NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – Kicking off the new year on the right foot, the Norfolk State women’s basketball team pulled off one of its biggest upsets in several years with a 60-57 victory over George Mason Monday evening at Joseph Echols Hall.The Patriots (7-5) had won the previous two meetings each of the last two seasons by an average of 22 points and looked to be headed to another victory after erasing a seven-point deficit in the second half. NSU (6-7), though, forced George Mason into 1-of-8 shooting in the last five minutes of the game, including a desperation trey at the buzzer by forward Janaa Pickard.
Senior Whitney Long had 15 points on the night for NSU and hit the most important basket of the game, a floater in the lane for a 56-55 lead with 46.2 seconds left. Long and sophomore Rae Corbo each hit a pair of free throws in the last 20 seconds of play right after George Mason had missed the front end of a 1-and-1 down by one with 30 seconds to go.
The win marked the first over a CAA opponent in 26 games dating back to a 55-52 victory over William & Mary during the 1999-2000 season.
NORFOLK, VA - Norfolk State earned its first women's basketball victory over a CAA foe in more than a decade Monday night, stunning George Mason 60-57 at Echols Hall.
Whitney Long hit a basket in the lane in the final minute and she and Rae Corbo each made a pair of free throws in the final 20 seconds. It was the Spartans' first win over a CAA team since the 1999-2000 season, a span of 27 games.
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