2024–25 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

2024–25 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
2024–25 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	27–6 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Vanessa Blair-Lewis (5th season);
Associate head coach	Niki Washington; Andre Bolton
Assistant coaches	Demetria Frank; Brittany Ward;
Home arena	EagleBank Arena

2024–25 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond	17	–	1	.944	28	–	7	.800
†	14	–	4	.778	27	–	6	.818
Davidson	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Saint Joseph's	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Rhode Island	11	–	7	.611	17	–	16	.515
Dayton	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
UMass	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Duquesne	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Saint Louis	7	–	11	.389	15	–	19	.441
VCU	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
George Washington	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Loyola Chicago	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
La Salle	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303
St. Bonaventure	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2025 A10 tournament winner

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.^[1] They were defeated by Duquesne in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,^[3] where they would be defeated in overtime by Penn State in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Zahirah Walton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Kentlake High School	Seattle, Washington
G	3	Kennedy Harris	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Hampton High School	Hampton, Virginia
C	4	Sarah Oduro	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Virginia Academy	Gainesville, Virginia
F	10	Trinity Massenburg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Baltimore, Maryland
F	11	Nekhu Mitchell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	McDonogh School	Baltimore, Maryland
G	13	Jada Brown	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	New Hope Academy	Falls Church, Virginia
G	14	Paula Suárez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	IES Mateo Hernandez	Pamplona, Spain
F	15	Louis Volker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Missouri State	Purcellville, Virginia
F	21	Faith Okorie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Example Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G	22	Ta'Viyanna Habib	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Indian River State College	Tampa, Florida
G	23	Khamya McNeal	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Stetson	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C	24	LeAire Nicks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Wylie East High School	Des Moines, Iowa
G	32	Page Greenburg	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Brown	Washington, D.C.
F	42	Nalani Kaysia	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Charlotte	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

Vanessa Blair-Lewis (Mount St. Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Niki Washington (Southern Illinois)
Andre Bolton (Christopher Newport)
Demetria Frank (Bethune–Cookman)
Brittany Ward (Dayton)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Johnson C. Smith	W 106–51	1–0	19 – Habib	5 – Kaysia	5 – Harris	EagleBank Arena (676) Fairfax, VA
November 9, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Towson	W 76–55	2–0	17 – Harris	10 – Kaysia	7 – Harris	EagleBank Arena (1,107) Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	W 89–66	3–0	20 – Harris	5 – Tied	4 – Harris	EagleBank Arena (732) Fairfax, VA
November 17, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall	W 69–56	4–0	21 – Walton	16 – Kaysia	6 – Suárez	Cam Henderson Center (1,037) Huntington, WV
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Wake Forest	W 50–41	5–0	15 – Harris	10 – Kaysia	3 – Suárez	LJVM Coliseum (744) Winston-Salem, NC
November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 87–51	6–0	14 – Brown	8 – Tied	5 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (882) Fairfax, VA
November 30, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. No. 10 Maryland Navy Classic	L 56–66	6–1	26 – Harris	11 – Walton	3 – Tied	Alumni Hall (1,305) Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy Navy Classic	W 85–63	7–1	25 – Harris	14 – Kaysia	7 – Suárez	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
December 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry	W 87–55	8–1 (1–0)	20 – Habib	8 – Walton	8 – Suárez	Charles E. Smith Center (448) Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Georgetown	W 63–55	9–1	23 – Walton	10 – Tied	5 – Harris	McDonough Arena (385) Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 61–40	10–1	14 – Volker	10 – Kaysia	2 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (1,057) Fairfax, VA
December 20, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC	W 75–53	11–1	15 – Suárez	16 – Kaysia	5 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (651) Fairfax, VA
January 2, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 55–61	11–2 (1–1)	18 – Suárez	10 – Habib	1 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (3,354) Fairfax, VA
January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 83–63	12–2 (2–1)	22 – Suárez	14 – Kaysia	5 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (1,064) Fairfax, VA
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 86–88	12–3 (2–2)	26 – Harris	5 – Habib	8 – Suárez	Robins Center (114) Richmond, VA
January 12, 2025 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	W 71–65	13–3 (3–2)	22 – Walton	7 – Walton	4 – Suárez	Ryan Center (1,723) Kingston, RI
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	W 69–39	14–3 (4–2)	15 – Walton	12 – Kaysia	5 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (853) Fairfax, VA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 57–40	15–3 (5–2)	17 – Walton	6 – Habib	6 – Suárez	John Glaser Arena (382) Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	W 81–73	16–3 (6–2)	29 – Harris	5 – Tied	5 – Harris	EagleBank Arena (901) Fairfax, VA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, MASN		George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry	W 91–50	17–3 (7–2)	23 – Harris	9 – Kaysia	7 – Harris	EagleBank Arena (1,814) Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 80–53	18–3 (8–2)	30 – Walton	7 – Kaysia	6 – Walton	Chaifetz Arena (3,378) St. Louis, MO
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	W 86–53	19–3 (9–2)	23 – Suárez	9 – Kaysia	6 – Walton	UD Arena (2,040) Dayton, OH
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU Rivalry	W 66–48	20–3 (10–2)	17 – Suárez	14 – Kaysia	7 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (1,216) Fairfax, VA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 70–43	21–3 (11–2)	18 – Walton	6 – Walton	6 – Suárez	Rose Hill Gymnasium (610) Bronx, NY
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 56–44	22–3 (12–2)	17 – Suárez	10 – Kaysia	5 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (1,027) Fairfax, VA
February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, MASN		UMass	W 76–66	23–3 (13–2)	20 – Mitchell	13 – Kaysia	7 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (2,679) Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2025 8:00 pm, Peacock		at Davidson	L 50–66	23–4 (13–3)	4 – Walton	14 – Kaysia	4 – Suárez	John M. Belk Arena (698) Davidson, NC
February 23, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at Saint Joseph's	L 69–83	23–5 (13–4)	28 – Walton	11 – Kaysia	5 – Walton	Hagan Arena (1,674) Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	W 86–63	24–5 (14–4)	16 – Walton	21 – Kaysia	4 – Walton	EagleBank Arena (2,456) Fairfax, VA
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2025 5:00 pm, Peacock	(2)	vs. (10) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 87–57	25–5	18 – Harris	10 – Kaysia	4 – Walton	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
March 8, 2025 1:30 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (3) Davidson Semifinals	W 63–50	26–5	16 – Walton	9 – Kaysia	4 – Suárez	Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,611) Henrico, VA
March 9, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(2)	vs. (4) Saint Joseph's Championship Game	W 73–58	27–5	23 – Suárez	8 – Tied	6 – Suárez	Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,718) Henrico, VA
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025* 7:45 pm, ESPN2	(11 S1)	vs. (6 S1) No. 22 Florida State First Round	L 59–94	27–6	25 – Suarez	7 – Kaysia	5 – Harris	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,288) Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Duquesne WBB Holds Off George Mason; Advances To A-10 Semis". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Penn State women win WBIT contest against George Mason". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "George Mason Patriots 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[2] "Duquesne WBB Holds Off George Mason; Advances To A-10 Semis". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[3] "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[4] "Penn State women win WBIT contest against George Mason". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[6] "George Mason Patriots 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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