Despite snowy conditions and bitter cold, the Mason women’s lacrosse team opened play last week against the University of California, Davis, losing 9-8. They followed up their season opener with another one point defeat, this time served by Winthrop.

Picked to finish fifth in their first season as a member of the Atlantic 10, here is a quick rundown of each team, key players and games vs. the Patriots over the coming months:

This past weekend, George Mason University’s Recreation Department held their first ever Handball Tournament. Handball is a sport much like soccer, but is played with hands instead of feet. The tournament was held in the Field House and included 10 teams made up of 114 participants. The tournament began with pool play, which included three pools of teams, with the top two from each moving on to a single elimination round. The final match was between Kappa Sigma (Red) and Theta Chi with Kappa Sigma (Red) finishing on top in a very close matchup.

The Mason men’s volleyball team won their second game in a row Saturday night as they defeated Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders at the RAC.

Mason took the game in straight sets and with the win the Patriots get back to even on the year as they improve to 6-6. The individual sets were, 25-21, 25-17, and 25-22.

Mason swimming and diving will compete in the 2014 Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio starting today at 3:30 p.m. with the one-meter diving preliminary heats. The four-day competition will run through event finals on Saturday, Feb. 22.

The St. Bonaventure men’s team will look to capture their second consecutive conference title, while the Richmond women’s team will look to capture their fourth straight and 12^th A-10 championship title in the last 13 years.