2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

The 2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by fifth year head coach Nyla Milleson, play their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 24–10, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record2410 (115 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tajama Abraham Ngongba
  • Bob Dunn
  • Kaci Bailey
Home arenaEagleBank Arena
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton151 .938  237  .767
Duquesne133 .813  258  .758
Fordham124 .750  2410  .706
George Mason115 .688  2410  .706
George Washington106 .625  1914  .576
Saint Joseph's106 .625  1915  .559
Saint Louis97 .563  1716  .515
Richmond88 .500  1417  .452
Davidson79 .438  1218  .400
UMass610 .375  1416  .467
La Salle313 .188  822  .267
St. Bonaventure313 .188  822  .267
VCU412 .250  722  .241
Rhode Island115 .063  327  .100
2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

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.

Roster

2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Camden Musgrave (I)  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrElizabeth Seton
Central Connecticut
Bowie, MD
G/F 4 DeJah Williford-Kelley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLower Richland Columbia, SC
G 5 Alexsis Grate 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBethel Hampton, VA
G 10 Jewel Triggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrThibodaux Thibodaux, LA
G/F 11 Jacy Bolton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDrexel Drexel, MO
G 12 Marika Korpinen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLong Island Lutheran Turku, Finland
F 13 Taylor Byrne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoLong Island Lutheran
Seton Hall
Massapequa, NY
G 14 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrVista Ridge Madrid, Spain
F 21 Casey Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrElizabeth Seton Gambrills, MD
F 31 Danielle Deoul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrImmaculate Conception Washingtonville, NY
G 32 Tayler Dodson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
F 33 Camarie Gatling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHighland Springs Richmond, VA
F 35 Allie McCool 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoEast Central St. Leon, IN
G 44 Sarah Kaminski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMinnehaha Plymouth, MN
C 51 Natalie Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SrLake Baddock
Connecticut
Fairfax Station, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
at No. 24 Michigan
Preseason WNIT First Round
L 61–75  0–1
Crisler Center (3,442)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 80–72  1–1
Reitz Arena (212)
Baltimore, MD
11/17/2017*
2:30 pm
Old Dominion
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
W 66–53  2–1
EagleBank Arena (523)
Fairfax, VA
11/18/2017*
2:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
W 57–38  3–1
EagleBank Arena (448)
Fairfax, VA
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm
American W 71–53  4–1
EagleBank Arena (481)
Fairfax, VA
11/22/2017*
12:00 pm
Illinois State W 56–37  5–1
EagleBank Arena (432)
Fairfax, VA
11/24/2017*
4:30 pm
vs. Drake
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic semifinals
W 87–75  6–1
Coors Events Center (1,486)
Boulder, CO
11/25/2017*
4:30 pm
at Colorado
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic championship
L 61–76  6–2
Coors Events Center (1,441)
Boulder, CO
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 82–68  7–2
EagleBank Arena (549)
Fairfax, VA
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 73–70 OT 8–2
EagleBank Arena (473)
Fairfax, VA
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 64–41  9–2
EagleBank Arena (414)
Fairfax, VA
12/11/2017*
7:00 pm
UMBC W 58–38  10–2
EagleBank Arena (527)
Fairfax, VA
12/21/2017*
8:00 pm
at Houston L 73–82  10–3
H&PE Arena (467)
Houston, TX
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 60–41  11–3
EagleBank Arena (716)
Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
Davidson W 74–61  12–3 (1–0)
EagleBank Arena (876)
Fairfax, VA
01/03/2018
7:00 pm
at La Salle W 69–56  13–3 (2–0)
Tom Gola Arena (295)
Philadelphia, PA
01/07/2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 52–62  13–4 (2–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (772)
Washington, D.C.
01/14/2018
6:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 92–53  14–4 (3–1)
Ryan Center (378)
Kingston, RI
01/17/2018
11:00 am
Richmond W 77–56  15–4 (4–1)
EagleBank Arena (503)
Fairfax, VA
01/21/2018
2:00 pm
at Duquesne L 64–71  15–5 (4–2)
Palumbo Center (845)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/24/2018
7:00 pm
Saint Louis W 81–72  16–5 (5–2)
EagleBank Arena (711)
Fairfax, VA
01/28/2018
2:00 pm
Fordham L 62–67  17–5 (5–3)
EagleBank Arena (2,380)
Fairfax, VA
01/31/2018
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 76–63  17–6 (6–3)
Reilly Center (928)
Olean, NY
02/04/2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Joseph's W 65–57  18–6 (7–3)
Hagan Arena (343)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2018
7:00 pm
George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 61–65  18–7 (7–4)
EagleBank Arena (996)
Fairfax, VA
02/11/2018
2:00 pm
UMass W 71–60  19–7 (8–4)
EagleBank Arena (1,567)
Fairfax, VA
02/15/2018
11:00 am
at VCU
Rivalry
W 65–42  20–7 (9–4)
Siegel Center (2,219)
Richmond, VA
02/18/2018
2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 78–63  21–7 (10–4)
EagleBank Arena (1,544)
Fairfax, VA
02/21/2018
7:00 pm
at Dayton L 66–71  21–8 (10–5)
UD Arena (2,099)
Dayton, OH
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
La Salle W 65–55  22–8 (11–5)
EagleBank Arena (1,460)
Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018
7:00 pm
(4) (13) St. Bonaventure
First Round
W 89–79  23–8
EagleBank Arena (1,115)
Fairfax, VA
03/02/2018
2:00 pm
(4) vs. (5) George Washington
Quarterfinals
L 59–64  23–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/16/2018*
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin
First Round
W 82–75  24–9
EagleBank Arena (802)
Fairfax, VA
03/18/2018*
2:00 pm
at Virginia Tech
Second Round
L 69–78  24–10
Cassell Coliseum (774)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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