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In a season of firsts, the George Mason women’s basketball team marked its biggest milestones yet with one jubilant win Sunday. By defeating St. Joseph’s, 73-58, the Patriots won the Atlantic 10 tournament for the first time and booked the program’s first trip to the NCAA tournament.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said her team deserves to be the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament following a dominant run through the Southeastern Conference Tournament, culminating in an impressive 64-45 rout of No.

The Gamecocks entered the week ranked No. 5 in the AP Top 25 and were projected as the No. 5 overall seed in the field (and the top No. 2 seed) in the NCAA’s final bracket revea