2019-20 JMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Table of Contents Schedule ...................................................2 Roster ........................................................ 3 Quick Facts ..............................................4 HC Sean O’Regan ...................................5 Assistant Coaches .............................. 6-7 Support Staff ...........................................8 Players................................................ 9-13 2018-19 Season Stats .................14-16 2018-19 Box Scores .................... 17-25 Record Book All-Time Letterwinners ..................... 26 Individual Records ...............................27 Top Games ............................................ 28 All-Time Winningest Programs ...... 28 Team Records ...................................... 29 Opponent Records.............................. 30 Convocation Center Records .......... 31 Top-10 Lists ................................... 32-33 Awards/Honors ..............................34-35 Key Dates in JMU History................. 36 Class Records ....................................... 37 Postseason Results ...................... 38-39 CAA Year-by-Year .............................. 39 Season-by-Season Stats ........... 40-41 Year-by-Year (Coaches) ................... 42 All-Time Results by Season ....... 43-51 JMU Hall of Fame, WBB ......................52 All-Time Series (Overall) .................. 53 All-Time Results by Opponent .... 54-61 The CAA ................................................. 62 JMU Athletics Communications .......63 Opposing Team Contacts .................. 64 Media Guidelines ................................. 64 Spotting Chart ........ Inside Back Cover The 2019-20 James Madison University women’s basketball media prospectus was compiled, edited, designed and assembled by the JMU Athletics Communications office. The publication was completed with crucial contributions from Catie Prince, Jason Krech, Samantha Seaton and student workers. Historical information was accumulated over time by Milla Sue Wisecarver and students. @JMUWBASKETBALL 1 2019-20 JMU SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME NOVEMBER Wed/6 LONGWOOD HARRISONBURG, VA. 5 p.m. Sat/9 @Villanova Villanova, Pa. 7 p.m. Wed/13 MARYLAND HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Sun/17 ST. JOHN’S HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Thu/21 @Georgetown Washington, D.C. 7 p.m. Sun/24 LIBERTY HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Sat/30 @Virginia# Charlottesville, Va. 2 p.m. DECEMBER Sun/1 vs. UCF# Charlottesville, Va. 1 p.m. Tue/17 DELAWARE STATE HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Fri/20 @George Washington Washington, D.C. 7 p.m. Sun/29 ROBERT MORRIS HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. JANUARY Fri/3 WILLIAM & MARY* HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Sun/5 ELON* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Sun/12 @Towson* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. Fri/17 @UNCW* Wilmington, N.C. 7 p.m. Sun/19 @College of Charleston* Charlesston, S.C. 1 p.m. Fri/24 HOFSTRA* HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Sun/26 NORTHEASTERN* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Fri/31 @Delaware* Newark, Del. 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Sun/2 @Drexel* Philadelphia, Pa. 2 p.m. Sun/9 TOWSON* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Fri/14 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* HARRISONBURG, VA. Noon Sun/16 UNCW* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Fri/21 @Northeastern* Boston, Ma. 7 p.m. Sun/23 @Hofstra* Hempstead, N.Y. 2 p.m. Fri/28 DREXEL* HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. MARCH Sun/1 DELAWARE* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Thu/5 @Elon* Elon, N.C. 7 p.m. Sat/7 @William & Mary* Williamsburg, Va. 2 p.m. Wed/11- CAA Championships Elon, N.C. TBD Sat/14 * Colonial Athletic Association contest # UVA Tournament HOME CONTESTS are capitalized and bolded || All dates and times subject to change 2 JMUSPORTS.COM 2019-20 JMU ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School (Previous School) 0 Nikki Oppenheimer R-So. G 5-9 Glenview, Ill. Montini Catholic (Syracuse) 2 Jaylin Carodine So. G 5-10 Abingdon, Md. St. John’s College High School 3 Kamiah Smalls* Sr. G 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa. Neumann Goretti 4 Madison Green So. G 5-6 Winchester, Va. Millbrook 5 Breyenne Bellerand Jr. F 5-10 Emerson, N.J. Immaculate Conception 14 Eleanore Marciszewski So. G 6-0 Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada Dawson College 15 Lexie Barrier Sr. G 5-10 Ironton, Ohio Ironton 21 Rayne Tucker Fr. F 6-1 New Carrollton, Md. Riverdale Baptist 25 Brianna Tinsley^ R-So. G 5-7 Madison, Va. St. Anne’s Belfield (Virginia) 30 Kiki Jefferson Fr. G 6-1 Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster Catholic 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams R-Sr. C 6-2 Dumfries, Va. C.D. Hylton 41 Casey Irvine So. F 6-1 Penn Laird, Va. Spotswood 42 Devon Merritt Sr. F 6-2 Reading, Pa. Berks Catholic 55 Jackie Benitez R-Sr. G 5-10 Jersey City, N.J. Pocono Mountain West (Siena) *captains ^Sitting out 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules