# 2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

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.

## Schedule

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