2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–8 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Vanessa Blair-Lewis (4th season);
Associate head coach	Niki Washington; Andre Bolton
Assistant coach	Demetria Frank
Home arena	EagleBank Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Vanessa Blair-Lewis (Mount St. Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Niki Washington (Southern Illinois)
Andre Bolton (Christopher Newport)
Demetria Frank (Bethune–Cookman)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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.

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