Here we go with Part III of our series, Comings and Goings, looking at George Mason.
Comings and Goings: Old Dominion
Comings and Goings: Richmond
Who’s going
– Rachel McNair, 6-0 F, 2.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg; started 14 of 29 games
– Talisha Watts, 6-2 F, 4.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg; started 10 of 29 games (also A-10 high jump champion)
– Sandra Ngoie, 6-1 F, 10.3 ppg (second-leading scorer); 5.2 rpg; team-high 73 treys (37.1 percent); started 11 of 29 games
– Cyndi Cole, 5-5 G, 2.5 ppg, 24 assists, appeared in 28 games, averaged 11 minutes
– Qierra Murray, 5-7 G, 4.9 ppg, started 13 of 29 games, averaged 21.2 minutes
–Jasmine Jackson, 5-9 G; 9.6 ppg; made 26 starts last season and was third in the team in scoring; she graduated from George Mason in May and will play her final year of eligibility at Georgetown, where she played her first two seasons.
Bidding adieu to Sweden’s Ngoie is the biggest loss here as she was the second leading scorer for the Patriots last year and a part-time starter. It’s also unusual to see a player return to the school she transferred from: Jackson will pursue her master’s in sports industry management at her first alma mater, Georgetown. Point guard Cole and shooting guard Murray are both transferring out of the program into Appalachian State, 14-16 a year ago and ironically also a program relying heavily on transfers as two juco players are eligible this season.
Who’s coming
Eligible transfers
– Katrina Hutzell, 5-11 G (UMBC); limited action in 19 games
– Kara Wright, 5-11 G/F (Southeast Missouri St.), 7.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg (career-best 26 vs. Mizzou)
– Bridget O’Donnell, 6-6 C (UMBC); Leading shot blocker in America East her sophomore year, something she has in common with her Aunt Anne, that would be Anne Donovan; 6 ppg, 5.1 rpg
– Mikala McGhee, 5-11 G (Missouri St.); 3.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
– Tiffany Padgett, 6-1 F (Loyola-Md.), 5.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Incoming freshmen