2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

The 2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by fifth year head coach Nyla Milleson, played their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. 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
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–10 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Nyla Milleson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Tajama Abraham Ngongba Bob Dunn Kaci Bailey
Home arena	EagleBank Arena

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Fordham	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
George Washington †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Davidson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UMass	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.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 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Camden Musgrave (I)  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Elizabeth Seton Central Connecticut Bowie, MD G/F 4 DeJah Williford-Kelley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lower Richland Columbia, SC G 5 Alexsis Grate 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Bethel Hampton, VA G 10 Jewel Triggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Thibodaux Thibodaux, LA G/F 11 Jacy Bolton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Drexel Drexel, MO G 12 Marika Korpinen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran Turku, Finland F 13 Taylor Byrne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Long Island Lutheran Seton Hall Massapequa, NY G 14 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Vista Ridge Madrid, Spain F 21 Casey Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Elizabeth Seton Gambrills, MD F 31 Danielle Deoul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Immaculate Conception Washingtonville, NY G 32 Tayler Dodson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA F 33 Camarie Gatling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Highland Springs Richmond, VA F 35 Allie McCool 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So East Central St. Leon, IN G 44 Sarah Kaminski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Minnehaha Plymouth, MN C 51 Natalie Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Lake Baddock Connecticut Fairfax Station, VA	Head coach Nyla Milleson (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Tajama Abraham Ngongba (George Washington) Bob Dunn (Dayton) Kaci Bailey (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team