2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

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.

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

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.