# 2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

The 2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by fifth year head coach Nyla Milleson, played their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

## 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 | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | at No. 24 Michigan Preseason WNIT First Round | L 61–75 | 0–1 | Crisler Center (3,442) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 80–72 | 1–1 | Reitz Arena (212) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/17/2017* 2:30 pm | | Old Dominion Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 66–53 | 2–1 | EagleBank Arena (523) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/18/2017* 2:30 pm | | Southeast Missouri State Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 57–38 | 3–1 | EagleBank Arena (448) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | American | W 71–53 | 4–1 | EagleBank Arena (481) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/22/2017* 12:00 pm | | Illinois State | W 56–37 | 5–1 | EagleBank Arena (432) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/24/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. Drake Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic semifinals | W 87–75 | 6–1 | Coors Events Center (1,486) Boulder, CO |
| 11/25/2017* 4:30 pm | | at Colorado Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic championship | L 61–76 | 6–2 | Coors Events Center (1,441) Boulder, CO |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 82–68 | 7–2 | EagleBank Arena (549) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | EagleBank Arena (473) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | W 64–41 | 9–2 | EagleBank Arena (414) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/11/2017* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | W 58–38 | 10–2 | EagleBank Arena (527) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/21/2017* 8:00 pm | | at Houston | L 73–82 | 10–3 | H&PE Arena (467) Houston, TX |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 60–41 | 11–3 | EagleBank Arena (716) Fairfax, VA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | Davidson | W 74–61 | 12–3 (1–0) | EagleBank Arena (876) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 69–56 | 13–3 (2–0) | Tom Gola Arena (295) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/07/2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | L 52–62 | 13–4 (2–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (772) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/14/2018 6:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 92–53 | 14–4 (3–1) | Ryan Center (378) Kingston, RI |
| 01/17/2018 11:00 am | | Richmond | W 77–56 | 15–4 (4–1) | EagleBank Arena (503) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 64–71 | 15–5 (4–2) | Palumbo Center (845) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 81–72 | 16–5 (5–2) | EagleBank Arena (711) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | | Fordham | L 62–67 | 17–5 (5–3) | EagleBank Arena (2,380) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 76–63 | 17–6 (6–3) | Reilly Center (928) Olean, NY |
| 02/04/2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 65–57 | 18–6 (7–3) | Hagan Arena (343) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | L 61–65 | 18–7 (7–4) | EagleBank Arena (996) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm | | UMass | W 71–60 | 19–7 (8–4) | EagleBank Arena (1,567) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/15/2018 11:00 am | | at VCU Rivalry | W 65–42 | 20–7 (9–4) | Siegel Center (2,219) Richmond, VA |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 78–63 | 21–7 (10–4) | EagleBank Arena (1,544) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 66–71 | 21–8 (10–5) | UD Arena (2,099) Dayton, OH |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | La Salle | W 65–55 | 22–8 (11–5) | EagleBank Arena (1,460) Fairfax, VA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | (4) | (13) St. Bonaventure First Round | W 89–79 | 23–8 | EagleBank Arena (1,115) Fairfax, VA |
| 03/02/2018 2:00 pm | (4) | vs. (5) George Washington Quarterfinals | L 59–64 | 23–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 7:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin First Round | W 82–75 | 24–9 | EagleBank Arena (802) Fairfax, VA |
| 03/18/2018* 2:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech Second Round | L 69–78 | 24–10 | Cassell Coliseum (774) Blacksburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |