Sunday, December 7
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3:00 PM ET
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George Mason
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Avery Mills scored 24 points, including four in the final 8.2 seconds.
Mills’ Heroics Lead to 74-73 Win at George Mason
12/7/2025 6:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FAIRFAX, Va. – Liberty's Avery Mills scored four points in the last 8.2 seconds, helping Liberty pull out a thrilling 74-73 victory at George Mason, Sunday afternoon at EagleBank Arena.
Mills tied the game at 73 on a three-pointer with 8.2 seconds remaining, stole the inbounds pass and was fouled at the 0.6-second mark. The sophomore hit the second of two free throws, giving the defending CUSA champions a win over the defending A-10 champions.
Liberty improves to 6-2, winning its fourth game in a row and snapping the Patriots' 13-game home winning streak. Mills finished with a career-high 24 points for the second game in a row, while Emmy Stout added a season-best 22 as the Lady Flames rallied from an early 12-point deficit to emerge victorious.
George Mason is now 6-5 on the season and 19-2 at home over the last two years after suffering its first home setback since Jan. 2, 2025 vs. Saint Joseph's. The Patriots got a career-high 25 points from MJ Johnson, who knocked down five of her team's 12 triples for the contest.
Box Score Highlights
Liberty Individuals: Mills – 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4-8 3FG; Stout – 22 points, 5 assists, 9-12 FG; Elisabeth Aegisdottir – 10 points, 4 rebounds; Ify Nwaobi – 6 points, 12 rebounds; Claudia Acin – 4 points, 8 assists, 1 turnover.
George Mason Individuals: Johnson – 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 5-9 3FG; Louis Volker – 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4-7 3FG; Zahirah Walton – 11 points, 7 rebounds; Kennedy Harris – 11 points, 3 assists.
Key Team Stats: Liberty finished at 50 percent (28-of-56) from the field, 40 percent (6-of-15) from beyond the arc and 75 percent (12-of-16) from the foul line. Meanwhile, George Mason shot 40.6 percent (26-of-64) from the floor, 41.4 percent (12-of-29) from long range and 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the charity stripe. For the first time this season, Liberty did not win the rebounding battle. The two teams pulled down exactly 35 boards apiece. Most statistical categories ended up pretty even outside of points in the paint, where Liberty owned a 38-20 cushion. Both squads tallied more assists than turnovers, including 16 to 15 for the Lady Flames and 13 to 11 for the Patriots.
Turning Point
In a back-and-forth contest which featured six ties and 14 lead changes, Liberty recorded the final and decisive surge.
George Mason led 70-62 midway through the final period before the Lady Flames went on a 12-3 game-ending run.
Stout tied up the score at 70-70 on a layup with 1:27 to play. But Walton countered with a putback with 59 seconds left and later split a pair of free throws with 14.5 seconds on the clock, setting the stage for Mills' game-closing flurry.
Notes and Nuggets
Liberty will face its second consecutive A-10 opponent on Saturday, when the Lady Flames return home to face Richmond (7-3, 1-0 A-10). Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Liberty Arena, and the Commonwealth clash will air on ESPN+.
Mills tied the game at 73 on a three-pointer with 8.2 seconds remaining, stole the inbounds pass and was fouled at the 0.6-second mark. The sophomore hit the second of two free throws, giving the defending CUSA champions a win over the defending A-10 champions.
Liberty improves to 6-2, winning its fourth game in a row and snapping the Patriots' 13-game home winning streak. Mills finished with a career-high 24 points for the second game in a row, while Emmy Stout added a season-best 22 as the Lady Flames rallied from an early 12-point deficit to emerge victorious.
George Mason is now 6-5 on the season and 19-2 at home over the last two years after suffering its first home setback since Jan. 2, 2025 vs. Saint Joseph's. The Patriots got a career-high 25 points from MJ Johnson, who knocked down five of her team's 12 triples for the contest.
3? + steal + FT = big-time road dub! #XIV pic.twitter.com/Qh6p1EEfFY
— Liberty Women's Basketball (@LibertyWBB) December 7, 2025
Box Score Highlights
Liberty Individuals: Mills – 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4-8 3FG; Stout – 22 points, 5 assists, 9-12 FG; Elisabeth Aegisdottir – 10 points, 4 rebounds; Ify Nwaobi – 6 points, 12 rebounds; Claudia Acin – 4 points, 8 assists, 1 turnover.
George Mason Individuals: Johnson – 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 5-9 3FG; Louis Volker – 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4-7 3FG; Zahirah Walton – 11 points, 7 rebounds; Kennedy Harris – 11 points, 3 assists.
Key Team Stats: Liberty finished at 50 percent (28-of-56) from the field, 40 percent (6-of-15) from beyond the arc and 75 percent (12-of-16) from the foul line. Meanwhile, George Mason shot 40.6 percent (26-of-64) from the floor, 41.4 percent (12-of-29) from long range and 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the charity stripe. For the first time this season, Liberty did not win the rebounding battle. The two teams pulled down exactly 35 boards apiece. Most statistical categories ended up pretty even outside of points in the paint, where Liberty owned a 38-20 cushion. Both squads tallied more assists than turnovers, including 16 to 15 for the Lady Flames and 13 to 11 for the Patriots.
Turning Point
In a back-and-forth contest which featured six ties and 14 lead changes, Liberty recorded the final and decisive surge.
George Mason led 70-62 midway through the final period before the Lady Flames went on a 12-3 game-ending run.
Stout tied up the score at 70-70 on a layup with 1:27 to play. But Walton countered with a putback with 59 seconds left and later split a pair of free throws with 14.5 seconds on the clock, setting the stage for Mills' game-closing flurry.
Notes and Nuggets
- Mills' 24 points matched her career high from one week earlier against Manhattan in the Navy Classic finale. She became the first Lady Flame to score the winning points during the final second of a game since March 1, when Bella Smuda hit the game winner at Kennesaw State.
- Stout's 22 points set a career high and were just one tally off her career high, as she scored in double figures for the ninth game in a row. The sophomore also dished out a career-high five assists, including the one which set up Mills' game-tying triple.
- Mills and Stout are the first Liberty duo to score 20 points in the same game since March 9, 2024. That day, current assistant Emma Hess (22) and Bella Smuda (21) did so at Western Kentucky.
- Aegisdottir notched all 10 of her points during the fourth quarter, reaching double digits for the first time this season and the seventh time in her career.
- Nwaobi's 12 rebounds paced all players, as she collected 10+ boards for the sixth game in a row.
- Acin totaled a game-high eight assists, giving her a 33-to-10 assist-to-turnover ratio in five games this season, all Liberty victories.
- The Lady Flames trailed 26-14 during the first quarter. The 12-point deficit marks the largest Liberty has overcome to win since the Lady Flames' came back from 14 down to win the 2024-25 regular-season finale over Western Kentucky (March 8, 2025).
- Liberty improves to 3-11 all-time against George Mason with wins in each of the last three meetings. Sunday marked the Commonwealth squads' first matchup since Jan. 15, 2008.
- The Lady Flames' current four-game winning streak includes a pair of victories over A-10 foes. Liberty defeated Duquesne 67-60 at the Navy Classic on Nov. 29.
Liberty will face its second consecutive A-10 opponent on Saturday, when the Lady Flames return home to face Richmond (7-3, 1-0 A-10). Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Liberty Arena, and the Commonwealth clash will air on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Lib
GMU
FG%
.500
.406
3FG%
.400
.414
FT%
.750
.692
RB
35
35
TO
15
11
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
4
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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