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2019 JAMES MADISON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2019-20 James Madison Women’s Basketball - Game 21 - vs. Towson JAMES MADISON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Women’s Basketball Contact: Eric Evans II - [email protected] - O: 540-568-3701 - C: 540-435-4304 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Nov. 6 LONGWOOD W, 93-53 James Madison Dukes | 16-4 (7-2 Colonial) Nov. 9 at Villanova W, 56-52 Head Coach: Sean O’Regan (James Madison, ‘03) Nov. 13 #8/5 MARYLAND L, 68-70 Record at JMU: 94-30 (Fourth Season) Nov. 17 ST. JOHN’S W, 76-73 Career Record: 94-30 (Fourth Season) Nov. 21 at Georgetown W, 66-59 Nov. 24 LIBERTY W, 76-53 Towson Tigers | 10-10 (5-4 Colonial) Nov. 30 at Virginia^ L, 49-55 Head Coach: Diane Richardson (Frostburg St., ‘79) Dec. 1 vs. UCF^ W, 46-43 Record at Towson: 39-44 (Third Season) Dec. 17 DELAWARE STATE W, 83-64 Career Record: 39-44 (Third Season) Dec. 20 at George Washington W, 69-50 Dec. 29 ROBERT MORRIS W, 59-32 JAMES MADISON RETURS TO CONVO FOR SUNDAY MATCHUP - James Madison returns back home to welcome Towson to the Convocation Center on Sunday. The Duke Dog Jan. 3 WILLIAM & MARY* W, 84-70 Reading Day game, first of two, is set for a 2 p.m tip-off with the game broadcast live on FloSports. Jan. 5 ELON* W, 61-48 Jan. 12 at Towson* L, 75-76 - In its last contest the Dukes could not overcome a slow start and dropped a tough 70-48 loss to Drexel. Jan. 17 at UNCW* W, 66-58 - Senior Jackie Benitez led the way for the Dukes as she scored 13 points alongside three rebounds and a Jan. 19 at Charleston* W, 87-53 steal while classmate Kamiah Smalls added 11 points, a pair of boards, an assist, a steal and a block. Jan. 24 HOFSTRA* W, 92-50 - On the season, Smalls paces the team dropping 18.4 points (third in CAA; 34th in D1) shooting an efficient Jan. 26 NORTHEASTERN* W, 67-54 40.9 percent (47-115) from behind the arc while leading the team in steals (1.8) and assists (2.5). Senior Jan. 31 at Delaware* W, 60-39 Kayla Cooper-Williams is a force defensively grabbing 10.1 rebounds per game (first in CAA; 30th in D1) Feb. 2 at Drexel* L, 48-70 including 3.9 offensive boards per game while also blocking a league-best 3.2 shots per game (eighth in D1). Feb. 9 TOWSON* 2 p.m. Feb. 14 CHARLESTON* Noon SCOUTING THE TIGERS Feb. 16 UNCW* 2 p.m. - Towson is coming off an 0-2 weekend capped off with a nail-biting 69-62 loss to Delaware on Sunday evening. Feb. 21 at Northeastern* 7 p.m. - Kionna Jeter led the way for the Tigers with a game-high 28 points, eight rebounds, five steals and an assist. Feb. 23 at Hofstra* 2 p.m. - On the season, Jeter paces the team scoring 19.1 points per game (2nd in CAA) while grabbing 6.7 boards. Feb. 28 DREXEL* 7 p.m. March 1 DELAWARE* 2 p.m. SERIES HISTORY March 5 at Elon* 7 p.m. - Sunday’s contest will be the 51st meeting between the Dukes and Tigers with JMU holding a 44-6 lead. March 7 at William & Mary* 2 p.m. - JMU has only suffered one loss at the Convocation Center, boasting a 21-1 home record against Towson. March 11-14 CAA Championship TBD - In the 50th meeting on Jan. 12, the Dukes battled back from a 21-point deficit to eventually take a late lead HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS but could not hold on and dropped a heartbreaking 76-75 loss to the Tigers in the SECU Arena. * CAA game | ^ UVA Thanksgiving Tournament PREVIOUS STARTING LINEUP SERIES HISTORY All times Eastern and subject to change Pos. No. Yr. Player Ht. PPG RPG APG Overall Record: 44-6 HOW TO FOLLOW G 3 Sr. Kamiah Smalls 5-10 18.4 4.8 2.5 .........in Harrisonburg: 21-1 G 15 Sr. Lexie Barrier 5-10 9.5 3.9 2.3 Video FloSports F 55 R-Sr. Jackie Benitez 5-10 12.9 2.1 0.6 .........in Towson: 18-5 Radio JMU Sprint Broadcast Network F 30 Fr. Kiki Jefferson 6-1 8.6 5.5 1.7 .........on a neutral floor: 5-0 Live Stats JMUStats.com C 31 R-Sr. Kayla Cooper-Williams 6-2 7.0 10.1 0.6 Last 10: 7-3 Twitter @JMUWBasketball 2019-20 68.8 .391 .307 .680 67.9 .386 .300 -1.1 11.4 15.1 0.8 8.9 5.2 TALE SCORING FG% 3FG% REBOUND AST-TO OF THE POINTS FG% 3FG% FT% ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE MARGIN TURNOVERS RATIO TAPE STATS 69.1 .397 .336 .703 56.1 .350 .302 +5.2 10.5 15.0 0.7 8.0 5.8 1 2019 JAMES MADISON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LAST TIME