FAIRFAX, Va. (Interstat) — Zahirah Walton scored 29 points to lead George Mason to an 85-59 victory over Saint Joseph’s in an Atlantic 10 women’s basketball game Wednesday night at EagleBank Arena.

The Patriots never trailed, building a 43-28 halftime lead and maintaining a double-digit advantage throughout the second half. Walton, a junior from Seattle, added four assists in 33 minutes. Mary Amoateng scored 16 points for George Mason, which improved to 20-8.

Faith Stinson led the Hawks with 15 points. Saint Joseph’s fell to 19-9. George Mason swept the regular-season series, having also won the Jan. 18 meeting. An announced crowd of 846 watched the Patriots outscore the Hawks 24-18 in the third quarter to pull away decisively.