2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 1317 (511 A-10)
Head coach Nyla Milleson (2nd year)
Assistant coach Tajama Abraham Ngongba (2nd year)
Assistant coach Christopher Lewis (2nd year)
Assistant coach Dionnah Jackson (2nd year)
Home arena Patriot Center
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 George Washington 15 1   .938     29 4   .879
Dayton 14 2   .875     28 7   .800
Duquesne 12 4   .750     23 11   .676
Fordham 11 5   .688     21 12   .636
Richmond 9 7   .563     19 14   .576
Rhode Island 8 8   .500     17 13   .567
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500     13 17   .433
VCU 7 9   .438     16 14   .533
Saint Louis 7 9   .438     15 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 5 11   .313     15 15   .500
La Salle 5 11   .313     15 16   .484
George Mason 5 11   .313     13 17   .433
UMass 5 11   .313     12 18   .400
Davidson 1 15   .063     5 25   .167
2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–2015 George Mason Patriots women's basketball Team represents George Mason University during the 2014–2015 College Basketball season. Nyla Milleson resumes the responsibility as head coach for a second consecutive season. The George Mason Patriots are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Patriot Center. This is their second season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference after becoming new members of the conference last season. They finished the season 13–17, 5–11 in A-10 play to finish in a four way tie for tenth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Saint Joseph's.

20142015 Media and Televised Games

George Mason Patriots Sports Network

Patriots games will be broadcast on WGMU Radio and streamed online through Patriot Vision. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Televised Games

George Mason has 2 conference games televised. One game on NBC Sports Network against St. Louis Billikens Women's Basketball with the result of George Mason winning 66-57 on 1/4/15 at the Patriot Center for their first conference win of the season. Another game on ESPNU on 1/18/15 against Richmond Spiders women's basketball with the result of George Mason losing 49-77 at the Robins Center.

Buzzer Beaters

Taylor Brown hits two buzzer beaters in two straight games. One against La Salle University to win 73-71. Another one against St. Bonaventure University to tie the game 53-53 to force overtime. The Patriots would go on to win 68-53. The buzzer beater against La Salle University was a euro-step layup when the game was tied 71-71. The other buzzer beater against St. Bonaventure University was a fade-away 3-pointer which went in all-net. The Patriots were down 53-50 with 7.5 seconds The video showed Taylor Brown being pushed to out of bounds while in shooting motion. St. Bonaventure University had a foul to give but let Taylor Brown tie the game, force the game into overtime, and let the Patriots win 68-55. Taylor Brown received attention from ABC 7 News after hitting the two buzzer beaters.

Roster

2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Murray, QierraQierra Murray 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Milford Mill Academy Baltimore, MD
G 1 Jackson, JasmineJasmine Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Old Bridge Old Bridge, NJ
F 3 Ngoie, SandraSandra Ngoie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Fryshusets Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 5 Mohamed, ReanaReana Mohamed 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mary Louis Academy Laurelton, NY
G/F 12 Wright, KaraKara Wright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So DuPont Manual Louisville, KY
F 21 Davis, CaseyCasey Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Elizabeth Seton Gambrills, MD
G 22 Cole, CydniCydni Cole 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Indian Creek School Glen Brunie, MD
G 23 McGhee, MikalaMikala McGhee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Pattonville Bridgeton, MO
F 24 Padgett, TiffanyTiffany Padgett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr St. Vincent Pallotti Laurel, MD
F 24 Clark, SamanthaSamantha Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Rose Neptune, NJ
G 31 Brown, TaylorTaylor Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Bishop McNamara Bowie, MD
G 32 Dodson, TaylerTayler Dodson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA
F 33 Mokube, KristiKristi Mokube 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Central Phenix City, AL
F 40 Watts, TalishaTalisha Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Brookville Lynchburg, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-07

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/02/2014*
2:00 PM
Bowie State W 83–81 
Patriot Center (279)
Fairfax, VA
Regular Season

11/14/2014*
5:00 PM
Virginia Tech W 77–69  1–0
Patriot Center (1,119)
Fairfax, VA

