Winners of Nine Straight, Women's Basketball Hits The Road To Play At George Mason

University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 25	Massachusetts (20-4, 10-1 A-10) at George Mason (12-13, 5-7 A-10)
Date // Time	Sunday, Feb. 12 // 3 p.m.
Location	Fairfax, Va. // Eagle Bank Arena
Watch	ESPN+
Stream	ESPN+
Live Statistics	LiveStats
Game Notes	Massachusetts \| George Mason
Social Media	Facebook: UMass Women's Basketball Twitter: @UMassWBB // @CoachVerdiUMass Instagram: @UMassWBB

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Last Time Out
UMass heads into Sunday's contest with a 20-4 overall record, including 10-1 in the A-10, after earning its ninth straight victory on Wednesday night in a thrilling 80-79 win over Fordham (Feb. 8).

Junior Ber'Nyah Mayo put up a career-high 29 points in the win over the Rams, while the Minutewomen locked in back-to-back 20 win seasons for the first time in program history (26-7 in 2021-22).

At 10-1, UMass heads into the weekend in second place in the A-10 standings, trailing 11-0 Rhode Island, which also plays on Sunday (at VCU).

All-Time Series vs. George Mason
The Minutewomen and Patriots will be meeting for the 13th time in series history, with George Mason leading the all-time series 9-3. Last season in their most recent meeting on Feb. 11, 2022, the Minutewomen defeated the Patriots 87-58 at the Mullins Center behind a 27-point showing from Sydney Taylor.

Seeing Double (And Triple) Double

Sam Breen - 53 Double-Doubles* | 1 Triple-Double (* total includes at Penn State)

2022-23: 13 | 1 (Triple-Double)
2021-22: 17
2020-21: 15
2019-20: 8

Angelique Ngalakulondi - 8

2022-23: 3
2021-22: 5

Destiney Philoxy - 4

2022-23: 1
2021-22: 2
2020-21: 1

Makennah White - 4

2022-23: 2
2021-22: 1
2020-21: 1

Ber'Nyah Mayo - 2

2021-22: 2

Laila Fair - 1

2021-22: 1* (* at Saint Joseph's)

Sydney Taylor - 1

2022-23: 1

Statistically Speaking

The Minutewomen currently sit in first the Atlantic 10 conference in scoring offensively, averaging 75.5 points per game (1,811 pts). The team is first with a 13.0 scoring margin. The team ranks 39th in the nation with its scoring offense.

UMass ranks fourth in combined team rebounds (40.2 rpg), tallying 13.3 offensive rebounds per game (5th). The Minutewomen are third in the league with a 5.3 rebounding margin.

Sam Breen is fourth in the conference in scoring with 17.5 ppg (419 pts), and is second in rebounds with 10.0 per game (239 total). In the nation, she is 18th in rebounds and is 13th with 13 double-doubles this season. She is also tied for third with one triple-double.

Sydney Taylor sits sixth in scoring (16.4 ppg, 377 pts) in the A-10 and is first with 3.1 3FGs/per game. Taylor is seventh in the nation in three pointers per game and tied for eighth in three-pointers made (72 total).

Angelique Ngalakulondi has averaged 3.1 offensive rebounds per game (71 total), so far, this season, to sit fifth in the A-10. Ber'Nyah Mayo sits in third in the league with 2.8 steals per game (68 total). Mayo is tied for 19th in the nation with her swipes per game and tied for 14th in total steals.

Destiney Philoxy continues to aid her teammates, dishing out 117 dimes on the year, averaging 4.9 assists per game, placing fourth, currently, in the league. Philoxy tied for 30th in the nation with her total assists, while sitting tied for 39th with her average

Walking the [Mile]Stone Path
Sam Breen and Destiney Philoxy each eclipsed their 1,000th career point on Dec. 8, 2021. They became the 21st and 22nd Minutewomen to achieve the feat, while becoming the third pair in program history to earn it in the same season, and first since 2006-07. The duo may also be the first to reach the milestone in the same game in NCAA history. Breen is now fourth in career points (1,786), passing Melissa Gurile (1,679; 1992-96), while Philoxy is now ninth in career points (1,478) in program history, passing Pam Rosanio on the list (1,466; 2004-08). Sydney Taylor became the 23rd Minutewomen to join the 1,000-point club after garnering her 1,000th career point on Nov. 22, 2022. She currently sits 13th on the list with 1,302 points, passing Jasmine Watson (1,291; 2009-13).

In addition to reaching the career milestone, Breen reached 1,000 points in the Massachusetts uniform on Dec. 22, 2021 at Hartford. With just her UMass career, Breen would be in fourth on the career points scored list (1,742). The graduate student has also collected 1,044 total career rebounds, so far, to place second in all-time career records, passing Rashida Timbilla (1020; 2012-16) on the list. She collected her 1,000th career board at Dayton (1/22). With the Minutewomen, Breen has totaled 991 boards, good enough for third on the list. Philoxy hit 400-plus career assists on Dec. 11, 2021 and 500-plus career assists on Feb. 26, 2022. She is in the career records all-time with 639, claiming the top spot in the category, passing Sabriya Mitchell (578; 1994-98). She is only the fourth Minutewomen to achieve 500-plus dimes, along with Mitchell, Christel Zullo (1985-89) and Kathy Coyner (1997-01), and the only player in program history to reach 600-plus dimes. Philoxy also played in her 100th career game on Jan. 22 at George Washington, while Breen reached her 100th career game played in the A-10 Quarterfinals vs. Fordham (March 4).

Philoxy has also put her name on the career games played list, playing 137 contests, so far, passing Hailey Leidel (123; 2016-20) and on the career steals list, ranking fourth with 197, passing Sabriya Mitchell (193; 1994-98), so far, in her career. Fellow teammates Ber'Nyah Mayo and Sam Breen are etched on the career steals list in the record book, as Mayo sits tied for fifth with 193 and Breen is tied for ninth with 176.

Head Coach Tory Verdi achieved his 100th victory at the helm of Massachusetts in the 76-58 win over Saint Joseph's in the A-10 Semifinals on March 5. At Massachusetts, Verdi coached his 200th game vs. VCU (1/26). His current record with the Minutewomen stands at 120-83.

Double Figures Reached
Sam Breen recorded 20 double figures contests, while Sydney Taylor had 10-plus point games for the 19th time this season, including Taylor scoring 20-plus points in four consecutive games and one 30-point contest. Ber'Nyah Mayo has 15 games in double digits, while Destiney Philoxy reached double figures in 13 of the 22 contests this season. Makennah White has nine double figure games and Angelique Ngalakulondi has six on the year.

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