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2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

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2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record23–8 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach
  • Vanessa Blair-Lewis (4th season)
Associate head coachNiki Washington
Andre Bolton
Assistant coachDemetria Frank
Home arenaEagleBank Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
VCU 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Saint Joseph's 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
George Mason 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Duquesne 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Rhode Island 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 22 18   .550
Davidson* 8 10   .444 18 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Fordham 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
George Washington 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Dayton 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
La Salle 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
UMass 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
St. Bonaventure 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
2024 A10 tournament winner

The 2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by fourth-year head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis, played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

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The Patriots finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1] As the #9 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated #8 seed La Salle in the second round,[2] before falling to top-seeded UMass in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Taylor Jameson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Wichita Heights High School Wichita, Kansas
C 1 Jazmyn Doster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Lake Taylor High School Norfolk, Virginia
F 2 Zahirah Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Kentlake High School Seattle, Washington
G 3 Kennedy Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Hampton High School Hampton, Virginia
G 4 Sonia Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Sacred Heart Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 5 Brianna Hill 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Example Academy Lansing, Illinois
F 10 Trinity Massenburg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, Maryland
F 11 Nekhu Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So McDonogh School Baltimore, Maryland
G 13 Jada Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So New Hope Academy Falls Church, Virginia
G 14 Paula Suárez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr IES Mateo Hernandez Pamplona, Spain
F 21 Faith Okorie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Example Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 22 Ta'Viyanna Habib 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Indian River State College Tampa, Florida
G 23 Carmen Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Radford Voorhees, New Jersey
F 30 Amy O'Hara 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bacchus Marsh Grammar School Hoppers Crossing, Victoria
G 32 Page Greenburg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brown Washington, D.C.
F 42 Nalani Kaysia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Charlotte Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowie State W 96–45  1–0
 18  Habib   10  Walton   5  Suárez  EagleBank Arena (673)
Fairfax, VA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall W 84–77  2–0
 20  Habib   10  Kaysia   4  Smith  EagleBank Arena (706)
Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at William & Mary W 77–72  3–0
 16  2 Tied   8  Kaysia   5  Jameson  Kaplan Arena (962)
Williamsburg, VA
November 15, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Pittsburgh W 60–52  4–0
 15  Smith   6  2 Tied   5  Suárez  EagleBank Arena (1,181)
Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris W 83–63  5–0
 13  Harris   6  Habib   4  Smith  EagleBank Arena (915)
Fairfax, VA
November 22, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at American W 72–62  6–0
 18  Smith   9  Doster   6  Smith  Bender Arena (439)
Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coppin State W 70–38  7–0
 10  Smith   9  Mitchell   3  Suárez  Physical Education Complex (418)
Baltimore, MD
December 3, 2023*
1:00 pm, B1G+
at Maryland L 77–86  7–1
 21  Smith   14  Walton   4  Smith  Xfinity Center (5,901)
College Park, MD
December 9, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mount St. Mary's W 77–30  8–1
 15  Harris   7  3 Tied   6  2 Tied  Knott Arena (624)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 18, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 44–65  8–2
 9  Habib   9  Doster   2  2 Tied  Williams Arena (1,141)
Greenville, NC
December 22, 2023*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
at Towson W 83–76  9–2
 23  Walton   10  Smith   2  2 Tied  SECU Arena (515)
Towson, MD
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
La Salle W 74–37  10–2
(1–0)
 12  Walton   6  2 Tied   3  2 Tied  EagleBank Arena (5,100)
Fairfax, VA
January 2, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 68–70  10–3
(1–1)
 20  Smith   7  2 Tied   2  2 Tied  Ryan Center (974)
Kingston, RI
January 7, 2024
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Duquesne W 101–75  11–3
(2–1)
 30  Smith   9  Smith   8  Smith  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (924)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson W 79–41  12–3
(3–1)
 17  Smith   7  Habib   2  2 Tied  EagleBank Arena (740)
Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 91–61  13–3
(4–1)
 21  Walton   6  Mitchell   3  Suárez  EagleBank Arena (747)
Fairfax, VA
January 21, 2024
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at UMass W 73–52  14–3
(5–1)
 15  Smith   10  Doster   5  Suárez  Mullins Center (1,485)
Amherst, MA
January 24, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry
W 57–41  15–3
(6–1)
 23  Walton   16  Walton   3  Smith  Charles E. Smith Center (602)
Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+/MASN
VCU
Rivalry
W 60–47  16–3
(7–1)
 13  2 Tied   9  Habib   4  Smith  EagleBank Arena (2,048)
Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Fordham W 54–47  17–3
(8–1)
 15  Smith   9  Mitchell   4  Smith  EagleBank Arena (743)
Fairfax, VA
February 3, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago W 61–52  18–3
(9–1)
 21  Smith   7  Jameson   6  Suárez  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (492)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, NBC Sports App
Saint Joseph's L 47–59  18–4
(9–2)
 12  Habib   8  2 Tied   3  Suarez  EagleBank Arena (1,540)
Fairfax, VA
February 11, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton W 74–50  19–4
(10–2)
 19  Walton   8  Walton   5  Smith  UD Arena (2,008)
Dayton, OH
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 67–75  19–5
(10–3)
 18  Habib   10  Habib   3  Jameson  John M. Belk Arena (521)
Davidson, NC
February 17, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+/MASN
George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry
W 60–57  20–5
(11–3)
 17  Doster   8  Doster   6  Suarez  EagleBank Arena (1,891)
Fairfax, VA
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 57–53  21–5
(12–3)
 19  Habib   7  Habib   4  Suárez  Reilly Center (243)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond W 82–76 OT 22–5
(13–3)
 23  Smith   14  Walton   4  Suárez  EagleBank Arena (2,457)
Fairfax, VA
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dayton W 78–53  23–5
(14–3)
 27  Harris   8  Harris   4  Smith  EagleBank Arena (1,142)
Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU
Rivalry
L 56–61  23–6
(14–4)
 23  Smith   6  Walton   4  Suarez  Siegel Center (6,054)
Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Duquesne
Quarterfinals
L 62–63  23–7
 24  Smith   7  Walton   3  Smith  Henrico Sports & Events Center (3,556)
Henrico, VA
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at (1) Penn State
First Round
L 80–84 OT 23–8
 24  2 Tied   7  Doster   6  Suárez  Bryce Jordan Center (1,635)
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mason Downs La Salle, 64-58, to Advance to A-10 Quarterfinals". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "UMass women's basketball survives 63-50 against George Mason, advance in A-10s". MassLive.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "George Mason Patriots 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2023.