2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

The 2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2014–2015 College Basketball season. Nyla Milleson resumes the responsibility as head coach for a second consecutive season. The George Mason Patriots are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Patriot Center. This is their second season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference after becoming new members of the conference last season. They finished the season 13–17, 5–11 in A-10 play to finish in a four way tie for tenth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Saint Joseph's.

2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record13–17 (5–11 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tajama Abraham Ngongba (2nd season)
  • Christopher Lewis (2nd season)
  • Dionnah Jackson (2nd season)
Home arenaPatriot Center
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 George Washington†15–1 .938  29–4  .879
Dayton14–2 .875  28–7  .800
Duquesne12–4 .750  23–11  .676
Fordham11–5 .688  21–12  .636
Richmond9–7 .563  19–14  .576
Rhode Island8–8 .500  17–13  .567
Saint Joseph's8–8 .500  13–17  .433
VCU7–9 .438  16–14  .533
Saint Louis7–9 .438  15–16  .484
St. Bonaventure5–11 .313  15–15  .500
La Salle5–11 .313  15–16  .484
George Mason5–11 .313  13–17  .433
UMass5–11 .313  12–18  .400
Davidson1–15 .063  5–25  .167
† 2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

2014–2015 Media and televised games

George Mason Patriots Sports Network

Patriots games will be broadcast on WGMU Radio and streamed online through Patriot Vision. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Televised games

George Mason has 2 conference games televised. One game on NBC Sports Network against the St. Louis Billikens with the result of George Mason winning 66-57 on 1/4/15 at the Patriot Center for their first conference win of the season. Another game on ESPNU on 1/18/15 against Richmond Spiders women's basketball with the result of George Mason losing 49-77 at the Robins Center.

Buzzer Beaters

Taylor Brown hits two buzzer beaters in two straight games. One against La Salle University to win 73-71. Another one against St. Bonaventure University to tie the game 53-53 to force overtime. The Patriots would go on to win 68-53. The buzzer beater against La Salle University was a euro-step layup when the game was tied 71-71. The other buzzer beater against St. Bonaventure University was a fade-away 3-pointer which went in all-net. The Patriots were down 53-50 with 7.5 seconds The video showed Taylor Brown being pushed to out of bounds while in shooting motion. St. Bonaventure University had a foul to give but let Taylor Brown tie the game, force the game into overtime, and let the Patriots win 68-55. Taylor Brown received attention from ABC 7 News after hitting the two buzzer beaters.

Roster
2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Qierra Murray 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMilford Mill Academy Baltimore, MD
G 1 Jasmine Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrOld Bridge Old Bridge, NJ
F 3 Sandra Ngoie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrFryshusets Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 5 Reana Mohamed 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMary Louis Academy Laurelton, NY
G/F 12 Kara Wright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoDuPont Manual Louisville, KY
F 21 Casey Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrElizabeth Seton Gambrills, MD
G 22 Cydni Cole 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrIndian Creek School Glen Brunie, MD
G 23 Mikala McGhee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoPattonville Bridgeton, MO
F 24 Tiffany Padgett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrSt. Vincent Pallotti Laurel, MD
F 24 Samantha Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSt. Rose Neptune, NJ
G 31 Taylor Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrBishop McNamara Bowie, MD
G 32 Tayler Dodson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
F 33 Kristi Mokube 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrCentral Phenix City, AL
F 40 Talisha Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBrookville Lynchburg, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-07

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
2:00 pm		 Bowie State W 83–81  –
 Patriot Center (279)
Fairfax, VA
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
5:00 pm		 Virginia Tech W 77–69  1–0
 Patriot Center (1,119)
Fairfax, VA
11/16/2014*
3:30 pm		 Morehead State L 70–79  1–1
 Patriot Center (369)
Fairfax, VA
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm		 Delaware State W 110–91  2–1
 Patriot Center (334)
Fairfax, VA
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm		 College of Charleston W 71–61  3–1
 Patriot Center (550)
Fairfax, VA
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Navy L 79–84  3–2
 Alumni Hall (586)
Annapolis, MD
11/28/2014*
4:30 pm		 vs. Abilene Christian
UMKC Plaza Lights Classic		 L 86–88  3–3
 Municipal Auditorium (597)
Kansas City, MO
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm		 vs. Mississippi Valley State
UMKC Plaza Lights Classic		 W 71–62  4–3
 Municipal Auditorium (164)
Kansas City, MO
12/03/2014*
5:00 pm		 East Tennessee State L 71–84  4–4
 Patriot Center (N/A)
Fairfax, VA
12/06/2014*
5:30 pm		 at Saint Francis (PA) W 86–77  5–4
 DeGol Arena (634)
Loretto, PA
12/19/2014*
5:05 pm		 vs. Winthrop
Wichita State Winter Classic		 W 69–57  6–4
 Charles Koch Arena (N/A)
Wichita, KS
12/20/2014*
1:05 pm		 vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Wichita State Winter Classic		 W 65–53  7–4
 Charles Koch Arena (N/A)
Wichita, KS
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Longwood W 83–61  8–4
 Willett Hall (419)
Farmville, VA
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm		 at Towson L 70–72  8–5
 SECU Arena (515)
Towson, MD
01/04/2015
2:00 pm, NBCSN		 Saint Louis W 66–57  9–5 (1–0)
 Patriot Center (623)
Fairfax, VA
01/08/2015
7:00 pm		 at Duquesne L 54–88  9–6 (1–1)
 Palumbo Center (319)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/11/2015
1:00 pm		 at La Salle W 73–71  10–6 (2–1)
 Tom Gola Arena (212)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm		 St. Bonaventure W 68–55 OT 11–6 (3–1)
 Patriot Center (349)
Fairfax, VA
01/18/2015
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Richmond L 49–77  11–7 (3–2)
 Robins Center (785)
Richmond, VA
01/24/2015
2:00 pm		 Rhode Island L 45–57  11–8 (3–3)
 Patriot Center (863)
Fairfax, VA
01/28/2015
7:00 pm		 at VCU L 66–70  11–9 (3–4)
 Siegel Center (457)
Richmond, VA
01/31/2015
2:00 pm		 George Washington L 52–87  11–10 (3–5)
 Patriot Center (1,807)
Fairfax, VA
02/05/2015
7:00 pm		 Dayton L 73–84  11–11 (3–6)
 Patriot Center (60)
Fairfax, VA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm		 Davidson W 63–60  12–11 (4–6)
 Patriot Center (1,223)
Fairfax, VA
02/11/2015
11:45 am		 at Massachusetts L 79–85 OT 12–12 (4–7)
 Mullins Center (1,398)
Amherst, MA
02/14/2015
12:00 pm		 VCU W 86–79  13–12 (5–7)
 Patriot Center (636)
Fairfax, VA
02/18/2015
7:00 pm		 at Saint Joseph's L 51–82  13–13 (5–8)
 Hagan Arena (1,043)
Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2015
8:00 pm		 at Saint Louis L 59–82  13–14 (5–9)
 Chaifetz Arena (7,184)
St. Louis, MO
02/25/2015
7:00 pm		 Fordham L 55–79  13–15 (5–10)
 Patriot Center (698)
Fairfax, VA
03/01/2015
2:00 pm		 at No. 22 George Washington L 45–80  13–16 (5–11)
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,197)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/05/2015
4:30 pm		 vs. Saint Joseph's
Second Round		 L 43–71  13–17
 Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
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5		Week
6		Week
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8		Week
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10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. "Women's Basketball". George Mason University Athletics.
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