2025–26 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

2025–26 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
2025–26 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–8 (11–2 A-10)
Head coach	Vanessa Blair-Lewis (6th season);
Associate head coach	Andre Bolton; Demetria Frank
Assistant coach	Brittany Ward
Home arena	EagleBank Arena

2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	14	–	1	.933	23	–	3	.885
George Mason	13	–	2	.867	18	–	8	.692
Richmond	12	–	3	.800	22	–	6	.786
Saint Joseph's	9	–	6	.600	18	–	8	.692
Davidson	9	–	6	.600	17	–	11	.607
Loyola Chicago	8	–	7	.533	12	–	14	.462
La Salle	8	–	7	.533	15	–	11	.577
Dayton	7	–	8	.467	14	–	12	.538
St. Bonaventure	6	–	9	.400	15	–	12	.556
George Washington	6	–	9	.400	14	–	14	.500
Saint Louis	5	–	10	.333	11	–	17	.393
VCU	4	–	11	.267	8	–	19	.296
Fordham	2	–	13	.133	10	–	16	.385
Duquesne	2	–	13	.133	9	–	17	.346

† 2026 A10 tournament winner As of February 18, 2026

The 2025–26 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by sixth-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 2024–25 season 27–6, 14–4 in A-10 play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Saint Louis,^[2] Davidson,^[3] and Saint Joseph's to win the A-10 tournament championship, sending the Patriots to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance.^[4] In the tournament, they would receive the No. 11 seed in the Spokane Regional 1,^[5] where they would be defeated by No. 6 seed Florida State in the First Round.^[6]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. George Mason was picked to finish second in the conference, with four first-place votes.^[7]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Richmond	188 (9)
2	George Mason	185 (4)
3	Davidson	167 (1)
4	Rhode Island	137
5	Dayton	123
6	Saint Joseph's	120
7	VCU	110
8	Duquesne	95
9	Saint Louis	86
10	George Washington	75
11	Fordham	63
12	La Salle	56
13	Loyola Chicago	43
14	St. Bonaventure	22
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[7]

Preseason All-A10 Teams

Preseason All-A10 Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Kennedy Harris	Junior	Guard
First	Zahirah Walton	Junior	Forward
Second	Hawa Komara	Graduate Student	Forward

Source:^[7]

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team
Player	Year	Position
Hawa Komara	Graduate Student	Forward
Zahirah Walton	Junior	Forward

Source:^[7]

Roster

2025–26 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	1	Sanyiah Littlejohn	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Lansdale Catholic High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	2	Zahirah Walton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Kentlake High School	Seattle, Washington
G	3	Kennedy Harris	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Hampton High School	Hampton, Virginia
SG	5	Kayla Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Elizabeth Seton High School	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	8	Kailani Merrell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Spruce Creek High School	Daytona Beach, Florida
F	10	Trinity Massenburg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Baltimore, Maryland
PG	11	Mary Amoateng	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Bishop McNamara High School	Baltimore, Maryland
G	12	Matilde Motta	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	A.S.D. Basket Costa Masnaga	Saronno, Italy
G	13	Jada Brown	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	New Hope Academy	Falls Church, Virginia
F	14	MJ Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Ball State	Chicago, Illinois
F	15	Louis Volker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Missouri State	Purcellville, Virginia
F	22	Hawa Komara	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Rhode Island	Toulouse, France
SF	23	Leah Keyes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Virginia Academy	Stafford, Virginia
C	30	Sara Blair	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	32	Page Greenburg	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Brown	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

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

Assistant coach(es)

