2024–25 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

{{Short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| sport = women's basketball

| year = 2024–25

| team = George Mason Patriots

| logo = George Mason Patriots wordmark.svg

| conference = Atlantic 10 Conference

| short_conf = A-10

| record = 27–6

| conf_record = 14–4

| head_coach = Vanessa Blair-Lewis

| hc_year = 5th

| assoc_coach = Niki Washington
Andre Bolton

| asst_coach1 = Demetria Frank

| asst_coach2 = Brittany Ward

| arena = EagleBank Arena

| champion = Atlantic 10 tournament champions

| tourney = NCAA tournament

| tourney_result = First Round

}}

{{2024–25 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings}}

The 2024–25 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by fifth-year head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis, play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Patriots finished the 2023–24 season 23–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place.{{Cite news|url=https://atlantic10.com/standings.aspx?standings=157|title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings|work=Atlantic 10 Conference|access-date=December 28, 2024|language=en}} They were defeated by Duquesne in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament.{{Cite news|url=https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2024/03/08/duquesne-wbb-holds-off-george-mason-advances-to-a-10-semis/|title=Duquesne WBB Holds Off George Mason; Advances To A-10 Semis|work=Pittsburgh Sports Now|access-date=December 28, 2024|language=en}} They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,{{Cite news|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2024-04-01/2024-wbit-bracket-schedule-tv-channels-womens-tournament|title=2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament|work=NCAA.com|access-date=December 28, 2024|language=en}} where they would be defeated in overtime by Penn State in the first round.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sungazette.com/sports/local-sports/2024/03/penn-state-women-win-wbit-contest-against-george-mason/|title=Penn State women win WBIT contest against George Mason|work=Williamsport Sun-Gazette|access-date=December 28, 2024|language=en}}

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Zahirah|last=Walton|num=2|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=jr|rs=|home=Seattle, Washington|high_school=Kentlake High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kennedy|last=Harris|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=so|rs=|home=Hampton, Virginia|high_school=Hampton High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sarah|last=Oduro|num=4|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=fr|rs=|home=Gainesville, Virginia|high_school=Virginia Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Trinity|last=Massenburg|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=so|rs=|home=Baltimore, Maryland|high_school=Baltimore Polytechnic Institute}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nekhu|last=Mitchell|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=jr|rs=|home=Baltimore, Maryland|high_school=McDonogh School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jada|last=Brown|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=jr|rs=|home=Falls Church, Virginia|high_school=New Hope Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Paula|last=Suárez|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=sr|rs=|home=Pamplona, Spain|high_school=IES Mateo Hernandez}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Louis|last=Volker|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=so|rs=|home=Purcellville, Virginia|high_school=Missouri State}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Faith|last=Okorie|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=so|rs=|home=Chicago, Illinois|high_school=Example Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ta'Viyanna|last=Habib|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=gs|rs=|home=Tampa, Florida|high_school=Indian River State College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Khamya|last=McNeal|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=gs|rs=|home=Milwaukee, Wisconsin|high_school=Stetson}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=LeAire|last=Nicks|num=24|pos=C|ft=6|in=2|class=fr|rs=|home=Des Moines, Iowa|high_school=Wylie East High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Page|last=Greenburg|num=32|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=jr|rs=|home=Washington, D.C.|high_school=Brown}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nalani|last=Kaysia|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=gs|rs=|home=Washington, D.C.|high_school=Charlotte}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

  • Vanessa Blair-Lewis ({{college|Mount St. Mary's}})

|asst_coach=

  • Niki Washington ({{college|Southern Illinois}})
  • Andre Bolton ({{college|Christopher Newport}})
  • Demetria Frank ({{college|Bethune–Cookman}})
  • Brittany Ward ({{college|Dayton}})

|roster_url=https://gomason.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2024-25

|accessdate=December 28, 2024

}}

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Mason Patriots}}"| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 4, 2024

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Johnson C. Smith

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 106–51

| attend = 676

| record = 1–0

| highscorer = Habib

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Harris

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 9, 2024

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 76–55

| attend = 1,107

| record = 2–0

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Harris

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 12, 2024

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Monmouth

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 89–66

| attend = 732

| record = 3–0

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 20

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Kaysia, Walton}}

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Harris

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 17, 2024

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 69–56

| attend = 1,037

| record = 4–0

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 20, 2024

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC

| tv = ACCN

| score = 50–41

| attend = 744

| record = 5–0

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 26, 2024

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Mount St. Mary's

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 87–51

| attend = 882

| record = 6–0

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 14

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Kaysia, McNeal}}

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|McNeal, Suárez, Habib}}

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 30, 2024

| time = 3:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Maryland

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Alumni Hall

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| gamename = Navy Classic

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 56–66

| attend = 1,305

| record = 6–1

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Walton

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Harris, Suárez}}

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 1, 2024

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Alumni Hall

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| gamename = Navy Classic

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 85–63

| attend =

| record = 7–1

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 3, 2024

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = George Washington

| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename = Revolutionary Rivalry

