2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

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.

2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2017–18 record	23–11 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach	Sean O'Regan (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Bridgette Mitchell Ian Caskill Ashley Langford
Home arena	JMU Convocation Center

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

Previous season

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

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  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  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Pocono Mountain West Siena Tobyhanna, PA	Head coach Sean O'Regan (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Bridgette Mitchell (Duke) Ian Caskill (James Madison) Ashley Langford (Tulane) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule

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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

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

References

1. https://jmusports.com/sports/2014/6/25/WBB_0625142140.aspx
2. "James Madison Dukes Women's Basketball - Dukes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
3. James Madison Dukes. "James Madison Dukes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
4. https://jmusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball