2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	13–17 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach	Nyla Milleson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tajama Abraham Ngongba; Bob Dunn; Christopher Lewis;
Home arena	EagleBank Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton †	13	–	3	.813	22	–	10	.688
George Washington	13	–	3	.813	20	–	10	.667
Saint Louis	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4	.750	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
La Salle	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Duquesne	8	–	8	.500	18	–	16	.529
VCU	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Richmond	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
George Mason	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
Davidson	4	–	12	.250	6	–	23	.207
UMass	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
Rhode Island	2	–	14	.125	6	–	23	.207


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 20, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

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 Patriot Vision Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Taylor Byrne (I)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran Seton Hall	Massapequa, NY
G	3	Camden Musgrave (I)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Elizabeth Seton Central Connecticut	Bowie, MD
G/F	4	DeJah Williford-Kelley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Lower Richland	Columbia, SC
G	5	Alexsis Grate	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Bethel	Hampton, VA
G	10	Jewel Triggs	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Thibodaux	Thibodaux, LA
G/F	11	Jacy Bolton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Drexel	Drexel, MO
G/F	12	Kara Wright	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	DuPont Manual Southeast Missouri State	Louisville, KY
C	13	Bridget O'Donnell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	RS Sr	Montgomery UMBC	Belle Mead, NJ
G	14	Sylvia Maxwell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	Waverly Niagara	Lansing, MI
F	20	Chinyere Bell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	South View	Fayetteville, NC
F	21	Casey Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Elizabeth Seton	Gambrills, MD
F	24	Tiffany Padgett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	St. Vincent Pallotti Loyola (MD)	Laurel, MD
G	32	Tayler Dodson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Spotswood	Harrisonburg, VA
F	35	Allie McCool	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	East Central	St. Leon, IN
G	44	Sarah Kaminski	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Minnehaha	Plymouth, MN

Head coach

Nyla Milleson (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Tajama Abraham Ngongba (George Washington)
Bob Dunn (Dayton)
Christopher Lewis (Emporia State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm	Washington Adventist	W 97–27		EagleBank Arena (321) Fairfax, VA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	Radford	W 70–56	1–0	EagleBank Arena (739) Fairfax, VA
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm	at Delaware	L 51–67	1–1	Bob Carpenter Center (1,320) Newark, DE
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm	at LIU Brooklyn	W 64–48	2–1	Steinberg Wellness Center (281) Brooklyn, NY
11/18/2016* 5:00 pm	Arizona	L 70–81	2–2	EagleBank Arena (635) Fairfax, VA
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm	Norfolk State	W 60–33	3–2	EagleBank Arena (479) Fairfax, VA
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	L 76–77	3–3	EagleBank Arena (465) Fairfax, VA
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm	at Towson	L 75–79	3–4	SECU Arena (278) Towson, MD
11/30/2016* 11:00 am	at Detroit	W 55–54	4–4	Calihan Hall (3,117) Detroit, MI
12/04/2016 1:00 pm	at Massachusetts	W 66–55	5–4 (1–0)	Mullins Center (305) Amherst, MA
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm	at Georgetown	L 56–69	5–5	McDonough Gymnasium (673) Washington, D.C.
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Illinois State	W 72–46	6–5	Redbird Arena (718) Normal, IL
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm	Navy	W 68–64 ^OT	7–5	Recreation Athletic Complex (483) Fairfax, VA
12/27/2016* 2:00 pm	vs. Drexel FIU Holiday Tournament	L 71–82	7–6	FIU Arena (339) Miami, FL
12/28/2016* 2:00 pm	at FIU FIU Holiday Tournament	W 67–51	8–6	FIU Arena (369) Miami, FL
12/31/2016 2:00 pm	St. Bonaventure	W 52–49	9–6 (2–0)	EagleBank Arena (647) Fairfax, VA
01/04/2017 8:00 pm	at Saint Louis	L 50–89	9–7 (2–1)	Chaifetz Arena (1,021) St. Louis, MO
01/07/2017 1:00 pm	Fordham	L 49–53	9–8 (2–2)	EagleBank Arena (654) Fairfax, VA
01/11/2017 11:00 am	George Washington	L 71–79 ^OT	9–9 (2–3)	EagleBank Arena (465) Fairfax, VA
01/15/2017 12:00 pm	VCU Rivalry	W 70–59	10–9 (3–3)	EagleBank Arena (804) Fairfax, VA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm	at Davidson	L 54–58	10–10 (3–4)	John M. Belk Arena (321) Davidson, NC
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, ASN	at Richmond	W 54–50	11–10 (4–4)	Robins Center (504) Richmond, VA
01/24/2017 7:00 pm	Dayton	L 48–60	11–11 (4–5)	EagleBank Arena (546) Fairfax, VA
01/28/2017 1:00 pm	at La Salle	L 57–59	11–12 (4–6)	Tom Gola Arena (324) Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2017 2:00 pm, ASN	at Duquesne	L 57–76	11–13 (4–7)	Palumbo Center (821) Pittsburgh, PA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm	Davidson	W 59–55	12–13 (5–7)	EagleBank Arena (433) Fairfax, VA
02/12/2017 2:00 pm	Richmond	L 58–70	12–14 (5–8)	EagleBank Arena (1,710) Fairfax, VA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm	Rhode Island	W 60–51	13–14 (6–8)	EagleBank Arena (762) Fairfax, VA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm	at George Washington	L 49–80	13–15 (6–9)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,587) Washington, D.C.
02/22/2017 7:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	L 53–57 ^OT	13–16 (6–10)	Hagan Arena (543) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/25/2017 2:00 pm	at Duquesne First Round	L 55–66	13–17	Palumbo Center (471) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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2016–2017 Media

George Mason Patriots Sports Network

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References