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 87–55

| attend = 448

| record = 8–1

| conference = 1–0

| highscorer = Habib

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Walton

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 9, 2024

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgetown

| site_stadium = McDonough Arena

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| tv = FloHoops

| score = 63–55

| attend = 385

| record = 9–1

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 23

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Walton, Kaysia}}

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Harris

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 14, 2024

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 61–40

| attend = 1,057

| record = 10–1

| highscorer = Volker

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Mitchell, Massenburg, Habib, McNeal}}

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 20, 2024

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UMBC

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 75–53

| attend = 651

| record = 11–1

| highscorer = Suárez

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 2, 2025

| time = 12:00 pm

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 55–61

| attend = 3,354

| record = 11–2

| conference = 1–1

| highscorer = Suárez

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Habib

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Harris, Walton}}

| assists = 1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 5, 2025

| time = 3:00 pm

| opponent = St. Bonaventure

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 83–63

| attend = 1,064

| record = 12–2

| conference = 2–1

| highscorer = Suárez

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 8, 2025

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium = Robins Center

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 86–88

| attend = 114

| record = 12–3

| conference = 2–2

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Habib

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 12, 2025

| time = 12:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = Ryan Center

| site_cityst = Kingston, RI

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 71–65

| attend = 1,723

| record = 13–3

| conference = 3–2

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Walton

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 15, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Loyola Chicago

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 69–39

| attend = 853

| record = 14–3

| conference = 4–2

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 18, 2025

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = La Salle

| site_stadium = John Glaser Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 57–40

| attend = 382

| record = 15–3

| conference = 5–2

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Habib

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 22, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 81–73

| attend = 901

| record = 16–3

| conference = 6–2

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 29

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Volker, Walton}}

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Harris

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 25, 2025

| time = 3:00 pm

| opponent = George Washington

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| gamename = Revolutionary Rivalry

| tv = MASN

| score = 91–50

| attend = 1,814

| record = 17–3

| conference = 7–2

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Harris

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 29, 2025

| time = 12:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Saint Louis

| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 80–53

| attend = 3,378

| record = 18–3

| conference = 8–2

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 30

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Walton

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 2025

| time = 1:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Dayton

| site_stadium = UD Arena

| site_cityst = Dayton, OH

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 86–53

| attend = 2,040

| record = 19–3

| conference = 9–2

| highscorer = Suárez

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Walton

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 5, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = VCU

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 66–48

| attend = 1,216

| record = 20–3

| conference = 10–2

| highscorer = Suárez

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 8, 2025

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Fordham

| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Bronx, NY

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–43

| attend = 610

| record = 21–3

| conference = 11–2

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Walton

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 12, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 56–44

| attend = 1,027

| record = 22–3

| conference = 12–2

| highscorer = Suárez

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 16, 2025

| time = 3:00 pm

| opponent = UMass

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = MASN

| score = 76–66

| attend = 2,679

| record = 23–3

| conference = 13–2

| highscorer = Mitchell

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 20, 2025

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = Peacock

| score = 50–66

| attend = 698

| record = 23–4

| conference = 13–3

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 4

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 23, 2025

| time = 4:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| site_stadium = Hagan Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 69–83

| attend = 1,674

| record = 23–5

| conference = 13–4

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 28

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Walton

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 1, 2025

| time = 3:00 pm

| opponent = Duquesne

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 86–63

| attend = 2,456

| record = 24–5

| conference = 14–4

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 21

| highassister = Walton

| assists = 4

}}

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!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Mason Patriots}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|George Mason Patriots|2025 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament|A-10 tournament}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 7, 2025

| time = 5:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 2

| opponent = Saint Louis

| oppseed = 10

| site_stadium = Henrico Sports & Events Center

| site_cityst = Henrico, VA

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = Peacock

| score = 87–57

| attend =

| record = 25–5

| highscorer = Harris

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Walton

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 8, 2025

| time = 1:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 2

| opponent = Davidson

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Henrico Sports & Events Center

| site_cityst = Henrico, VA

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 63–50

| attend = 2,611

| record = 26–5

| highscorer = Walton

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 9, 2025

| time = 4:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 2

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| oppseed = 4

| site_stadium = Henrico Sports & Events Center

| site_cityst = Henrico, VA

| gamename = Championship Game

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 73–58

| attend = 2,718

| record = 27–5

| highscorer = Suárez

| points = 23

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Kaysia, Walton}}

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Suárez

| assists = 6

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Mason Patriots}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|George Mason Patriots|2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 22, 2025

| time = 7:45 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| seed = 11 S1

| opponent = Florida State

| oppseed = 6 S1

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Pete Maravich Assembly Center

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| gamename = First Round

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 59–94

| attend = 9,288

| record = 27–6

| highscorer = Suarez

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Kaysia

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Harris

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule end

|timezone=Eastern

|poll=AP Poll}}

Sources:{{Cite news|url=https://gomason.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2024-25|title=2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule|work=George Mason University Athletics|access-date=December 28, 2024|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2244/season/2025|title=George Mason Patriots 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule|work=ESPN|access-date=December 28, 2024|language=en}}

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