Feb. 16, 2008

The George Mason women's basketball team will try to reach double-digit wins on Sunday when it hosts the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. The two teams clashed three weeks ago, with the Seahawks taking a 63-47 win at Trask Coliseum. The game, which can be viewed live via Mason All-Access, is set to tip off at 2 p.m.

UNCW enters Sunday's game with a 14-9 record, 5-7 in the CAA. The Seahawks have won three-straight conference games. UNCW is led by the reigning CAA Player and Rookie of the Week in Sahsha Taylor and Brittany Blackwell, who are averaging 14.3 and 14.2 points per game, respectively. Blackwell is also the Seahawks' top rebounder, pulling down 7.8 boards per game.

Last time out, senior Casey Quigley led the Patriots with 11 points, but Mason fell to Georgia State, 64-49, in Colonial Athletic Association action Thursday evening at GSU Sports Arena. Mason dropped to 9-14, 3-9 in the CAA, while the Panthers improved to 7-16, 4-8 in conference play. Quigley was joined in double figures by classmate Moni Akintunde, who poured in 10 points to go with a team-best eight rebounds. GSU was paced by a 25-point performance from Danyiell McKeller, as well as 20 points from Brittany Hollins. Mason was out-shot by a slim 43.1-to-39.1 percent margin from the field, but was outrebounded by a 39-29 differential.

Sunday is WBCA "Think Pink" Day at Mason. In honor of the event, which is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond, the first 500 fans will receive a free pink George Mason hat.