:George Mason Patriots women's basketball
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|university = George Mason University
|conference = Atlantic 10
|location = Fairfax, Virginia
|coach = Vanessa Blair-Lewis
|tenure = 5th
|arena = EagleBank Arena
|capacity = 10,000
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The George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represents George Mason University and competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference of NCAA Division I.
History
George Mason's women basketball program began play in 1973, joining Division I in 1982. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association from 1985 to 2013. They finished as runner-up in the CAA Tournament in 1988, 1994, and 2004. In 2013, they joined the Atlantic-10 Conference. The Patriots (as of the end of the 2018–19 season) have an all-time record of 581–607. In the program's history, they have five postseason appearances, 3 in the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2001, 2004, and 2018, 1 in the WBIT, and 1 in the NCAA Tournament. They won their first ever postseason game in the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://gomason.com/documents/2016/10/10/201617WBBQuickFacts.pdf |title=The Official Athletic Site of George Mason University Athletics |website=GoMason.com |access-date=2017-03-09}}{{cite web|url=http://gomason.com/documents/2016/10/10/2015_16_Updated_Record_Book.pdf |title=The Official Athletic Site of George Mason University Athletics |website=GoMason.com |access-date=2017-03-09}}
In the 2024-2025 season, they advanced all the way to the 2025 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament final, their first A10 conference tournament championship appearance in school history, defeating St. Joe's 73-58 to reach their first ever NCAA Tournament. The #11 seed Patriots played #6 seed Florida State in the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament, falling 59-94. They ended the season with a 27-6 record, the best in program history.
Postseason
=NCAA Division I=
George Mason appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament once.
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| 2025 | #11 | First Round | #6 Florida State | L 59-94 |
=WBIT=
George Mason has appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament once.
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| 2024 | First Round | Penn State | L 80–84 |
=WNIT=
George Mason appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) three times. They have a record of 1–3.
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=George Mason Patriots|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}} | |||
| 2001 | First Round | Georgetown | L 56–66 |
| 2004 | First Round | Seton Hall | L 56–61 |
| 2018 | First Round Second Round | Stephen F. Austin Virginia Tech | W 82–75 L 69–78 |
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