WASHINGTON - The American University (2-2) women's basketball team couldn't hold off the hot shooting of George Mason (3-1) on Thursday and fell to the Patriots, 73-55. This is the second road loss of the season for the Eagles after they picked up back-to-back wins at home over Villanova and High Point last week.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• For the third consecutive game, sophomore Jade Edwards found herself atop the score sheet for AU with 16 points alongside a career-high four assists.
• Senior Kaitlyn Marenyi and sophomore Maddie Doring were the only other two Eagles to land in double-figures with 11 points and 10 points, respectively. Junior Indeya Sanders also helped lead the team with a career-high four steals.
• The Eagles closed shooting 43.5 percent (20-46) from the field, 31.6 percent (6-19) from 3-point range, and 64.3 percent (9-14) from the line.
• Mason was paced by a 23-point effort from returning A-10 Player of the Year, Nicole Cardano-Hillary. Jacy Bolton and Alexsis Grate followed with 10 points each.
• The Patriots shot 50 percent (27-54) from the field, 57.1 percent (8-14) from long range, and 73.3 percent (11-15) from the charity stripe.
• Mason led the Eagles in points off the bench, 20-15, but AU led in points off turnovers, 21-14, points in the paint, 28-26, and fast break points, 10-5.
• Once again, American had a slow start to the game, shooting only 4 of 11 from the field and 2 of 5 from 3-point range in the first quarter. Early foul trouble also plagued the Eagles as Marenyi picked up a quick two within the first minute and was forced to sit the bench for the remainder of the half. 
• The Eagles closed the first quarter at a 17-12 deficit, but quickly began chipping away at the Patriots' lead in the second quarter. 
• An 11-0 AU run coming out of the media timeout midway through the stanza delivered the Eagles their largest lead of the game at 29-24, but the Patriots were quick to strike back with a pair of treys to close the half back ahead at 30-29.
• American couldn't regain the momentum in the second half as they shot only 2 of 13 (.154) from the field to close the third quarter trailing 49-36. 
• Mason's run continued in the early minutes of the fourth quarter as the Eagles scored only two points in a 6:00 span, giving the Patriots their largest lead of the game at 67-43.
• A quick eight points from Marenyi in the final two minutes cut the gap to under 20 points, but it was too little too late as American trailed 73-55 at the final buzzer.

NEXT UP
American will make a quick turnaround to face Towson at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The Eagles' road stand will continue next weekend at the 26th Annual Hawk Classic, hosted by Saint Joseph's on Saturday, Nov. 30, and Sunday, Dec. 1. AU will open the two-game series against the host Saint Joseph's at noon on Saturday and will close Sunday with a noon tip against Buffalo. The Eagles' next home game is Sunday, Dec. 8, against Minnesota.

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