2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 13–17 (5–11 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 for a four way tie for a tenth-place finish. They lost in the second round of the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament to Saint Joseph's.

2014–2015 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 High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Murray, QierraQierra Murray style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Milford Mill Academy Baltimore, MD
G 1 Jackson, JasmineJasmine Jackson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Old Bridge Old Bridge, NJ
F 3 Ngoie, SandraSandra Ngoie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Fryshusets Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 5 Mohamed, ReanaReana Mohamed style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mary Louis Academy Laurelton, NY
G/F 12 Wright, KaraKara Wright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So DuPont Manual Louisville, KY
F 21 Davis, CaseyCasey Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Elizabeth Seton Gambrills, MD
G 22 Cole, CydniCydni Cole style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Indian Creek School Glen Brunie, MD
G 23 McGhee, MikalaMikala McGhee style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Pattonville Bridgeton, MO
F 24 Padgett, TiffanyTiffany Padgett style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr St. Vincent Pallotti Laurel, MD
F 24 Clark, SamanthaSamantha Clark style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Rose Neptune, NJ
G 31 Brown, TaylorTaylor Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Bishop McNamara Bowie, MD
G 32 Dodson, TaylerTayler Dodson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA
F 33 Mokube, KristiKristi Mokube style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Central Phenix City, AL
F 40 Watts, TalishaTalisha Watts style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 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 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2014* Bowie State W 83–81  – Patriot Center (279)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* Virginia Tech W 77–69  1–0 Patriot Center (1,119)
11/16/2014* Morehead State L 70–79  1–1 Patriot Center (369)
11/19/2014* Delaware State W 110–91  2–1 Patriot Center (334)
11/23/2014* College of Charleston W 71–61  3–1 Patriot Center (550)
11/25/2014* at Navy L 79–84  3–2 Alumni Hall (586)
11/28/2014* vs. Abilene Christian
(UMKC Plaza Lights Classic)		 L 86–88  3–3 Municipal Auditorium (597)
11/29/2014* vs. Mississippi Valley State
(UMKC Plaza Lights Classic)		 W 71–62  4–3 Municipal Auditorium (164)
12/03/2014* East Tennessee State L 71–84  4–4 Patriot Center (N/A)
12/06/2014* at Saint Francis (PA) W 86–77  5–4 DeGol Arena (634)
12/19/2014* vs. Winthrop
(Wichita State Winter Classic)		 W 69–57  6–4 Charles Koch Arena (N/A)
12/20/2014* vs. Louisiana–Monroe
(Wichita State Winter Classic)		 W 65–53  7–4 Charles Koch Arena (N/A)
12/22/2014* at Longwood W 83–61  8–4 Willett Hall (419)
12/28/2014* at Towson L 70–72  8–5 SECU Arena (515)
01/04/2015 Saint Louis W 66–57  9–5 (1–0) Patriot Center (623)
01/08/2015 at Duquesne L 54–88  9–6 (1–1) Palumbo Center (319)
01/11/2015 at La Salle W 73–71  10–6 (2–1) Tom Gola Arena (212)
01/14/2015 St. Bonaventure W 68–55 OT 11–6 (3–1) Patriot Center (349)
01/18/2015 at Richmond L 49–77  11–7 (3–2) Robins Center (785)
01/24/2015 Rhode Island L 45–57  11–8 (3–3) Patriot Center (863)
01/28/2015 at VCU L 66–70  11–9 (3–4) Siegel Center (457)
01/31/2015 George Washington L 52–87  11–10 (3–5) Patriot Center (1,807)
02/05/2015 Dayton L 73–84  11–11 (3–6) Patriot Center (60)
02/08/2015 Davidson W 63–60  12–11 (4–6) Patriot Center (1,223)
02/11/2015 at Massachusetts L 79–85 OT 12–12 (4–7) Mullins Center (1,398)
02/14/2015 VCU W 86–79  13–12 (5–7) Patriot Center (636)
02/18/2015 at Saint Joseph's L 51–82  13–13 (5–8) Hagan Arena (1,043)
02/21/2015 at Saint Louis L 59–82  13–14 (5–9) Chaifetz Arena (7,184)
02/25/2015 Fordham L 55–79  13–15 (5–10) Patriot Center (698)
03/01/2015 at #22 George Washington L 45–80  13–16 (5–11) Charles E. Smith Center (2,197)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/05/2015 vs. Saint Joseph's
(Second Round)		 L 43–71  13–17 Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
*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
Poll Pre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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