2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2016–17
|team=George Mason Patriots
|image=George Mason Patriots wordmark.svg
|image_size=200
|conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
|division=
|short_conf= A-10
|APRank=
|CoachRank=
|record=13–17
|conf_record=6–10
|head_coach=Nyla Milleson
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1=Tajama Abraham Ngongba
|asst_coach2=Bob Dunn
|asst_coach3=Christopher Lewis
|stadium=EagleBank Arena
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings}}
The 2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represented 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.
2016–2017 Media
=George Mason Patriots Sports Network=
Patriots games will be broadcast on WGMU Radio and streamed online through [http://www.gomason.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=25200&SPSID=612997&SPID=80390&DB_LANG=C&db_oem_id=25200 Patriot Vision] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165918/http://www.gomason.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=25200&SPSID=612997&SPID=80390&DB_LANG=C&db_oem_id=25200 |date=2014-07-14 }}. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Taylor|last=Byrne|link=n|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Massapequa, NY|high_school=Long Island Lutheran
Seton Hall|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Camden|last=Musgrave|link=n|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=JR|rs=|home=Bowie, MD|high_school=Elizabeth Seton
Central Connecticut|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=DeJah|last=Williford-Kelley|link=n|num=4|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Columbia, SC|high_school=Lower Richland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alexsis|last=Grate|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=FR|rs=|home=Hampton, VA|high_school=Bethel}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jewel|last=Triggs|link=n|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SO|rs=|home=Thibodaux, LA|high_school=Thibodaux}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jacy|last=Bolton|link=n|num=11|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Drexel, MO|high_school=Drexel}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kara|last=Wright|link=n|num=12|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=11|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Louisville, KY|high_school=DuPont Manual
Southeast Missouri State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Bridget|last=O'Donnell|link=n|num=13|pos=C|ft=6|in=6|class=SR|rs=y|home=Belle Mead, NJ|high_school=Montgomery
UMBC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sylvia|last=Maxwell|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=y|home=Lansing, MI|high_school=Waverly
Niagara}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chinyere|last=Bell|link=n|num=20|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=SO|rs=|home=Fayetteville, NC|high_school=South View}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Casey|last=Davis|link=n|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SO|rs=yes|home=Gambrills, MD|high_school=Elizabeth Seton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tiffany|last=Padgett|link=n|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SR|rs=y|home=Laurel, MD|high_school=St. Vincent Pallotti
Loyola (MD)}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tayler|last=Dodson|link=n|num=32|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=JR|rs=|home=Harrisonburg, VA|high_school=Spotswood}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Allie|last=McCool|link=n|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=St. Leon, IN|high_school=East Central}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sarah|last=Kaminski|link=n|num=44|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Plymouth, MN|high_school=Minnehaha}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Nyla Milleson ({{college|Kansas State}})
|asst_coach=
- Tajama Abraham Ngongba ({{college|George Washington}})
- Bob Dunn ({{college|Dayton}})
- Christopher Lewis (Emporia State)
|roster_url=http://www.gomason.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start
| time =
| rank = yes
| tv =
| gamehighs = no
| attend = yes
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFCC33;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/03/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington Adventist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 97–27
| overtime =
| record =
| attend = 321
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFCC33;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Radford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 70–56
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
| attend = 739
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 51–67
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
| attend = 1,320
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = LIU Brooklyn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Steinberg Wellness Center
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 64–48
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
| attend = 281
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 70–81
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
| attend = 635
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Norfolk State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 60–33
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
| attend = 479
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 76–77
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
| attend = 465
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 75–79
| overtime =
| record = 3–4
| attend = 278
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2016
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Detroit
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 55–54
| overtime =
| record = 4–4
| attend = 3,117
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mullins Center
| site_cityst = Amherst, MA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 66–55
| overtime =
| record = 5–4 (1–0)
| attend = 305
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 56–69
| overtime =
| record = 5–5
| attend = 673
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/11/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–46
| overtime =
| record = 6–5
| attend = 718
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Recreation Athletic Complex
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 68–64
| overtime = OT
| record = 7–5
| attend = 483
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = FIU Holiday Tournament
| tv =
| score = 71–82
| overtime =
| record = 7–6
| attend = 339
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = FIU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = FIU Holiday Tournament
| tv =
| score = 67–51
| overtime =
| record = 8–6
| attend = 369
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 52–49
| overtime =
| record = 9–6 (2–0)
| attend = 647
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Louis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 50–89
| overtime =
| record = 9–7 (2–1)
| attend = 1,021
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 49–53
| overtime =
| record = 9–8 (2–2)
| attend = 654
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2017
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 71–79
| overtime = OT
| record = 9–9 (2–3)
| attend = 465
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv =
| score = 70–59
| overtime =
| record = 10–9 (3–3)
| attend = 804
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Davidson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 54–58
| overtime =
| record = 10–10 (3–4)
| attend = 321
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2017
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Robins Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename =
| tv = ASN
| score = 54–50
| overtime =
| record = 11–10 (4–4)
| attend = 504
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 48–60
| overtime =
| record = 11–11 (4–5)
| attend = 546
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = La Salle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 57–59
| overtime =
| record = 11–12 (4–6)
| attend = 324
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palumbo Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| tv = ASN
| score = 57–76
| overtime =
| record = 11–13 (4–7)
| attend = 821
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Davidson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 59–55
| overtime =
| record = 12–13 (5–7)
| attend = 433
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 58–70
| overtime =
| record = 12–14 (5–8)
| attend = 1,710
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/15/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 60–51
| overtime =
| record = 13–14 (6–8)
| attend = 762
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 49–80
| overtime =
| record = 13–15 (6–9)
| attend = 1,587
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 53–57
| overtime = OT
| record = 13–16 (6–10)
| attend = 543
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFCC33;"| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palumbo Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename = First Round
| tv =
| score = 55–66
| overtime =
| record = 13–17
| attend = 471
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Rankings
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%" |
| + Regular Season Polls
!Poll !! Pre- |
| style="text-align:center;"
! AP | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | N/A |
| style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |
| style="border:1px solid black;"
|+ Legend | style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" | | | Increase in ranking |
| style="background:#FFE6E6; width:20px;" |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| style="background:#FFFFE6; width:20px;" |
| | No Change |
| (RV)
| | Received Votes |
| (NR)
| | Not Ranked |
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
{{George Mason Patriots women's basketball navbox}}
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