George Mason capped a successful holiday week by beating South Carolina yesterday to take third-place in the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. Will Thomas paced the Patriots with 22 points and 11 rebounds, solidifying his place on the All-Tournament team.
George Mason kicked off their tournament with an 87-77 win over 18th-ranked Kansas State. John Vaughan’s 21 points led the team, which put all five starters in double figures. Folarin Campbell’s 25 points made him high man in Mason’s effort in an 84-76 loss to No. 20 Villanova on Friday.
Mason opens CAA play on Thursday, hosting 5-1 Drexel.
-Hayden Alfano
Terps Back On Track
Maryland (4-2), who dropped back to back games against UCLA and Missouri last week at the CBE Classic, bounced back against Lehigh at the Comcast Center last Friday in a game that showed promise from the young Terrapin squad. Freshman center Braxton Dupree earned his first start in lieu of senior Bambale Osby (stomach virus) and played well in the post, netting 14 points. Meanwhile, Greivis Vasquez had a career-high 22 points and Eric Hayes hit three 3-pointers which provided a much-needed boost to a team that until last Friday lacked an outside shooting threat. The Terps are off until Wednesday when they take on Illinois in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at College Park on ESPN2 with tip-off scheduled for 7:30pm.
The #3 ranked women’s team spent their Thanksgiving weekend on the West Coast and continued their undefeated streak (8-0) after earning wins against UC Santa Barbara and UCLA. Kristi Toliver scored 22 points against the Bruins, 18 of which came from her six treys, while Marissa Coleman had a double-double with 20 points and 10 boards. They face Pitt tomorrow night at Comcast with tip-off set for 7pm.
-Brett Gellman
