NINE CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 12 NCAA APPEARANCES | FOURTH WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN NCAA HISTORY JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY 2016-17 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 22 | JMU at Northeastern | Feb. 5, 2017 - 2 p.m. 2016-17 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) QUICK FACTS TAY-jhah (rhymes with Asia) • Came off the bench vs. Longwood in JMU debut (11/15/15) 4 | TASIA BUTLER • First dbl-dbl at Liberty w/ CH 16pts, then-CH 10rebs Redshirted 2014-15 season due to transfer rules coming from R-Junior | Forward | 6-1 • CH 11rebs in OOC finale vs. Wake Forest, which she tied against Syracuse Waldorf, Md. | North Point Towson (1/26/17) & added CH 3stls • Appeared in 16 games as a true freshman for Orange Syracuse • First collegiate start at St. Bonaventure (12/7/15) • McDonald’s All-American nominee in high school uh-KNEE-yuh • Made 12 straight starts beginning in 30th career appearance 10 | ANEAH YOUNG • CH 11 pts at Saint Joseph’s in 1st career start • 2014 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Second Team Sophomore | Guard | 5-11 • CH 9 rebs vs. Hofstra (1/6/17) • Led high school squad to three regional championships and an Baltimore, Md. | Baltimore Polytech • SH 8pts, 1st 2 made 3ptrs in CAA SF win vs. Delaware appearance in the Maryland State championship game in 2013 • Made collegiate debut in 88-30 win over Longwood (11/15/15) • Rated a four-star recruit by Prospects Nation • 2016-17 Naismith Preseason Watch List, Drysdale Midseason WL • 28pt-16reb (CH) double-double at Delaware (1/13/17) 12 | PRECIOUS HALL • 3rd all-time in JMU career scoring (2,004); 21 cons. dbl fig gms • CAA Player of the Week (11/14, 12/12, 1/23, 1/30) R-Senior | Guard | 5-8 • CH 46pts at Rutgers (12/5, OT), highest sngl-gm total JMU hist. • 2016 Preseason Player of the Year, All-CAA First Tm Tallahassee, Fla. | Maclay School • 41pts at Elon (1/20), regulation-time CH (1 of 2 DI players w/ 2 • 2015 Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List or more 40+ scoring performances in 2016-17) • 2015 CAA PoY, All-CAA First Tm; 2013 CAA RoY • Appeared in all 54 possible games 2014 Bristol Herald Courier Girls Basketball Player of the Year 13 | LOGAN REYNOLDS • Came off bench vs. Longwood in collegiate debut • Led Wise County Central to 2014 Virginia High School League 2A Sophomore | Guard | 5-7 • CH 8pts 3x, last vs. Drexel (1/27/17) w/ CH 2 3ptrs State Championship Norton, Va. | Wise County Central • CH 7asts, t-CH 4stls, CH 2blks, SH 3rebs vs. Hampton (12/2/16) • Ranked No. 261 nationally by the All-Star Girls Report • 1st career start on 11/11/16 vs. #13 Tennessee (3P, 1A, 1S) • Rated a two-star recruit by Prospects Nation BARE-un • 15th all-time in career 3ptrs (91) 14 | HAILEE BARRON • CH 17pts at Towson (1/22/16) w/ CH 5 3ptrs • Leads the CAA in Ast-to-TO ratio in league play (7.00) Junior | Guard | 5-10 • CH 7 assists vs. Towson (1/22/17) • 1st career start Dec. 7, 2015 at St. Bonaventure Burlington, Vt. | Rice • Has appeared in all 87 possible games; joined 16-17 starting • Made collegiate debut Nov. 14, 2014 vs. #23 UCLA lineup in CAA opener vs. UNCW 1/2 - SH 12pts • Did not attempt 2pt FG until 18th game of career/season; made • CH 22pts in win at Saint Joseph’s (12/28) • Rated a four-star recruit 15 | LEXIE BARRIER • CH 7rebs in win at Elon (1/20) • Finalist for McDonald’s All-American in high school Freshman | Guard | 5-10 • CH 4asts in win at W&M (1/29) • 2016 All-Ohio D-III co-Player of the Year Ironton, Ohio | Ironton • Made collegiate debut vs. #13 UT (11/11/16) • Left Ironton as the all-time leading scorer • Six double-digit scoring performances thru 21 games • 2015 Southeast Ohio AP Poll District Player of the Year cuh-MY-yuh • CH 5 asts at Delaware (1/13) 20 | KAMIAH SMALLS • Made collegiate debut/start vs. #13 Tennessee (11/11/16) • 13 double-digit scoring efforts thru 21 games Freshman | Guard | 5-10 • Dbl-dbl (15pts, 12rebs) in debut vs. #13 Tennessee • 4x CAA Rookie of the Week (11/14, 11/28, 1/9, 1/16) Philadelphia, Pa. | Neumann Goretti • CH 18pts vs. Hampton (12/2), tied vs. NU (1/15) • Rated a three-star recruit • CH 13rebs at Hofstra (2/3) • Pennsylvania Sports Writers HS Girls BBall All-State