2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

The 2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by third year head coach Nyla Milleson, played their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Duquesne.

2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	13–17 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach	Nyla Milleson (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tajama Abraham Ngongba Bob Dunn Christopher Lewis
Home arena	EagleBank Arena

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	10		.688
George Washington	13	–	3		.813			20	–	10		.667
Saint Louis	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4		.750			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
La Salle	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Duquesne	8	–	8		.500			18	–	16		.529
VCU	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Richmond	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			9	–	20		.310
Davidson	4	–	12		.250			6	–	23		.207
UMass	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
Rhode Island	2	–	14		.125			6	–	23		.207
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 20, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

2016–2017 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

2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Taylor Byrne (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Long Island Lutheran Seton Hall Massapequa, NY G 3 Camden Musgrave (I)  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Elizabeth Seton Central Connecticut Bowie, MD G/F 4 DeJah Williford-Kelley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lower Richland Columbia, SC G 5 Alexsis Grate 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Bethel Hampton, VA G 10 Jewel Triggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Thibodaux Thibodaux, LA G/F 11 Jacy Bolton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Drexel Drexel, MO G/F 12 Kara Wright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr DuPont Manual Southeast Missouri State Louisville, KY C 13 Bridget O'Donnell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Sr Montgomery UMBC Belle Mead, NJ G 14 Sylvia Maxwell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Waverly Niagara Lansing, MI F 20 Chinyere Bell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So South View Fayetteville, NC F 21 Casey Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Elizabeth Seton Gambrills, MD F 24 Tiffany Padgett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr St. Vincent Pallotti Loyola (MD) Laurel, MD G 32 Tayler Dodson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA F 35 Allie McCool 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr East Central St. Leon, IN G 44 Sarah Kaminski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Minnehaha Plymouth, MN	Head coach Nyla Milleson (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Tajama Abraham Ngongba (George Washington) Bob Dunn (Dayton) Christopher Lewis (Emporia State) 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
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Washington Adventist	W 97–27		EagleBank Arena (321) Fairfax, VA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Radford	W 70–56	1–0	EagleBank Arena (739) Fairfax, VA
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		at Delaware	L 51–67	1–1	Bob Carpenter Center (1,320) Newark, DE
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		at LIU Brooklyn	W 64–48	2–1	Steinberg Wellness Center (281) Brooklyn, NY
11/18/2016* 5:00 pm		Arizona	L 70–81	2–2	EagleBank Arena (635) Fairfax, VA
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 60–33	3–2	EagleBank Arena (479) Fairfax, VA
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 76–77	3–3	EagleBank Arena (465) Fairfax, VA
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		at Towson	L 75–79	3–4	SECU Arena (278) Towson, MD
11/30/2016* 11:00 am		at Detroit	W 55–54	4–4	Calihan Hall (3,117) Detroit, MI
12/04/2016 1:00 pm		at Massachusetts	W 66–55	5–4 (1–0)	Mullins Center (305) Amherst, MA
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm		at Georgetown	L 56–69	5–5	McDonough Gymnasium (673) Washington, D.C.
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 72–46	6–5	Redbird Arena (718) Normal, IL
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm		Navy	W 68–64 OT	7–5	Recreation Athletic Complex (483) Fairfax, VA
12/27/2016* 2:00 pm		vs. Drexel FIU Holiday Tournament	L 71–82	7–6	FIU Arena (339) Miami, FL
12/28/2016* 2:00 pm		at FIU FIU Holiday Tournament	W 67–51	8–6	FIU Arena (369) Miami, FL
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 52–49	9–6 (2–0)	EagleBank Arena (647) Fairfax, VA
01/04/2017 8:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 50–89	9–7 (2–1)	Chaifetz Arena (1,021) St. Louis, MO
01/07/2017 1:00 pm		Fordham	L 49–53	9–8 (2–2)	EagleBank Arena (654) Fairfax, VA
01/11/2017 11:00 am		George Washington	L 71–79 OT	9–9 (2–3)	EagleBank Arena (465) Fairfax, VA
01/15/2017 12:00 pm		VCU Rivalry	W 70–59	10–9 (3–3)	EagleBank Arena (804) Fairfax, VA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		at Davidson	L 54–58	10–10 (3–4)	John M. Belk Arena (321) Davidson, NC
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, ASN		at Richmond	W 54–50	11–10 (4–4)	Robins Center (504) Richmond, VA
01/24/2017 7:00 pm		Dayton	L 48–60	11–11 (4–5)	EagleBank Arena (546) Fairfax, VA
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		at La Salle	L 57–59	11–12 (4–6)	Tom Gola Arena (324) Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2017 2:00 pm, ASN		at Duquesne	L 57–76	11–13 (4–7)	Palumbo Center (821) Pittsburgh, PA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		Davidson	W 59–55	12–13 (5–7)	EagleBank Arena (433) Fairfax, VA
02/12/2017 2:00 pm		Richmond	L 58–70	12–14 (5–8)	EagleBank Arena (1,710) Fairfax, VA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 60–51	13–14 (6–8)	EagleBank Arena (762) Fairfax, VA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at George Washington	L 49–80	13–15 (6–9)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,587) Washington, D.C.
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 53–57 OT	13–16 (6–10)	Hagan Arena (543) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		at Duquesne First Round	L 55–66	13–17	Palumbo Center (471) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 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

• 2016–17 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team