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2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

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2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record26–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bridgette Mitchell
  • Ian Caskill
  • Ashlee McGee
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Elon 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
James Madison 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Drexel 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Delaware 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
William & Mary 9 9   .500 20 11   .645
Northeastern 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
College of Charleston 6 12   .333 9 21   .300
Hofstra 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Towson 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
2017 CAA tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

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2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Tasia Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr North Point
Syracuse
Waldorf, MD
G 10 Aneah Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD
G 12 Precious Hall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Maclay School Tallahassee, FL
G 13 Logan Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Central Norton, VA
G 14 Hailee Barron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rice Burlington, VT
G 15 Lexie Barrier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ironton Ironton, OH
G 20 Kamiah Smalls 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Neumann Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F/C 22 Amber Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Potomac
Stetson
Woodbridge, VA
C 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So C. D. Hylton Dumfries, VA
F 33 Kelly Koshuta (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So James Madison
Virginia Tech
Vienna, VA
C 40 Da'Lishia Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Western Branch Chesapeake, VA
F 42 Devon Merritt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Berks Catholic Reading, PA
F 45 Savannah Felgemacher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Volunteer 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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "James Madison University Athletics - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". jmusports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.