This was a better version of George Mason than we've seen in the two previous games. Not only did they start out red hot, they maintained their composure and made a number good plays in critical situations of the second half. I guess they played like they had nothing to lose.
Taiwo had perhaps her best game as a Colonial, as she was a consistent threat in the paint, scoring a game high 17 pts, but was all over the court defensively and on the boards. Nikitinaite had another nice offensive game with 16 pts, making a number of clutch shots to quell a few George Mason runs.
Maybe we should have had an easier time with this game, but GM was playing well, and GW countered by playing well for the great part of the game. An earlier version of GW's team would not have won this game. The improvements of late, especially with the team offense, have been stark. There were a few sequences of passing the ball around and ending up with an open 3 pointer or a pass to a cutting Taiwo that ended up in a score -- it made me wish that the men's team had some offensive sets like that.
Richmond is a pretty good team. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
