Despite a quick start to Wednesday night’s Atlantic 10 Tournament play-in game at Richmond Coliseum, the Massachusetts women’s basketball team fell short, 85-75, to R to George Mason in overtime, ending the Minutewomen’s season.

After a tight battle in regulation, the Patriots went on a 16-6 run in the extra period to put UMass away. Twelve of George Mason’s points in overtime came from the free throw line.

The Minutewomen took a 69-67 lead in a back-and-forth second half following a 3-pointer by Emily Mital with 17 seconds left in regulation. But Mital fouled senior guard Kyana Jacobs 10 seconds later, sending Jacobs to the free throw line for a pair of free throws to send the game into overtime.

The Minutewomen (4-27) opened up the game with 15 straight points behind 11 points from sophomore Jasmine Harris on 4-of-5 shooting, including three 3-pointers.

UMass pressured the Patriots (9-22) early, holding them to 0-of-6 shooting from the field.

However, the Patriots stormed back over the final 12 minutes behind sophomore Taylor Brown’s 18 first-half points to tie it 41-41 at halftime.

Brown led all scorers with 35 points on Wednesday, while senior Janaa Pickard added 18 points for George Mason.

Harris led UMass with 26 points, while sophomore Rashida Timbilla chipped in a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds.

With Wednesday’s performance, Harris finished the season with four 20-point outings in the Minutewomen’s final five games.

UMass’ leading scorer, junior Kim Pierre-Louis, was limited to eight points on Wednesday night due to foul trouble. Pierre-Louis played 25 minutes before fouling out with 12 seconds remaining in overtime.

The Minutewomen enter the offseason expecting the majority of their players to return, with the exception of senior Kiara Bomben.

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