of the year.

🔺 Circle of Trust. For Mason’s softball team, the circle took over when they needed it.

On the final day of a rain-soaked UNCW Tournament, the Patriots hurlers allowed ZERO earned runs in 16 innings to help the Green & Gold grab two victories, first a 9-2 win over Providence followed by a 1-0 shutout of UMBC.

Carly Cooper allowed just five hits while striking out six for the W in game one as she gave way to Harlowe Nigh, who pitched a scoreless final frame. In the nightcap, freshman sensation Kylie Wilkerson threw nine shutout innings to help Mason earn the extra inning victory.

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The Diaper Derby will be at halftime of our men’s game
this Saturday vs. Duquesne!

⛳️ OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME

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Please contact Cian Booth [email protected] to book your Alumni/Supporter package.

🤔 PATRIOT TRIVIA

On Saturday, Mason’s women’s hoops program honored its three incredible difference-making seniors.

How many combined points has Taylor Jameson, Sonia Smith and Jazymn Doster scored during their time in Fairfax?

Got a guess?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

Monday, February 26
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Dorado Beach Collegiate (Puerto Rico)

Tuesday, February 27
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Dorado Beach Collegiate (Puerto Rico)
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Fordham @ 7pm

Wednesday, February 28
⚾️ Baseball vs. JMU @ 2pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Dayton @ 7pm

Thursday, February 29
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at American @ 2pm

Friday, March 1
⚾️ Baseball vs. Fairfield @ 2pm
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at Princeton @ 7pm

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2,339.

Taylor Jameson (1,006), Sonia Smith (723) and Jazmyn Doster (610) have helped the Patriots to the second-most wins in a single-season in program history this season.

Patriot Trivia is sponsored by our official Student Housing Partner,
The Main on University

⭐️ Let’s get this week started!