George Mason Patriots women's basketball

George Mason Patriots
women's basketball
George Mason Patriots; women's basketball
	2024–25 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
University	George Mason University
Head coach	Vanessa Blair-Lewis (5th season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Fairfax, Virginia
Arena	EagleBank Arena ; (capacity: 10,000)
Nickname	Patriots
Student section	Patriot Platoon
Colors	Green and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA tournament appearances
	2025
Conference tournament champions
	2025

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.^[2]^[3]

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.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2025	#11	First Round	#6 Florida State	L 59-94

WBIT

George Mason has appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament once.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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.

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

References

^ George Mason University Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 25, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
^ "The Official Athletic Site of George Mason University Athletics" (PDF). GoMason.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
^ "The Official Athletic Site of George Mason University Athletics" (PDF). GoMason.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.

External links

Official website

[1] George Mason University Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 25, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

[2] "The Official Athletic Site of George Mason University Athletics" (PDF). GoMason.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.

[3] "The Official Athletic Site of George Mason University Athletics" (PDF). GoMason.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.

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Venues	EagleBank Arena (1985–present)
Rivalries	George Washington VCU
Culture & lore	History The Patriot
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25