George Mason women's basketball hosts Akron on Thursday night

The George Mason women's basketball team plays its second game of the season Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET, hosting Akron at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, VA. The game streams on ESPN+.

Where the teams stand

The Patriots are 1-0 after beating Temple 91-71 at home on Monday, Nov. 2, a 20-point margin. Akron is 0-1 after a 75-74 loss to South Alabama at home that same day, a one-point game.

Patriots' season leaders

Mary Amoateng leads George Mason this season with 21.0 points and 4.0 assists per game. Summer Yancy leads the team with 9.0 rebounds.

Zips' season leaders

Macey Fegan leads Akron with 17.0 points and 12.0 rebounds. Shaena Brew leads the Zips with 4.0 assists.

Recent history

Before the Temple win, George Mason's most recent games came last March. The Patriots beat Dayton 87-85 in overtime on Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, and beat Richmond 60-45 the next day. They then lost 53-51 at Rhode Island on Sunday, Mar. 8, and lost 71-64 to Quinnipiac at home on Thursday, Mar. 19.

Akron's last four games of the previous season were all losses: 88-55 at Ball State on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 74-56 at Miami (OH) on Saturday, Feb. 28, 74-64 against Massachusetts at home on Wednesday, Mar. 4, and 77-62 against Eastern Michigan at home on Saturday, Mar. 7.

George Mason is 1-0 at home this season, and Akron has not yet played a road game. Neither team has a conference game on its record yet.