2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

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2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–11 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bridgette Mitchell
  • Ian Caskill
  • Ashley Langford
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
James Madison 16 2   .889 23 11   .676
Elon 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Delaware 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Northeastern 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
William & Mary 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Hofstra 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
UNC Wilmington 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Towson 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
College of Charleston 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2018 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represents James Madison University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second year head coach Sean O'Regan, play their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–11, 16–2 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season title with Drexel. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Elon. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated East Tennessee State and Radford in the first and second rounds before losing to West Virginia in the third round.

Previous season[edit]

They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game CAA women's tournament where they lost to Elon. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Radford and Virginia in the first and second rounds before losing to Villanova in the third round.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tori Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 3 Kamiah Smalls 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Neumann Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 4 Tasia Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr North Point
Syracuse
Waldorf, MD
F 5 Breyenne Bellerand 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Immaculate Conception Emerson, NJ
G 10 Aneah Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD
G 13 Logan Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Central Norton, VA
G 14 Hailee Barron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Rice Burlington, VT
G 15 Lexie Barrier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Ironton Ironton, OH
C 21 Debra Ferguson Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Amherst County
Virginia
Madison Heights, VA
C 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So C. D. Hylton Dumfries, VA
F 33 Kelly Koshuta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So James Madison
Virginia Tech
Vienna, VA
F 42 Devon Merritt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Berks Catholic Reading, PA
G 55 Jackie Benitez Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Pocono Mountain West
Siena
Tobyhanna, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule[edit]

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm
Christopher Newport W 79–41 
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrionsburg, VA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:30 pm
Rutgers L 63–76  0–1
JMU Convocation Center (4,598)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
Wagner W 68–45  1–1
JMU Convocation Center (1,826)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm
at No. 13 Tennessee L 60–89  1–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,553)
Knoxville, TN
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's L 66–73  1–3
JMU Convocation Center (1,850)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/24/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Villanova
TD Bank Classic semifinals
L 57–60  1–4
Patrick Gym (906)
Burlington, VT
11/25/2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont
TD Bank Classic 3rd place game
W 68–56  2–4
Patrick Gym (409)
Burlington, VT
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 13 Florida State L 63–79  2–5
JMU Convocation Center (2,092)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm
Liberty W 58–47  3–5
JMU Convocation Center (1,912)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/09/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at St. John's L 64–81  3–6
Carnesecca Arena (809)
Queens, NY
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
at Dayton L 54–82  3–7
UD Arena (1,665)
Dayton, OH
12/21/2017*
1:00 pm
Bryant W 67–36  4–7
JMU Convocation Center (1,961)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 55–42  5–7 (1–0)
Hofstra Arena (448)
Hempstead, NY
12/31/2017
1:00 pm
at Northeastern W 60–57  6–7 (2–0)
Cabot Center (307)
Boston, MA
01/05/2018
7:00 pm
Towson W 69–45  7–7 (3–0)
JMU Convocation Center (1,818)
Harrionsburg, VA
01/07/2018
2:00 pm
Drexel W 58–46  8–7 (4–0)
JMU Convocation Center (1,849)
Harrionsburg, VA
01/12/2018
7:00 pm
Elon W 70–67  9–7 (5–0)
JMU Convocation Center (2,421)
Harrionsburg, VA
01/19/2018
6:30 pm
at College of Charleston W 67–45  10–7 (6–0)
TD Arena (404)
Charleston, SC
01/21/2018
2:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 63–48  11–7 (7–0)
Trask Coliseum (895)
Wilmington, NC
01/26/2018
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 73–56  12–7 (8–0)
JMU Convocation Center (2,000)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/28/2018
2:00 pm
College of Charleston W 70–67  13–7 (9–0)
JMU Convocation Center (3,661)
Harrionsburg, VA
02/02/2018
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 86–41  14–7 (10–0)
Kaplan Arena (856)
Williamsburg, VA
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
at Elon L 43–50  14–8 (10–1)
Alumni Gym (848)
Elon, NC
02/09/2018
7:00 pm
Northeastern W 72–43  15–8 (11–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,496)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/11/2018
2:00 pm
Towson W 64–55  16–8 (12–1)
SECU Arena (457)
Towson, MD
02/16/2018
7:00 pm
at Delaware W 56–53  17–8 (13–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,422)
Newark, DE
02/18/2018
2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 65–48  18–8 (14–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,636)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/23/2018
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 71–73 2OT 18–9 (14–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,208)
Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2018
2:00 pm
Delaware W 67–56  19–9 (13–1)
JMU Convocation Center (3,494)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/03/2018
2:00 pm
William & Mary W 70–64  20–9 (16–2)
JMU Convocation Center (2,115)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
5:00 pm
(2) vs. (10) College of Charleston
Quarterfinals
W 81–66  21–9
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053)
Philadelphia, PA
03/09/2018
3:00 pm
(2) vs. (3) Elon
Semifinals
L 53–76  21–10
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120)
Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State
First Round
W 60–52  22–10
JMU Convocation Center (1,089)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/17/2018*
7:00 pm
Radford
Second Round
W 62–35  23–10
JMU Convocation Center (1,048)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/23/2018*
5:30 pm
at West Virginia
Third Round
L 55–67  23–11
WVU Coliseum (1,709)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also[edit]

2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Media Center".
  2. ^ "James Madison Dukes Women's Basketball - Dukes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ James Madison Dukes. "James Madison Dukes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".