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Claire Jacobs
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49
George Mason GMU 3-10,0-6 Atlantic 10
56
Winner La Salle LaS 8-7,4-4 Atlantic 10
George Mason GMU
3-10,0-6 Atlantic 10
49
Final
56
La Salle LaS
8-7,4-4 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
George Mason GMU 10 13 19 7 49
La Salle LaS 6 13 16 21 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Fourth Quarter Dominance Sends Women’s Basketball Past Mason for Third Straight Win

PHILADELPHIA – A dominant fourth quarter by the La Salle women's basketball team (8-7, 4-4 A-10) pushed the Explorers past George Mason (3-10, 0-5 A-10), 56-49 Sunday afternoon for the teams third-straight win. La Salle has now won five of its last six games.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Mason held a one-point advantage through the first 5:09 of the game at the media stoppage. The Patriots had a 10-6 lead after the first as they kept La Salle scoreless through the final 6:02 of the period.
  • The teams traded the first 20 points of the second stanza with 10 apiece for a visitor's 20-16 lead with 4:09 left to play. Over the remainder of the half, each team scored three points for a Mason 23-19 lead at the break.
  • Mason continued to strengthen its lead with a 7-6 margin through the first 5:10 of the third to go up 30-25. Both teams picked up the pace offensively with the Patriots outscoring the Explorers, 12-10 through the end of the period.
  • George Mason jumped out to its largest lead of the game at 11 points after a 7-3 spurt over the first 3:21. The span held the Blue & Gold scoreless for the last 2:39 of the run. La Salle flipped a switch over the final 6:50 as it outscored Mason 18-0 to conclude the game with the victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • Sophomore Claire Jacobs finished with 19 points to lead the Explorers.
  • Junior Kayla Spruill dropped 11 points and corralled five rebounds.
  • Senior Haleigh Hill registered eight points and eight rebounds.
  • Senior Deja King added nine points off the bench.
  • Senior Kate Hill handed out seven assists to just one turnover to increase her league leading assist to turnover ratio.
  • La Salle shot 30.6% from the floor, 29.3% from deep, and 60.0% from the line.
  • The Blue & Gold claimed the turnover battle 10 to 22, but lost the rebounding margin 57-33.
GAME NOTES:
  • La Salle is over .500 after 15 games for the first time since 2016-17.
  • Jacobs has recorded 15 points or more in nine of her 14 games this season, including 10+ in her last eight.
  • Mason's seven points in the fourth quarter are the least allowed by La Salle in a fourth period this season and second least in any quarter overall.
UP NEXT:
The Explorers head on the road for a weekend series at Rhode Island and UMass.
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