OUT points, four assists, a season-high four steals and was picked second with 70 points and one first- - James Madison could not overcome a slow start three rebounds. place vote while Towson rounded out the top-three and dropped a 70-48 decision to Drexel in Colonial JEFFERSON EARNS SIXTH CAA ROTW with 65 points. Athletic Association women’s basketball action in - For the second time in as many weeks, James SMALLS NAMED PRESEASON CAA POTY the DAC. Madison women’s basketball freshman Kiki - Senior Kamiah Smalls repeats as the CAA - The Dukes (16-4, 7-2 CAA) were unable to find an Jefferson has been named the Colonial Athletic Preseason Player of the Year for the 2019-20 offensive rhythm as the team shot a season-low Association Rookie of the Week as announced by season. The Dukes led the league with four players 29.1 percent (16-of-55) from the field while the the league office on Monday afternoon. being named to Preseason All-Conference Teams. Dragons (15-6, 8-1 CAA) shot a blistering 48 percent - This honor marks this sixth time this season that Besides being named the Preseason Player of the (24-of-50) including a 40-percent clip (10-of-25) Jefferson has claimed the award. Her sixth weekly Year, Smalls was the sole Duke on the First Team. from behind the arc. honor leads the CAA and is twice as many as the next Lexie Barrier, Jackie Benitez and Kayla Cooper- - Senior Jackie Benitez led the way for the Dukes as most individual honors (Kamiah Smalls, three Player Williams were all placed on the Second Team. she scored 13 points alongside three rebounds and of the Week selections and Bre Bellamy, William & SEAN O’REGAN SIGNED THROUGH 2023 a steal. Classmate Kamiah Smalls added 11 points, Mary, three Rookie of the Week selections). - James Madison Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne a pair of boards, an assist, a steal and a block. - Jefferson once again posted dominant numbers announced that Sean O’Regan has signed an JMU DOMINATES DELAWARE as the rookie was second on the team in points extension to keep him as the head coach of the - Senior Kamiah Smalls recorded her second (18.0 per game) and field goal percentage (58.3 women’s basketball program through the 2022-23 double-double of the season helping James Madison percent, 14-of-24), third in three-point percentage season. take down Delaware 60-39 in Colonial Athletic (41.7 percent, 5-of-7) while also dropping 2.5 assists - The 2019 season was historic for JMU women’s Association women’s basketball action on Friday and grabbing 2.0 steals per game in JMU’s 2-0 week. basketball, as O’Regan guided the Dukes to the night inside of the Bob Carpenter Center. ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE AWARD WATCH LIST WNIT Semifinals with a 29-6 overall record. The - Smalls finished the night with team highs in points - James Madison women’s basketball senior guard Dukes’ 29 wins tied a program record as they won (18) and rebounds (12, season high) to go along with Kamiah Smalls has been named to the watch list Colonial Athletic Association regular-season title. two assists, a pair of steals and a blocked shot. for the 2020 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. After earning the automatic bid to the WNIT, JMU - Senior Lexie Barrier chipped in 14 points and - Named after the first player, male or female, hosted five postseason contests including wins three rebounds while senior Jackie Benitez filled named to the All-America Team in four straight over North Carolina A&T, USF, Virginia Tech and the stat sheet with 14 points, a season-high five college seasons, the annual award is presented to Georgetown. steals, two boards, two assists and a block. the nation’s top Division I women’s player. There are JMU TO HOST 2021 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP DUKES DOWN NORTHEASTERN 35 players who have been named to the watch list. - JMU last hosted the CAA Championship in 2017. - James Madison had four players score in double - Smalls, the two-time Colonial Athletic Association As the Atlantic Union Bank Center is set to open in figures and never trailed to earn a 67-54 victory Preseason Player of the Year, leads the Dukes with November 2020, this will be the first championship over Northeastern in Colonial Athletic Association 18.1 points per game this season. Her 18.1 points in the new arena.