No. 20 Maryland women’s basketball vs. George Mason preview

No. 20 Maryland women’s basketball returns home to seek its first win of the season against George Mason at the XFINITY Center on Sunday.

Maryland lost its first game of the season in an encouraging fashion against No. 1 South Carolina, 103-91, in Paris.

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The Terps will try to get right in their home opener against a familiar opponent, the George Mason Patriots. The two teams have met every season for the last four years, and they’ve had some battles.

The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus at 1:00 p.m.

George Mason Patriots (2-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10)

2025-26 record: 23-9 (16-2), Atlantic 10 co-regular-season champions

Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis is in her sixth season at George Mason and has completely rebuilt the program. She took over a team that finished with a 3-19 record after the 2020-21 season and now has three straight 20-win seasons and an NCAA tournament appearance in the 2024-25 season.

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They started the season with a dominant 91-71 home win against the Temple Owls and handled Akron at home, 66-60, Thursday.

The Patriots added nine newcomers during the offseason and were picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. They are currently ranked 94th in Bart Torvik’s power ratings.

Players to Watch

Summer Yancy, junior guard, 5-foot-11, No. 13 – The junior UCF transfer is George Mason’s leading scorer through two games. She’s averaging 17.5 points on 60.9% shooting from the field and 44.4% shooting from 3-point range. She scored 14 against Temple and added a team-high 21 points in their close game against Akron. She also has eight rebounds and 1.5 steals and blocks per game. Her one flaw? She’s shot 3-for-9 from the foul line so far.

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Anovia Sheals, junior guard, 5-foot-11, No. 4 – The Austin Peay transfer has put together two solid games for the Patriots. Sheals averaged 14.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game last season. In her first two games in George Mason, she’s averaged 13.5 points, 4…

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