Sports
Twenty Season Hall of Fame Wait Comes to an End
By Broadside Staff Writer Rick Fincham
On Feb. 2, as the football world buzzed about numerous Super Bowl storylines, another storyline played out. Darrell Green, who has been considered a shoe-in for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for years by consensus opinion, received the call on Saturday afternoon that he would be inducted on his first try.
Missed Opportunities Haunt Men's Volleyball
By Connect Mason Sports Reporter Carlos Silen
It was any body's game at the Field House where the Ball State Cardinals dropped the No. 14 George Mason Patriots 3-2 in a decisive fifth-set match. With two game point opportunities for Mason, the Cardinals came from behind to win 15-17.
“Well, scoring wasn’t happening,” said George Mason coach Fred Chao. “We simply made more mistakes at more important times.”
Ball State evened their record 6-6 with the come-from-behind win, leaving Mason 5-3 overall, and 1-1 in Tait Division play.
Lady Patriots Almost Pull Upset of ODU
By Connect Mason Sports Director Damien Sordelett
An errant pass that almost hit Old Dominion coach Wendy Larry in the second half was about the only thing that went wrong for the Monarchs Thursday night.
That was before the clock hit five minutes to go.
Despite Lateisha Wade’s first career double-double, the George Mason Lady Patriots (8-13, 2-8 CAA) used a game-ending 16-4 run to make the No.13/14th Old Dominion Monarchs sweat a bit before falling 71-61 before 617 at the Patriot Center.
Patriot Ladies Fall to VCU
By Connect Mason Sports Director Damien Sordelett
Photos by Broadside Photographer Randy Urick
The George Mason Lady Patriots made the Virginia Commonwealth Rams work hard for about 34 minutes. However, the last six minutes were a different story.
Patriots Defense Stands Strong Over Dukes
By Connect Mason Sports Director Damien Sordelett.
For a rematch of one of the more entertaining contests from earlier in the season, this one turned out to be a sleeper.
After both George Mason and James Madison last fought to a 96-75 Patriot win back in Harrisonburg on Jan. 19, the 9,840 in attendance wanted to see some scoring.
The scoring this time around had to wait, at least for the first 20 minutes.
Face-Off Between the CAA’s Two Biggest Stars
By Connect Mason Reporter Matt Molina
With two evenly matched, well-coached powerhouses of the CAA colliding on Tuesday night, the game came down to just one deciding question:
Which team’s super-star would take over the game and steal the victory in this crucial conference showdown?
BLOG: Mason Nation Thrill Seeping into Mens Soccer
By Connect Mason Soccer Blogger/Player Mike Foss
Our spring training has begun. So much emphasis is placed on our performance in the fall, that most people forget that we play in the spring. Someone even felt the urge to tell me that the spring season “Didn’t really matter.” Yet, if the goal is to get results – that is win games in the fall, then the spring season isn’t important. The spring season is essential.
Patriots Outlast Rams in CAA Thriller
By Connect Mason Sports Director Damien Sordelett
As the final buzzer sounded, the student section, which had been in their seats 75 minutes prior to tip-off, could hardly contain the emotion of a defensive slugfest between the two Colonial Athletic Association powers.
- All about the Jan. 29 game against VCU, courtesy of WGMU
The Love of Basketball Still Calls Burns
By Connect Mason Sports Director Damien Sordelett.
No accolades or offers from overseas teams followed Tim Burns after graduation like fellow members of the George Mason basketball team received in the past two seasons. And for the former Patriot, being able to remain in the sport he loves is just as gratifying.