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: February 14, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Temple	L 85–94 ^OT	0–1	31 – Walton	12 – Walton	4 – MJ Johnson	Liacouras Center (1,406) Philadelphia, PA
November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison	W 72–57	1–1	22 – Walton	7 – Walton	4 – Amoateng	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,365) Harrisonburg, VA
November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida A&M	W 88–40	2–1	15 – Harris	13 – Blair	5 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (947) Fairfax, VA
November 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgetown	W 61–54 ^OT	3–1	21 – Harris	12 – MJ Johnson	3 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (1,483) Fairfax, VA
November 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast	W 58−41	4−1	14 – Walton	10 – Walton	2 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (709) Fairfax, VA
November 23, 2025* 2:30 pm, BTN	at No. 9 Maryland	L 62−84	4−2	27 – Walton	6 – MJ Johnson	5 – Amoateng	Xfinity Center (7,402) College Park, MD
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rider	W 72–54	5–2	14 – Brown	9 – Volker	4 – Amoateng	EagleBank Arena (841) Fairfax, VA
November 28, 2025* 1:30 pm, Baller TV	vs. Murray State Daytona Beach Classic	L 83–88	5–3	42 – Walton	7 – Volker	4 – Tied	Ocean Center (175) Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2025* 4:00 pm, Baller TV	vs. No. 13 Ole Miss Daytona Beach Classic	L 67–81	5–4	20 – Walton	10 – MJ Johnson	4 – Walton	Ocean Center (217) Daytona Beach, FL
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fordham	W 73–55	6–4 (1–0)	13 – Walton	8 – Komara	2 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (658) Fairfax, VA
December 7, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Liberty	L 73–74	6–5	25 – MJ Johnson	7 – Tied	4 – MJ Johnson	EagleBank Arena (776) Fairfax, VA
December 20, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 25 Princeton	L 69−71 ^OT	6−6	18 – Walton	10 – Komara	2 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (1,186) Fairfax, VA
December 31, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Dayton	W 74–59	7–6 (2–0)	25 – Walton	8 – Tied	4 – Walton	EagleBank Arena (4,123) Fairfax, VA
January 4, 2026 12:00 pm, CBSSN	at VCU Rivalry	W 68–58	8–6 (3–0)	21 – Harris	8 – MJ Johnson	3 – Tied	Siegel Center (504) Richmond, VA
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	La Salle	W 62–47	9–6 (4–0)	18 – Harris	8 – Komara	5 – Harris	EagleBank Arena (784) Fairfax, VA
January 11, 2026 12:00 pm, CBSSN	at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry	W 59–46	10–6 (5–0)	21 – Walton	7 – Volker	4 – Brown	Charles E. Smith Center (612) Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola Chicago	W 59–54	11–6 (6–0)	25 – Walton	9 – Volker	5 – K. Johnson	EagleBank Arena (727) Fairfax, VA
January 18, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's	W 66–59	12–6 (7–0)	22 – Harris	9 – Komara	5 – Amoateng	Hagan Arena (1,057) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure	W 57–48	13–6 (8–0)	14 – Tied	11 – Komara	3 – Brown	Reilly Center (404) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 25, 2026 11:00 am, ESPNU	Richmond	Postponed due to inclement weather					EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Davidson	W 62–51	14–6 (9–0)	14 – Walton	8 – Komara	5 – Harris	John M. Belk Arena (786) Davidson, NC
January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Louis	W 66–51	15–6 (10–0)	15 – Walton	9 – Walton	6 – Walton	EagleBank Arena (1,950) Fairfax, VA
February 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Richmond	L 57–71	15–7 (10–1)	17 – Amoateng	13 – Komara	5 – Amoateng	Robins Center (2,148) Richmond, VA
February 11, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Dayton	W 72–61	16–7 (11–1)	20 – Brown	12 – Komara	3 – Walton	UD Arena (12,598) Dayton, OH
February 14, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Rhode Island	L 63–79	16–8 (11–2)	13 – Komara	16 – Komara	3 – MJ Johnson	EagleBank Arena (1,412) Fairfax, VA
February 16, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Richmond Rescheduled from January 25						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 21, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Joseph's						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 4–8, 2026	vs.						Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
^ "Billikens Fall to Patriots in A-10 Quarterfinals to End the Season". Saint Louis University. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
^ "'Cats Fall to Patriots in A-10 Semis". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
^ "St. Joseph's suffers tough loss to George Mason in Atlantic 10 championship game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
^ "2025 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
^ "Ta'Niya Latson scores 28 and Florida State tops George Mason 94-59 in March Madness". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
^ "George Mason Patriots 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[2] "Billikens Fall to Patriots in A-10 Quarterfinals to End the Season". Saint Louis University. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[3] "'Cats Fall to Patriots in A-10 Semis". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[4] "St. Joseph's suffers tough loss to George Mason in Atlantic 10 championship game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[5] "2025 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[6] "Ta'Niya Latson scores 28 and Florida State tops George Mason 94-59 in March Madness". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[poll-7] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[8] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

[9] "George Mason Patriots 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2026.

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