Pronunciation Guide: Head Coach: Sean O’Regan (Fourth Season - James Madison, ‘03) Jaylin Carodine: care-oh-DINE Assistant Coach: Ian Caskill (Fourth Season - James Madison, ‘03) Kamiah Smalls: cuh-MY-yuh Assistant Coach: Ashley Langford (Third Season - Tulane ‘09) Breyenne Bellerand: BREE-anne Bell-UH-rand Assistant Coach: Ashley Perez (First Season - James Madison ‘16, ‘19) Eleanore Marciszewski: mar-CHESS-ski Director of Operations: Brianna Skeens (Fourth Season - Augustana College, ‘12) Rayne Tucker: Rain Devon Merritt: dev-IN mare-IT Assistant Director of Operations: Mike Karon (Second Season - James Madison, ‘16) Jackie Benitez: ben-EE-tez Athletic Trainer: Jessica Colborne (Third Season - James Madison, ‘13) Sean O’Regan: OH-REE-gun 2019-20 JMU ROSTER BY THE NUMBERS BY CLASS BY STATE BY HEIGHT SENIORS (5) VIRGINIA (4) Illinois (1) 6-2 Kayla Cooper-Williams Lexie Barrier Kayla Cooper-Williams Nikki Oppenheimer Devon Merritt Jackie Benitez Madison Green Kayla Cooper-Williams Casey Irvine Qubec, Canada (1) 6-1 Kiki Jefferson Casey Irvine Devon Merritt Eleanore Marciszewski Brianna Tinsley Rayne Tucker Kamiah Smalls MARYLAND (2) 6-0 Eleanore Marciszewski JUNIORS (1) Jaylin Carodine Breyenne Bellerand Rayne Tucker 5-10 Lexie Barrier Breyenne Bellerand NEW JERSEY (2) SOPHOMORES (6) Jackie Benitez Breyenne Bellerand Jaylin Carodine Kamiah Smalls Jackie Benitez Madison Green Jaylin Carodine Casey Irvine PENNSYLVANIA (3) 5-9 Nikki Oppenheimer Eleanore Marciszewski Kiki Jefferson Nikki Oppenheimer Devon Merritt 5-7 Brianna Tinsley Brianna Tinsley Kamiah Smalls 5-6 Madison Green FRESHMEN (2) OHIO (1) Kiki Jefferson Lexie Barrier Rayne Tucker @JMUWBASKETBALL 3 2019-20 JMU QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING STAFF SCHOOL. James Madison University HEAD COACH. Sean O’Regan CITY/ZIP ..................................Harrisonburg, Va. 22807 . .JMU, 2003 FOUNDED. 1908 SEASON AT JMU. .4th ENROLLMENT. 21,836 RECORD AT JMU. 78-26 NICKNAME. .Dukes CAREER RECORD ...........................................78-26 COLORS . Purple (2685), Gold (4515) ASSISTANT COACH. Ian Caskill AFFILIATION. NCAA Division I . JMU, 2003 (4th season) CONFERENCE. .Colonial Athletic Association ASSISTANT COACH. .Ashley Langford PRESIDENT ........................................Jonathan Alger . Tulane, 2009 (3rd season) . .Swarthmore, 1986 ASSISTANT COACH. Ashley Perez ATHLETICS DIRECTOR. .Jeff Bourne . JMU, 2016, 2019 (1st season) . .Bridgewater, 1981 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. .Brianna Skeens ATHLETIC WEBSITE. JMUSports.com . Augustana College, 2012 (4th season) ATHLETIC DEPT. PHONE . .(540) 568-6164 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. Mike Karon TICKET OFFICE PHONE. .(540) 568-3853 . JMU, 2016 (2nd season) ARENA. JMU Convocation Center (1982) SPORTS MEDICINE. Jessica Colborne CAPACITY .................................................6,426 . .JMU, 2013 (4th season) PRESS ROW. 540-568-6710 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (WBB) . .Catie Prince TEAM INFORMATION OFFICE PHONE. .(540) 568-3701 2018-19 OVERALL RECORD. 29-6 CELL PHONE ......................................(540) 282-9879 CAA RECORD. 17-1 EMAIL. [email protected] CAA REGULAR-SEASON FINISH. 1st CAA TOURNAMENT. 0-1/Quarterfinals POSTSEASON. WNIT Semifinals . .(L, 74-69, Northwestern) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ...................................4/1 ASSISTANT AD, COMMUNICATIONS. Kevin Warner LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST. .10/4 DIRECTOR. .Jason Krech NEWCOMERS. .4*^ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR. Chris Brooks *one will see the floor as a R-So. after sitting 18-19 due to NCAA transfer policy ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. Samantha Season ^one will sit out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer policy ASSISTANT ..........................................Aaron Socha DIRECTOR, BROADCAST. .Curt Dudley TEAM HISTORY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA ........Melissa Wyant FIRST SEASON. 1920-21 PHOTOGRAPHY SUPERVISOR. .Cathy Kushner FIRST AIAW SEASON. .1971-72 FIRST NCAA SEASON. .1981-82 ADDRESS. .MSC 0404, 380 University Blvd. ALL-TIME RECORD. .1123-549-5* . Harrisonburg, VA 22807 . .*according to all available records PRESS ROW PHONE . (540) 568-6710 SOCIAL MEDIA CAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS ..............................9 . .(‘86, 87, 88, 89, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16) TWITTER. @JMUWBasketball . .@JMUSports NCAA APPEARANCES . .12 . #GoDukes . .(‘86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 96, 07, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16) INSTAGRAM. @JMUWBasketball NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD. 8-12 . .@JMUSports NCAA TOURNAMENT BEST FINISH. .Round of 16 (4x) . (‘86, 87, 88, 91) FACEBOOK. JMU Women’s Basketball . JMUSports WNIT APPEARANCES. .9 . (‘01, 06, 08, 09, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19) WNIT TOURNAMENT RECORD. .21-9 WNIT TOURNAMENT BEST FINISH. .Runner-Up (‘12) 4 JMUSPORTS.COM 2019-20 JMU COACHES Sean O’Regan YEAR BY YEAR AT JMU AS HEAD COACH Season Record CAA Tournament Postseason Head Coach 2016-17 26-9 Runner-Up WNIT Third Round 2017-18 23-11 Semifinalist WNIT Third Round James