Revolutionary Rivalry

The Revolutionary Rivalry is a rivalry between the George Mason Patriots and George Washington Revolutionaries, both of which play in the Atlantic 10 Conference and are located in the Washington metropolitan area. Both schools are named after founding fathers, George Mason and George Washington, who were both natives to Virginia and had their plantations, Gunston Hall and Mount Vernon, respectively, on the southside of modern Fairfax County.

Revolutionary Rivalry
George Mason Patriots
George Washington Revolutionaries
SportMulti-sport
Statistics
All-time seriesGWU leads 5-1-1
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Locations of George Mason and George Washington

The rivalry is balanced in terms of total wins between each school across all sports. George Washington, though, has historically dominated the series in men's and women's basketball, while George Mason has dominated the series in baseball and men's and women's soccer.

History

The formal rivalry, with the title, "Revolutionary Rivalry" is rooted ahead of the 2013–14 academic school year,[1][2] when George Mason University left the Colonial Athletic Association to join the Atlantic 10 Conference, as part of the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment.[3] Before then, both institutions regularly played non-conference matches against each other due to relative proximity of the schools (separated by 20 miles).[4]

Historically, most of the rivalry, even prior to the Patriots joining the A-10 was fixed on basketball, which has historically favored the Revolutionaries.[5][6][7] However, with both schools being part of the Atlantic 10, the rivalry was formally given a title, and spanned across all sports.[8]

All-time series summary
SportAll-time series recordLast resultNext meetingSource
Baseball Mason leads 69–49 Mason won 4–0 on May 15, 2022 May 12-14, 2023 @ Mason [9]

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Men's Basketball GW leads 23–9 GW won 78–75 on January 16, 2023 Feb 15, 2023 @ GW [11]

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Women's Basketball GW leads 29–13 Mason won 67–57 on January 16, 2023 Feb. 5, 2023 @ GW [13]

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Men's Cross Country 0–0 0–0 0–0
Women's Cross Country 0–0 0–0 0–0
Golf 0–0 0–0 0–0
Women's Lacrosse Mason leads 15–3 Mason won 14–10 on April 10, 2022 Apr. 1, 2023 @ GW [15]
Women's Rowing 0–0 0–0 0–0
Men's Soccer Mason leads 27–16–4 GW won 3–0 on October 29, 2022 TBD [16]
Women's Soccer Mason leads 23–3–5 1–1 draw on September 15, 2022 TBD [17]

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Softball GW leads 23–17 GW won 5–1 on April 19, 2022 April 12, 2023 @ Mason [19]
Men's Swimming 0–0 0–0 0–0
Women's Swimming 0–0 0–0 0–0
Men's Tennis 0–0 0–0 0–0
Women's Tennis 0–0 0–0 0–0
Volleyball GW leads 46–14 GW won 3–1 on October 25, 2022 TBD [20]

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Series led and games won by George Mason are shaded ██ green. Series led and games won by George Washington shaded ██ blue.

Series results

The formal rivalry began during the 2013-14 season when Mason joined the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]

The point system is that there is one point awarded per win, and split half-a-point if it ends in a tie in head-to-head team sports. This includes soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis and lacrosse. In baseball and softball, a point is awarded to whichever team wins the series, since these sports are played in three-game series over the course of the regular season. In individual, non head-to-head sports, a point is awarded to the team that finishes higher in the Atlantic 10 Championship. These sports are cross country, swimming, golf, and rowing.[2]

Below is a summary of winners since the point system began.

See also

References
  1. "Revolutionary Rivalry". George Washington Colonials. gwsports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. "Revolutionary Rivalry: George Mason vs. George Washington". George Mason Patriots. gomason.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. "Source: George Mason joining A-10". ESPN. espn.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. "Google Maps - George Mason University to The George Washington University". Google. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. Goff, Steven (February 26, 2017). "George Washington wins third straight with 83-74 victory over George Mason". The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  6. Goff, Steven (January 25, 2017). "GW continues hammer-and-nail rivalry with George Mason". The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  7. "George Washington defeats George Mason in Revolutionary Rivalry". The Washington Times. Associated Press. January 17, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  8. Cabrera, Ángel (January 24, 2014). "George Mason vs. George Washington: the battle of the Georges lives on!". George Mason University. president.gmu.edu. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  9. "GW Baseball Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 15. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  10. "2022 Baseball Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  11. "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 30. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  12. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  13. "Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 16. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  14. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  15. "George Mason Women's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). George Mason Patriots lacrosse. gomason.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  16. "Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  17. "Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 10. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  18. "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  19. "2022 GW Softball Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 11. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  20. "George Washington Volleyball Record Book & Program History Guide" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 11. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  21. "2022-23 Women's Volleyball Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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