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Mason women’s basketball gets their second win of the season against Towson
BY CHRISTIAN SEGOVIA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
On Nov. 9, Mason women’s basketball won their second game of the season against Towson 76-55. Mason sophomore guard Kennedy Harris led the way with 17 points, a career-high seven assists, six rebounds and three steals. A 26-6 dominant third quarter led the Patriots to victory.
“They were hitting the open shots, I was just looking for them,” Harris said about her career-high in assists. “That’s all credit to them… every single time they shot, they made it. ”
Graduate student guard Ta’Viyanna Habib got Mason’s first points by hitting a 3-pointer. Mason moved the ball well in the first quarter and drew early contact on Towson to get to the free-throw line. They got good defensive stops on Towson, and ended the first quarter up 22-13.
Mason continued to get stops and hit their shots in the second quarter but Towson stuck around. Towson outscored Mason 21-16 in the second quarter.
At halftime, Mason was up 38-34, as Harris led the way with 12 points and three assists and Habib with seven points and two rebounds. Mason held Towson to 13-30 on field goals, 4-11 from the three-point line, and had five steals while Towson had none. Mason shot 15-34 from field goal, 4-12 from three and had six turnovers.
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Mason went on a 26-6 run in the third quarter, where the highest lead they got was 24. Mason then went on to win the game 76-55.
“I think as a coaching staff, we’re still in the early stages of figuring out who plays well together and does this well together,” Mason head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis said. “I think tonight by halftime they put it all together and we had a really good third quarter.”
Including Harris, three Patriots scored in double figures. Junior forward Zahirah Walton finished the game with 14 points, five rebounds and two steals. Senior guard Paula Suárez finished the game with 10 points, three rebounds and one steal.
Mason outscored Towson on points off turnovers 28-10. Mason’s bench produced more points than Towson and Mason stole the ball 11 times while Towson only stole the ball once.
Mason shot 29-59 from the field goal, 6-19 from the three-point line and 12-14 from the free throw line. Towson shot 22-54 from the field goal, 6-21 from the three-point line and 5-8 from the free throw line.
The Patriots play Monmouth University at EagleBank Arena on Nov. 12. The game will tip-off at 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+. Student tickets are available through Mason360.