| George Mason Patriots women's basketball | |||
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| University | George Mason University | ||
| Head coach | Vanessa Blair-Lewis (5th season) | ||
| Conference | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Location | Fairfax, Virginia | ||
| Arena | EagleBank Arena (capacity: 10,000) | ||
| Nickname | Patriots | ||
| Student section | Patriot Platoon | ||
| Colors | Green and gold [1] | ||
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The George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represents George Mason University and competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference of NCAA Division I.
George Mason began play in 1973, joining Division I in 1982. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association from 1985–2013. They finished as runner-up in the CAA Tournament in 1988, 1994, and 2004. They joined the Atlantic-10 Conference in 2013. The Patriots (as of the end of the 2018–19 season) have an all-time record of 581–607. They have made three postseason appearances, all in the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2001, 2004, and 2018, winning their first ever postseason game in the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament. [2] [3]
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The 2018–19 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by sixth year head coach Nyla Milleson, played their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to George Washington.
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