Team, 2016 • JMU CH 18pts in CAA opener vs. UNCW (1/2/17) • Redshirted 2015-16 due to transfer rules 22 | AMBER PORTER • 1st dbl-dbl: 10pts, 11 rebs at Towson (1/8/17) • 2015 Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year R-Junior | Forward/Center | 6-3 • 1st dbl-digit scoring perf as a Duke - 12pts at #12 FSU (11/20), • 2x First Team All-Atlantic Sun Woodbridge, Va. | Potomac followed by 12pts vs. Idaho State (11/24) in Cancun Challenge • 2014 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year Stetson • Made JMU debut w/ 2min vs. #13 Tennessee (11/11/16) • Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team • Sitting out 2016-17 due to injury • Career-high 13pts at Northeastern (2/7) 31 | KAYLA COOPER-WILLIAMS • 2016 Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention • Started vs. Longwood in collegiate debut (8pts, 8rebs, 4blks) Sophomore | Center | 6-2 • 2016 CAA Rookie of the Year, CAA All-Rookie, All-Defensive • Appeared in 31 of 32 games w/ 30 starts Dumfries, Va. | C.D. Hylton • CH 18rebs vs. CofC in 2016 CAA Quarterfinals • 4x CAA Rookie of the Week (1/11, 1/18, 2/15, 2/22) • 1st freshman to have three consecutive 15+ reb games (4 10+) • Set JMU record for blocks (71) cuh-SHOE-tuh 33 | KELLY KOSHUTA • Sitting out 2016-17 due to transfer rules • 2015 Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year as HS senior R-Freshman | Forward | 6-2 • Appeared in seven gms at VT • 2015 VHSL All-State First Team Vienna, Va. | James Madison H.S. • Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz • Twin brother, Joe, plays FB at VT Virginia Tech • 2015 6A Northern Region Player of the Year as a HS senior dev-IN mare-IT • 2x All-Berks County Selection 42 | DEVON MERRITT • Made collegiate debut vs. #13 Tenn (11/11/16) - 4pts, 8rebs • Reading Eagle Female Athlete of the Year (2016) Freshman | Forward | 6-2 • First dbl-digit performance 11pts vs. St. Francis Brooklyn • Led Berks Catholic to state SFs Reading, Pa. | Berks Catholic • Tallied 1,730 career points & +1,000 rebs in HS • All-state volleyball player • 2016 PA Sports Writers HS Girls BBall All-State, Class AAA 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) Sophomore | Forward | 6-3 • 11rebs vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/13/16) • First Lady Falcon to sign a scholarship to play basketball at a Church Hill, Tenn. | Volunteer • First start vs. Liberty (11/23/15) Division I university • All-Big Seven Conference • Johnson City Press All-Northeast Tennessee Second Team (2015) SCHEDULE (15-6, 8-2 CAA) JMU VS. NORTHEASTERN SERIES BREAKDOWN All-Time Series: JMU leads 19-1 Series at JMU: 10-0 NOVEMBER Fri/11 #13/14 TENNESSEE L, 69-81 Last Five Meetings: JMU leads 5-0 Series at NEU: 7-1 Sun/13 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W, 83-57 Last 10 Meetings: JMU leads 9-1 Series at Neutral Site: 2-0 Tue/15 at Liberty W, 62-48 Largest JMU Win: 37pts Largest WM Win: 11pts Sun/20 at #12/12 Florida State L, 64-84 86-49 at NEU, 3/5/14 61-50 at NEU, 2/19/12 Thu/24 vs. Idaho State^ W, 83-53 Fri/25 vs. Iowa^ L, 75-90 STAT COMPARISON ECEMBER D JMU STAT NORTHEASTERN Fri/2 HAMPTON W, 71-50 Mon/5 at Rutgers W2ot, 82-76 15-6 (8-2 CAA) Record 8-11 (1-7 CAA) Wed/21 at St. John’s L, 63-74 W3 Streak L3 Wed/28 at St. Joseph’s W, 85-72 71.5 Scoring Offense 58.3 Sat/31 WAKE FOREST W, 83-76 62.8 Scoring Defense 67.5 JANUARY +8.7 Scoring Margin -9.2 Mon/2 UNCW* W, 73-51 40.2 FG% 35.3 Fri/6 HOFSTRA* W, 93-57 36.2 Opp. FG% 42.8 Sun/8 at Towson* L, 51-54 31.3 3PT FG% 30.7 Fri/13 at Delaware* W, 66-51 27.9 Opp. 3PT FG% 32.7 Sun/15 NORTHEASTERN* W, 74-54 72.2 FT% 66.5 Fri/20 at Elon* W, 76-70 43.2 37.4 Sun/22 TOWSON* L, 55-60 Reb. Avg. Fri/27 DREXEL* W, 54-47 37.7 Opp. Reb. Avg. 38.9 Sun/29 at William & Mary* W, 79-64 +5.5 Reb. Margin -1.5 12.1 Assists/Gm 11.9 FEBRUARY Fri/3 at Hofstra* W, 61-50 15.6 Turnovers/Gm 16.0 Sun/5 at Northeastern* 2 p.m. 8.0 Steals/Gm 6.1 Fri/10 DELAWARE* 7 p.m. 3.5 Blocks/Gm 1.8 Sun/12 ELON* 3 p.m. Fri/17 at UNCW* 7 p.m LAST TIME OUT Sun/19 at College of Charleston* 2 p.m. Redshirt senior guard Precious Hall became just the third Duke in program history to reach the Fri/24 at Drexel* 7 p.m. 2,000-point mark as she powered James Madison women’s basketball (15-6, 8-2) to a 61-50 road Sun/26 WILLIAM & MARY* 5 p.m.