2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the 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.

2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record26–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bridgette Mitchell
  • Ian Caskill
  • Ashlee McGee
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Elon162 .889  277  .794
James Madison153 .833  269  .743
Drexel117 .611  2211  .667
Delaware108 .556  1614  .533
William & Mary99 .500  2011  .645
Northeastern810 .444  1219  .387
College of Charleston612 .333  921  .300
Hofstra513 .278  1318  .419
Towson513 .278  1218  .400
UNC Wilmington513 .278  1120  .355
2017 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 4 Tasia Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrNorth Point
Syracuse
Waldorf, MD
G 10 Aneah Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoBaltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD
G 12 Precious Hall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrMaclay School Tallahassee, FL
G 13 Logan Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCentral Norton, VA
G 14 Hailee Barron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRice Burlington, VT
G 15 Lexie Barrier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrIronton Ironton, OH
G 20 Kamiah Smalls 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNeumann Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F/C 22 Amber Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrPotomac
Stetson
Woodbridge, VA
C 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoC. D. Hylton Dumfries, VA
F 33 Kelly Koshuta (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoJames Madison
Virginia Tech
Vienna, VA
C 40 Da'Lishia Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWestern Branch Chesapeake, VA
F 42 Devon Merritt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBerks Catholic Reading, PA
F 45 Savannah Felgemacher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoVolunteer Church Hill, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
Glenville State W 114–79 
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Tennessee L 69–81  0–1
JMU Convocation Center (3,471)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 83–57  1–1
JMU Convocation Center (3,480)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/15/2016*
5:00 pm
at Liberty W 62–48  2–1
Vines Center (826)
Lynchburg, VA
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 12 Florida State L 64–84  2–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,030)
Tallahassee, FL
11/24/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. Idaho State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 83–53  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016*
9:00 pm
vs. Iowa
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 75–90  3–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Hampton W 71–50  4–3
JMU Convocation Center (2,678)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm
at Rutgers W 82–76 2OT 5–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,320)
Piscataway, NJ
12/21/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at St. John's L 63–74  5–4
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's W 85–72  6–4
Hagan Arena (923)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2016*
4:30 pm
Wake Forest W 83–76  7–4
JMU Convocation Center (3,212)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA regular season
01/02/2017
2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 73–51  8–4 (1–0)
JMU Convocation Center (2,139)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/06/2017
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 93–57  9–4 (2–0)
JMU Convocation Center (2,118)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm
at Towson L 51–54  9–5 (2–1)
SECU Arena (454)
Towson, MD
01/13/2017
7:00 pm
at Delaware W 66–51  10–5 (3–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,378)
Newark, DE
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
Northeastern W 74–54  11–5 (4–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,358)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/20/2017
7:00 pm
at Elon W 76–70  12–5 (5–1)
Alumni Gym (1,412)
Elon, NC
01/22/2017
2:00 pm
Towson L 55–60  13–5 (5–2)
JMU Convocation Center (4,135)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/27/2017
7:00 pm
Drexel W 54–47  14–5 (6–2)
JMU Convocation Center (3,082)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/29/2017
2:00 pm
William & Mary W 79–64  15–5 (7–2)
Kaplan Arena (1,106)
Williamsburg, VA
02/03/2017
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 61–50  16–5 (8–2)
Hofstra Arena (859)
Hempstead, NY
02/05/2017
2:00 pm
at Northeastern W 67–49  17–5 (9–2)
Cabot Center (180)
Boston, MA
02/10/2017
7:00 pm
Delaware W 77–42  17–6 (10–2)
JMU Convocation Center (2,428)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/12/2017
3:00 pm, ASN
Elon W 61–54  18–6 (11–2)
JMU Convocation Center (4,019)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/17/2017
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 70–59  19–6 (12–2)
Trask Coliseum (641)
Wilmington, NC
02/19/2017
2:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 84–78  20–6 (13–2)
TD Arena (311)
Charleston, SC
02/24/2017
7:00 pm
at Drexel W 74–64  21–6 (14–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (808)
Philadelphia, PA
02/26/2017
5:00 pm, ASN
at William & Mary L 53–62  21–7 (14–3)
JMU Convocation Center (2,985)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/01/2017
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 74–60  22–7 (15–3)
JMU Convocation Center (2,319)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
5:00 pm, ASN
(2) vs. (7) UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals
W 52–27  23–7
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
03/10/2017
7:30 pm, CSN
(2) vs. (3) Drexel
Semifinals
W 76–68  24–7
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
03/11/2017
7:30 pm, CSN
(2) vs. (1) Elon
Championship Game
L 60–78  24–8
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Radford
First Round
W 80–59  25–8
JMU Convocation Center (1,292)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Virginia
Second Round
W 61–55  26–8
JMU Convocation Center (1,626)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/23/2017*
7:00 pm
Villanova
Third Round
L 67–69 OT 26–9
JMU Convocation Center (1,712)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

References

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