2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–19 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach	Nyla Milleson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tajama Abraham Ngongba; Bob Dunn; Christopher Lewis;
Home arena	EagleBank Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Duquesne	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
George Washington †	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
Saint Louis	13	–	3	.813	26	–	8	.765
St. Bonaventure	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
VCU	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Fordham	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
Dayton	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
George Mason	6	–	10	.375	12	–	19	.387
Richmond	5	–	11	.313	13	–	18	.419
Rhode Island	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
UMass	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
Davidson	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
La Salle	2	–	14	.125	5	–	25	.167


† 2016 A10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2015–2016 College Basketball season. The Patriots, led by third year head coach Nyla Milleson. The George Mason Patriots are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at EagleBank Arena. They finished the season 12–19, 6–10 A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to George Washington.

2015–2016 Media[edit]

George Mason Patriots Sports Network[edit]

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[edit]

2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Desare Williams	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Stonewall Jackson	Manassas, VA
G	5	Reana Mohamed	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Mary Louis Academy	Laurelton, NY
G	10	Jewel Triggs	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Thibodaux	Thibodaux, LA
G	11	Katrina Hutzell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Chantilly UMBC	Chantilly, VA
G/F	12	Kara Wright	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	DuPont Manual Southeast Missouri State	Louisville, KY
C	13	Bridget O'Donnell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	RS Jr	Montgomery UMBC	Belle Mead, NJ
G	14	Sylvia Maxwell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Waverly Niagara	Lansing, MI
F	20	Chinyere Bell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	South View	Fayetteville, NC
F	21	Casey Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	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	31	Taylor Brown	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	Bishop McNamara Georgetown	Bowie, MD
G	32	Tayler Dodson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Spotswood	Harrisonburg, VA
F	33	Kristi Mokube	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Central Florida State	Phenix City, AL

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[edit]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015* 7:00 pm	Central Methodist	W 74–54		EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm	at Radford	L 63–66 ^OT	0–1	Dedmon Center (720) Radford, VA
11/15/2015* 5:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	L 63–80	0–2	Cassell Coliseum (1,172) Blacksburg, VA
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm	Towson	W 78–66	1–2	EagleBank Arena (667) Fairfax, VA
11/20/2015* 9:00 pm	at Utah	L 62–74	1–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center (792) Salt Lake City, UT
11/24/2015* 10:00 pm	vs. WKU Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 58–84	1–4	Alaska Airlines Center (2,299) Anchorage, AK
11/25/2015* 6:30 pm	vs. Pepperdine Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	W 71–63	2–4	Alaska Airlines Center (2,220) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm	at UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals	L 59–67	2–5	Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
11/29/2015* 3:00 pm	vs. Tulsa Lady Rebel Round-Up 3rd place game	W 64–63	3–5	Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	Georgetown	L 57–63	3–6	EagleBank Arena (621) Fairfax, VA
12/07/2015* 7:00 pm	Delaware	W 90–83 ^2OT	4–6	EagleBank Arena (333) Fairfax, VA
12/19/2015* 1:00 pm	Air Force	W 69–52	5–6	Recreation & Athletic Complex (419) Fairfax, VA
12/23/2015* 7:00 pm	at Auburn	L 59–88	5–7	Auburn Arena (1,817) Auburn, AL
12/29/2015* 4:00 pm	at Arizona	L 60–68 ^OT	5–8	McKale Center (990) Tucson, AZ
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	at Saint Louis	W 73–63 ^OT	6–8 (1–0)	Chaifetz Arena (1,007) St. Louis, MO
01/07/2016 7:00 pm	Duquesne	L 56–72	6–9 (1–1)	EagleBank Arena (582) Fairfax, VA
01/10/2016 2:00 pm	La Salle	W 79–70	7–9 (2–1)	EagleBank Arena (482) Fairfax, VA
01/13/2016 12:00 pm	at Fordham	L 54–66	7–10 (2–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,410) Bronx, NY
01/16/2016 1:00 pm	at St. Bonaventure	L 55–70	7–11 (2–3)	Reilly Center (1,221) Olean, NY
01/20/2016 7:00 pm	VCU	W 70–54	8–11 (3–3)	EagleBank Arena (402) Fairfax, VA
01/22/2016 12:00 pm	at George Washington	L 68–82	8–12 (3–4)	Charles E. Smith Center (502) Washington, D.C.
01/28/2016 7:00 pm	Saint Louis	L 50–61	8–13 (3–5)	EagleBank Arena (502) Fairfax, VA
01/30/2016 2:00 pm	Massachusetts	W 64–59	9–13 (4–5)	EagleBank Arena (566) Fairfax, VA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm	at Davidson	L 63–68	9–14 (4–6)	John M. Belk Arena (531) Davidson, NC
02/07/2016 2:00 pm, ASN	Saint Joseph's	W 55–41	10–14 (5–6)	EagleBank Arena (1,464) Fairfax, VA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm	at Dayton	L 58–81	10–15 (5–7)	UD Arena (1,647) Dayton, OH
02/13/2016 2:00 pm	at Rhode Island	W 58–55	11–15 (6–7)	Ryan Center (450) Kingston, RI
02/20/2016 2:00 pm	Richmond	L 50–57	11–16 (6–8)	EagleBank Arena (922) Fairfax, VA
02/24/2016 7:00 pm	at VCU	L 34–65	11–17 (6–9)	Siegel Center (1,180) Richmond, VA
02/27/2016 2:00 pm	George Washington	L 66–73	11–18 (6–10)	EagleBank Arena (947) Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 11:30 am	vs. Dayton Second Round	W 66–62	12–18	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
03/04/2016 11:30 am, ASN	vs. George Washington Quarterfinals	L 48–78	12–19	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

2015–16 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	Final
AP
Coaches

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

References[edit]

^ "Women's Basketball".

[1] "Women's Basketball".

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