University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, February 11
Amherst, Mass.
12 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
19-5,7-3Atlantic 10
87
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58
George Mason
8-14,2-8Atlantic 10
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George Mason
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Massachusetts
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Photo by: Chris Tucci - UMass Athletics
Women's Basketball Cruises To 87-58 Victory Over George Mason
February 11, 2022 | Women's Basketball
White and Brooks record career-highs each in points.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts women's basketball team cruised past George Mason University, 87-58, on Friday afternoon at Mullins Center. Makennah White and Alexzeya Brooks recorded career best in points, tallying 13 and 11, respectively.
UMass improves to 19-5 on the season, including 7-3 in the Atlantic 10 conference, while George Mason moves to 8-14 overall and 2-8 in the league. The Minutewomen are one win away from tying the most wins in program history at 20, with both the 1995-96 and 2019-20 seasons.
Sydney Taylor led UMass with 27 points, going 8-for17 from the field, including knocking down six from beyond the arc, tying her career-high. Sam Breen recorded her second consecutive double-double, 15th of the season, and 38th of her career, after totaling 15 points and a game-high 11 boards. Destiney Philoxy dished a game best 10 assists on the day and tied her career best with four steals.
Massachusetts shot 85.7 percent from the charity stripe, making 12-of-14. The Minutewomen outrebounded the Patriots, 41-27, and had more points in the paint (42), second chance points (16), fast break points (20), points off turnovers (26) and bench points (28).
After a quick 2-2 tie in the first quarter, George Mason went on a 4-0 run, to extend its lead to 6-2. A three-pointer from Ber'Nyah Mayo at 7:04 brought the Minutewomen back within one, before another triple from Taylor knotted the game up again at 8-8. Taylor's basket from behind the arc began an 11-0 run for Massachusetts, seeing points scored from Angelique Ngalakulondi, Breen and Philoxy, in addition to Taylor. With the score at 16-8, the Minutewomen grabbed four more points to the Patriots two to head into the second at 20-10.
In the second, UMass added four more points to continue an 8-0 run to pull ahead 24-10 at the 7:19 mark. George Mason started a small 6-2 run to cut the deficit by 10, but a Taylor layup put Massachusetts on a 9-0 run of its own that elapsed one minute and 30 seconds. The Patriots made two jumpers to finish off the half, while UMass had two made layups from Philoxy and White, to head into halftime, 39-20.
UMass tallied 30 points in the third alone, including 14 from Taylor, who drained four of her five three-pointers in the quarter. The Patriots outscore the Minutewomen, 20-18, in the final frame, but it was not enough, as Massachusetts notched its eighth triumph at home with a final score 87-58.
Massachusetts hosts Duquesne on Sunday, February 13, for Senior Day, at 12 p.m., on CBS Sports Network. Philoxy, Michelle Pruitt and Jessica Nelson will be honored prior to tipoff.
UMass improves to 19-5 on the season, including 7-3 in the Atlantic 10 conference, while George Mason moves to 8-14 overall and 2-8 in the league. The Minutewomen are one win away from tying the most wins in program history at 20, with both the 1995-96 and 2019-20 seasons.
Sydney Taylor led UMass with 27 points, going 8-for17 from the field, including knocking down six from beyond the arc, tying her career-high. Sam Breen recorded her second consecutive double-double, 15th of the season, and 38th of her career, after totaling 15 points and a game-high 11 boards. Destiney Philoxy dished a game best 10 assists on the day and tied her career best with four steals.
Massachusetts shot 85.7 percent from the charity stripe, making 12-of-14. The Minutewomen outrebounded the Patriots, 41-27, and had more points in the paint (42), second chance points (16), fast break points (20), points off turnovers (26) and bench points (28).
After a quick 2-2 tie in the first quarter, George Mason went on a 4-0 run, to extend its lead to 6-2. A three-pointer from Ber'Nyah Mayo at 7:04 brought the Minutewomen back within one, before another triple from Taylor knotted the game up again at 8-8. Taylor's basket from behind the arc began an 11-0 run for Massachusetts, seeing points scored from Angelique Ngalakulondi, Breen and Philoxy, in addition to Taylor. With the score at 16-8, the Minutewomen grabbed four more points to the Patriots two to head into the second at 20-10.
In the second, UMass added four more points to continue an 8-0 run to pull ahead 24-10 at the 7:19 mark. George Mason started a small 6-2 run to cut the deficit by 10, but a Taylor layup put Massachusetts on a 9-0 run of its own that elapsed one minute and 30 seconds. The Patriots made two jumpers to finish off the half, while UMass had two made layups from Philoxy and White, to head into halftime, 39-20.
UMass tallied 30 points in the third alone, including 14 from Taylor, who drained four of her five three-pointers in the quarter. The Patriots outscore the Minutewomen, 20-18, in the final frame, but it was not enough, as Massachusetts notched its eighth triumph at home with a final score 87-58.
Massachusetts hosts Duquesne on Sunday, February 13, for Senior Day, at 12 p.m., on CBS Sports Network. Philoxy, Michelle Pruitt and Jessica Nelson will be honored prior to tipoff.
Team Stats
GMU
UMass
FG%
.449
.485
3FG%
.471
.450
FT%
.400
.857
RB
27
41
TO
19
9
STL
3
9
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
8
3FGM
6
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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