11/16/2014*
3:30 PM
Morehead State L 70–79  1–1
Patriot Center (369)
Fairfax, VA

11/19/2014*
7:00 PM
Delaware State W 110–91  2–1
Patriot Center (334)
Fairfax, VA

11/23/2014*
2:00 PM
College of Charleston W 71–61  3–1
Patriot Center (550)
Fairfax, VA

11/25/2014*
7:00 PM
at Navy L 79–84  3–2
Alumni Hall (586)
Annapolis, MD

11/28/2014*
4:30 PM
vs. Abilene Christian
UMKC Plaza Lights Classic
L 86–88  3–3
Municipal Auditorium (597)
Kansas City, MO

11/29/2014*
2:00 PM
vs. Mississippi Valley State
UMKC Plaza Lights Classic
W 71–62  4–3
Municipal Auditorium (164)
Kansas City, MO

12/03/2014*
5:00 PM
East Tennessee State L 71–84  4–4
Patriot Center (N/A)
Fairfax, VA

12/06/2014*
5:30 PM
at Saint Francis (PA) W 86–77  5–4
DeGol Arena (634)
Loretto, PA

12/19/2014*
5:05 PM
vs. Winthrop
Wichita State Winter Classic
W 69–57  6–4
Charles Koch Arena (N/A)
Wichita, KS

12/20/2014*
1:05 PM
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Wichita State Winter Classic
W 65–53  7–4
Charles Koch Arena (N/A)
Wichita, KS

12/22/2014*
7:00 PM
at Longwood W 83–61  8–4
Willett Hall (419)
Farmville, VA

12/28/2014*
2:00 PM
at Towson L 70–72  8–5
SECU Arena (515)
Towson, MD

01/04/2015
2:00 PM, NBCSN
Saint Louis W 66–57  9–5 (1–0)
Patriot Center (623)
Fairfax, VA

01/08/2015
7:00 PM
at Duquesne L 54–88  9–6 (1–1)
Palumbo Center (319)
Pittsburgh, PA

01/11/2015
1:00 PM
at La Salle W 73–71  10–6 (2–1)
Tom Gola Arena (212)
Philadelphia, PA

01/14/2015
7:00 PM
St. Bonaventure W 68–55 OT 11–6 (3–1)
Patriot Center (349)
Fairfax, VA

01/18/2015
12:00 PM, ESPNU
at Richmond L 49–77  11–7 (3–2)
Robins Center (785)
Richmond, VA

01/24/2015
2:00 PM
Rhode Island L 45–57  11–8 (3–3)
Patriot Center (863)
Fairfax, VA

01/28/2015
7:00 PM
at VCU L 66–70  11–9 (3–4)
Siegel Center (457)
Richmond, VA

01/31/2015
2:00 PM
George Washington L 52–87  11–10 (3–5)
Patriot Center (1,807)
Fairfax, VA

02/05/2015
7:00 PM
Dayton L 73–84  11–11 (3–6)
Patriot Center (60)
Fairfax, VA

02/08/2015
2:00 PM
Davidson W 63–60  12–11 (4–6)
Patriot Center (1,223)
Fairfax, VA

02/11/2015
11:45 AM
at Massachusetts L 79–85 OT 12–12 (4–7)
Mullins Center (1,398)
Amherst, MA

02/14/2015
12:00 PM
VCU W 86–79  13–12 (5–7)
Patriot Center (636)
Fairfax, VA

02/18/2015
7:00 PM
at Saint Joseph's L 51–82  13–13 (5–8)
Hagan Arena (1,043)
Philadelphia, PA

02/21/2015
8:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 59–82  13–14 (5–9)
Chaifetz Arena (7,184)
St. Louis, MO

02/25/2015
7:00 PM
Fordham L 55–79  13–15 (5–10)
Patriot Center (698)
Fairfax, VA

03/01/2015
2:00 PM
at #22 George Washington L 45–80  13–16 (5–11)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,197)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/05/2015
4:30 PM
vs. Saint Joseph's
Second Round
L 43–71  13–17
Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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