Women’s basketball (8-11, 1-7 Atlantic 10) on Saturday fell to George Mason (17-3, 7-2 A-10) 91-50 in Fairfax, Virginia, getting outscored 66-20 in the second half after leading at halftime.
The second-half collapse for the Revs included getting triumphed 36-5 in the fourth quarter, with the Patriots ending the game on a 49-12 run dating to midway through the third quarter. The loss continues GW on its slide down the A-10 standings, as the Revs are currently ahead of only La Salle and St. Bonaventure.
The first quarter began with the teams trading baskets, until a 3-pointer from junior guard Filipa Calisto knotted the game six minutes in at 10 apiece. The Revs held the Patriots to zero points to end the quarter, while adding four of their own to end the first period up 14-10.
This competitive first quarter was in stark contrast to the first matchup between these two teams, which ended with the Patriots up 10 points behind nine turnovers from the Revs. GW ended up losing the early December game 87-55, being outscored in every quarter.
The Revs continued to extend their lead in the second quarter, ending the half up 30-25. Sophomore forward Sara Lewis dropped seven points in the quarter on her way to a team-leading 16. She was the only Rev to score in double-figures compared to four for the Patriots. Calisto was second on the team in scoring with nine points, off an efficient nine points, dropping 3 of 5 attempts from outside the 3-point line.
Entering the third quarter, the Patriots, looking to extend their winning streak to six, connected on seven straight points to take the lead for the first time since the first quarter. Lewis answered back with an and-1 layup to retake the lead, but the Patriots responded immediately with a 10-0 run in less than a minute. Two free throws from Lewis stopped the scoring run, but George Mason ended the quarter up 55-45.
The Revs collapsed on offense and defense in the fourth quarter, scoring two buckets in 10 minutes while the Patriots brought in 36 points. George Mason knocked down seven 3-pointers in the quarter alone, including on six straight possessions, compared to five for the Revs throughout the whole game.
The quarter saw both a 14-0 run and a 12-0 run for George Mason. The Patriots finished the game 15-29 from deep, good for 51.7 percent. By comparison, the Revs went 5-13 from three-point and 19-52 from the field, 38.5 percent and 36.5 percent, respectively.

Notably, the Revs committed 25 turnovers throughout the game, compared to nine from George Mason. This helped the Patriots score 34 points off turnovers while the Revs only scored three. Turnovers have been an issue for GW all season, as before the game, they ranked second in the A-10 with 18.4 per game, compared to George Mason’s average of the least amount of turnovers at 11.0.
Graduate student guard Makayla Andrews, who entered the game with a team-leading 11.5 points per game, scored just four points in 17 minutes off the bench. Freshman guard Gabby Reynolds, who is second on the team in scoring, added five points of her own on 2-9 shooting, although she did connect on her lone three-point attempt.
The Revs will travel to Amherst, Massachusetts, to take on UMass (10-10, 5-4 A-10) for their next game on Wednesday at 6 p.m.