2015-16 Women's Basketball Game Notes
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EIGHT CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 11 NCAA APPEARANCES | THIRD WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN NCAA HISTORY JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY 2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 05 | JMU at Hampton | Nov. 29, 5 p.m. 2015-16 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) QUICK FACTS ELL-eh-MEE co-LOW-may • Voted Team MVP as a senior, offensive MVP as a junior 1 | ELEMY COLOME • Made collegiate debut vs. Morgan State (11/17) • Also a four-year softball player, three-year soccer player and Freshman | Guard | 5-7 • United States Junior National Nike All-Star Team, Aug. 2013 freshman field hockey player Lawrence, Mass. | Proctor Academy • Eclipsed the 1,100-point mark as a senior • Competed for Rivals Basketball Club 2 | DESTINY JONES • Tied career high 8 rebounds vs. Hofstra in CAA title game Senior | Forward | 6-0 • Appeared in 12 games for JMU as a sophomore Miramar, Fla. | Archbishop McCarthy • Tied career high 12 pts. vs. Alcorn State (11/24/13) TAY-jhah (rhymes with Asia) 4 | TASIA BUTLER • Came off the bench vs. Longwood in JMU debut • Appeared in 16 games as a true freshman for Orange • McDonald’s All-American nominee in high school R-Sophomore | Forward | 6-1 • Redshirted 2014-15 season due to transfer rules Waldorf, Md. | North Point • Transfer from Syracuse Syracuse • Career-high 24pts vs. Morgan State (11/17) w/ CH-tying 6 3ptrs • Career-high 6 3ptrs in NCAA 1st rd vs. Ohio State 5 | ASHLEY PEREZ • Scored in double figures 5 straight games • Made JMU debut at Ohio (12/15/15) - 9 pts, 8 rebs over 26 min Senior | Guard | 5-8 • 2015 Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention Manchester, Conn. | Manchester St. John’s • Sitting out 2015-16 season due to injury • 2015 Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List 12 | PRECIOUS HALL • 9th all-time in JMU career scoring (1,478); 5th season scoring • 2015 CAA Player of the Year, All-CAA First Tm, CAA All-Tourna- Senior | Guard | 5-8 (657) ment Team Tallahassee, Fla. | Maclay School • First career double-double vs. UNCW (25 pts, CH 10 rebs) • 2013 CAA Rookie of the Year • Came off bench vs. Longwood in collegiate debut 13 | LOGAN REYNOLDS • 2014 Bristol Herald Courier Girls Basketball Player of the Year • Ranked No. 261 nationally by the All-Star Girls Report Freshman | Guard | 5-7 • Led Wise County Central to 2014 Virginia High School League 2A • Rated a two-star recruit by Prospects Nation Norton, Va. | Wise County Central State Championship BARE-un • Did not attempt 2pt FG until 18th game of career/season; made 14 | HAILEE BARRON • Made collegiate debut Nov. 14, 2014 vs. #23 UCLA, played all 1st 2pt FG vs. Charleston (19th gm) off steal & fastbreak lay-up Sophomore | Guard | 5-10 32 gms • First Team All-State (2014), First Team All-Metro (2014) Burlington, Vt. | Rice • Career high 10pts (3-4 3FG) at Northeastern (1/9) • Redshirting season due to transfer rules • 2014 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year 15 | AMBER PORTER • 2015 Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year • Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference R-Sophomore | Forward/Center | 6-3 • First Team All-Atlantic Sun • Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team Woodbridge, Va. | Potomac Stetson uh-KNEE-yuh • Rated a four-star recruit by Prospects Nation 22 | ANEAH YOUNG • 2014 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Second Team • Ranked No. 120 nationally by the All-Star Girls Report Freshman | Guard | 5-11 • Led high school squad to three regional championships and an • Competed for the Philadelphia Belles on the AAU circuit Baltimore, Md. | Baltimore Polytech appearance in the Maryland State championship game in 2013 • Eighth in JMU history to 100 blks (132 career blocks, 4th 24 | JAZMON GWATHMEY GWATH-mee • CH 33 pts vs. Liberty (11/23), 10-for-10 FTs all-time) R-Senior | Guard | 6-2 • 2015 Preseason CAA Player of the Year, All-CAA First Team • Nicknamed “Bert” as a freshman Bealeton, Va. | Liberty • 2015 CAA Tourney Most Outstanding Player, All-CAA Third Tm • 2014 CAA Tourney Most Outstanding Player, CAA All-Def. Tm • Started vs. Longwood in collegiate debut (8pts, 8rebs, 4blks) • Ranked No. 253 nationally by All-Star Girls report 31 | KAYLA COOPER-WILLIAMS • All-Conference 4 First Team as a junior and senior; Second Team • Competed for Lady Hoop Booth AAU in Stafford, Va. Freshman | Center | 6-2 as a sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman • Four-year volleyball player Dumfries, Va. | C.D. Hylton • Voted Team MVP as a junior and senior • Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com • 475 career assists (7th all-time/6th is Holly Rilinger, 480) • 2015-16 Charges: 4 32 | ANGELA MICKENS • 2015 Preseason All-CAA First Team • Set single-season record w/ 250 assists last season (442 career, Senior | Guard | 5-7 • 2015 All-CAA Second Team, All-Defensive Team 7th all-time) Staunton, Va. | Robert E. Lee • Named to Lieberman Final 15 List (top DI PGs in the nation) • Nicknamed “Muffin” by mom, goes by Muff Duh-LEASH-E-yah • Career high 10 pts, 10 rebs at W&M (2/4/14) for 1st career 40 | DA’LISHIA GRIFFIN • Scored career high 15 pts on 5-7 FG, 5-6 FT vs. Delaware dbl-dbl Junior | Forward | 6-2 (2/15/15) • Received team’s Newcomer Award in 2013-14 Chesapeake, Va. | Western Branch • Snagged career high 16 rebs vs. William & Mary (1/22/15) • Nicknamed “Dee Dee” • Made collegiate debut Nov. 14, 2014 vs. #23 UCLA • Member of Philadelphia Belles Nike National Team 42 | CARLEY BREW • McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior in high school • Finished high school w/ 1,277 career pts Sophomore | Forward | 6-0 Wyomissing, Pa. | Wilson FELL-guh-MAH-kur • Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class AAA All-State 45 | SAVANNAH FELGEMACHER • Dbl-dbl (17pts, 12rebs) in debut vs. Longwood (2014-15) Freshman | Forward | 6-3 • First start vs. Liberty (11/23) • Johnson City Press All-Northeast Tennessee Second Team (2015) Church Hill, Tenn. | Volunteer • TriCities.com All-County Team (2014) • First Lady Falcon to sign a scholarship to play basketball at a • All-Big Seven Conference Division I university SCHEDULE (3-1, 0-0 CAA) JMU VS. HAMPTON SERIES BREAKDOWN All-Time Series: JMU leads 3-1 Series at JMU: JMU 2-1 NOVEMBER Sun/8 DAVIS & ELKINS (exh) W, 107-37 Last Five Meetings: JMU leads 3-1 Series at HAMP: JMU 1-0 Sun/15 LONGWOOD W, 88-30 Last 10 Meetings: JMU leads 3-1 Series at Neutral Site: N/A Tue/17 MORGAN STATE W, 92-31 Largest JMU Win: 32pts Largest HAMP Win: 5pts Fri/20 at #RV UCLA L, 61-90 JMU 85-53, 12/20/14 AT JMU HAMP 69-64, 11/12/10 AT JMU Mon/23 LIBERTY (ESPN3) W, 72-56 Sun/29 at Hampton 5 p.m. STAT COMPARISON (As of 11/27/15) ECEMBER D JMU STAT HAMPTON Sat/5 AMERICAN 2 p.m. Mon/7 at St. Bonaventure 7 p.m. 3-1 (0-0 CAA) Record 0-5 (0-0 MEAC) Sun/13 at Richmond 2 p.m. W1 Streak L5 Sun/20 vs. West Virginia^ 5 p.m. 78.2 Scoring Offense 55.4 Mon/21 vs. #5 Baylor^ 5 p.m. 51.8 Scoring Defense 81.2 Wed/30 DAVIDSON 7 p.m. +26.5 Scoring Margin -25.8 ANUARY J 44.4 FG% 34.9 Sun/3 at William & Mary* 2 p.m. Fri/8 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* 7 p.m. 31.5 Opp. FG% 48.4 Sun/10 at Elon* 2 p.m. 34.0 3PT FG% 25.3 Fri/15 DREXEL* 7 p.m. 20.3 Opp. 3PT FG% 43.0 Sun/17 NORTHEASTERN* 2 p.m. 74.2 FT% 59.0 Fri/22 at Towson* 7 p.m. Sun/24 at College of Charleston* 2 p.m. 45.2 Reb. Avg. 34.0 Fri/29 DELAWARE* 7 p.m. 36.5 Opp. Reb. Avg. 44.0 Sun/31 UNCW* 2 p.m. +8.8 Reb. Margin -10.0 FEBRUARY 16.0 Assists/Gm 9.0 Fri/5 at Hofstra* 7 p.m. 14.0 Turnovers/Gm 17.6 Sun/7 at Northeastern* 2 p.m. 8.8 Steals/Gm 8.0 Fri/12 at Drexel* 7 p.m. Sun/14 HOFSTRA* (TV-ASN) 1 p.m. 5.3 Blocks/Gm 3.4 Fri/19 WILLIAM AND MARY* 7 p.m. Sun/21 TOWSON* 2 p.m. LAST TIME OUT Fri/26 at UNCW* 7 p.m. • JMU earned a 72-56 win over Liberty to extend its home win streak to five games, dating back Sun/28 ELON* 2 p.m. to an 82-47 win over Northeastern on Feb. 27, 2015. MARCH • Redshirt senior guard Jazmon Gwathmey poured in a career-high 33 points against the Flames, Wed/2 at Delaware* (TV-ASN) 8 p.m. the 11th player in the Kenny Brooks era to eclipse the 30-point mark at least once in her Wed/9- CAA Championships+ TBD career. She outscored Liberty alone in the first 20 minutes of play (21-18). She set career highs Sat/12 in made field goals (10) and made free throws (10). • Sophomore guard Hailee Barron picked up a career-high three steals. Home games in CAPS • As a team, the Dukes outscored the Flames 29-13 off turnovers. *CAA contest • The Dukes shot a blistering 18-for-20 from the charity stripe as three Dukes went perfect at ^Florida Sunshine Classic, Winter Park, Fla. +Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro Md. the line. STATE STREAKS 2015-16 INDIVIDUAL HONORS • JMU has won 16 consecutive games against in-state opponents, dating back to an 82-52 win PRESEASON ALL-CAA against William & Mary on Jan.