CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALLWOMEN’S GAME DAY REPORT Colonial Athletic Association BASKETBALL• GAME DAY REPORT NOVEMBER 11, 2016 College of Charleston • Delaware • Drexel • Elon • Hofstra • James Madison • UNCW • Northeastern • Towson • William & Mary 2015-16 CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L Pct. H A Stk. W L Pct. H A N Stk. (1) RV/RV JAMES MADISON &$ 17 1 .944 9-0 8-1 W17 27 6 .818 14-0 10-3 3-3 L1 (2) DREXEL 13 5 .722 7-2 6-3 W2 19 14 .576 10-4 7-7 2-3 L2 (3) HOFSTRA 13 5 .722 8-1 5-4 W3 25 9 .735 14-1 10-6 1-2 L1 (4) ELON 11 7 .611 6-3 5-4 W1 18 13 .581 10-3 8-9 0-1 L2 (5) DELAWARE 10 8 .556 6-3 4-5 L1 16 15 .516 8-4 6-9 2-2 L1 (6) NORTHEASTERN 9 9 .500 4-5 5-4 L1 15 16 .484 6-9 8-4 1-3 L1 (7) WILLIAM & MARY 6 12 .333 4-5 2-7 L2 15 15 .500 9-5 6-9 0-1 L3 (8) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 5 13 .278 3-6 2-7 L1 11 20 .355 7-8 3-11 1-1 L1 (9) UNCW 3 15 .167 2-7 1-8 L7 7 23 .233 4-11 3-11 0-1 L8 (10) TOWSON 3 15 .167 2-7 1-8 L2 7 24 .236 4-9 1-14 2-1 L1 ( ) CAA Championship Seed & CAA Regular Season Champions $ CAA Tournament Champions Upcoming GAMES #CAA HOOPS NEWS & Notes November 11 Today IN #CAAHOOPS #CAAHOOPS IN THE preseason WNIT Boston University at Northeastern 3:00 p.m. • The 2016-17 season tips off on Friday night • Elon is the CAA’s representative in the 2016 Norfolk State at UNCW 4:30 p.m. with seven games, six of which are home Preseason WNIT. Marist at Hofstra 5:00 p.m. games. • The Phoenix has drawn Green Bay in the first 13/14 Tennessee at James Madison 7:00 p.m. • Northeastern has the honor once again of round on November 11 in Wisconsin. The Penn State at Drexel 7:00 p.m. being the first CAA team in action as the winner will face either Little Rock or North UMass Lowell at Towson 7:00 p.m. Huskies host local rival Boston University. Texas in the second round. Elon at RV/RV Green Bay (Preseason WNIT) 7:00 p.m. • James Madison starts the season off in a big • Elon is one of 16 teams that selected to November 13 way, welcoming No. 13/14 Tennessee to the participate in the field which includes: Abilene Charlotte at Charleston 2:00 p.m. JMU Convocation Center. Christian (Southland); Central Michigan (MAC); George Mason at Delaware 2:00 p.m. • Drexel hosts Big Ten foe Penn State. Colorado State (MWC); Eastern Washington Delaware State at Drexel 2:00 p.m. • Hofstra welcomes Marist while Norfolk State (Big Sky); Fordham (Atlantic 10); Furman Northeastern at Canisius 2:00 p.m. visits UNCW and UMass Lowell takes on (Southern); Green Bay (Horizon); Little Rock St. John’s at William & Mary 2:00 p.m. Towson. (Sun Belt); Missouri (SEC); Nebraska (Big St. Francis Brooklyn at James Madison 4:30 p.m. • Elon tips off the Preseason WNIT with a road Ten); North Texas (C-USA); Notre Dame (ACC); Elon vs. Preseason WNIT TBA contest against Green Bay, which is receiving Omaha (Summit), UT-Rio Grande Valley (WAC); November 14 votes. and Washington (Pac-12). Rutgers at Elon 5:30 p.m. • Last season, Drexel University represented Hofstra at Stony Brook 7:00 p.m. #CAAHOOPS IN NON-conference play the CAA in the Preseason WNIT, advancing to • The CAA went a combined 61-56 against non- the second round after defeating Dartmouth November 15 conference opponents in 2015-16. in Philadelphia. Drexel fell at No. 19/20 South James Madison at Liberty 5:00 p.m. • As a conference, the CAA had great success Florida in the second round, but posted a against the Patriot League (8-2) and the Big victory at home over St. Bonaventure in the November 16 South (6-1). consolation bracket. UNCW at East Carolina 11:30 a.m. Charleston at Winthrop 7:00 p.m. • During the regular season, the CAA averaged • Since 1997, CAA teams are 13-15 in Preseason Delaware at American 7:00 p.m. 62.8 points per game and held opponents to WNIT action. Drexel at Vanderbilt 8:00 p.m. 61.5 points per game. TIP-OFF TIME During last season’s opening weekend, CAA teams DOUBLE-DIGIT STREAKS went a combined 10-2, including a mark of 7-0 at home. The CAA out-scored opponents, 69.3ppg to Scoring (min. 5 gms) Alexandra Masaquel (WM) 9 games 54.1ppg. Shay Burnett (ELON) 6 games Francesca Sally (NU) 5 games Rebounding (min. 2 gms) Jordan Henry (UNCW) 2 games Contact: Kelly McCarthy • (804) 525-1430 • [email protected] CAASports.com • Twitter: @CAABasketball • Instagram: @CAASports • Snapchat: CAAsports • Facebook: CAASports • YouTube: CAASportsProductions • CAA.TV CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME DAY REPORT CAA vs. NON-CONFERENCE #CAAHOOPS preseason RUNDOWN QUICK HITS FROM 2015-16 • James Madison was predicted to finish atop the • James Madison finished the season receiving CAA vs. All Non-Conference 0-0 conference for the fourth consecutive season. votes in both the final Associated Press and CAA vs. ACC 0-0 • It was close voting at the top with the Dukes USA Today Coaches Polls. CAA vs. American 0-0 as the overall favorite with 76 points, Elon in • Three teams checked into the top-90 RPI in CAA vs. America East 0-0 second with 70 points and Drexel in third with the final NCAA.com ratings released: James CAA vs. A-10 0-0 68 points. Madison (34), Hofstra (63), and Drexel (90). CAA vs. Atlantic Sun 0-0 • It was also close among the next four teams. • The CAA was ranked 13th in RPI in 2015-16. CAA vs. Big 12 0-0 Hofstra (49) was picked fourth, Delaware and Statistically, Drexel finished the season among William & Mary were tied for fifth with 47 points the top-25 in seven different categories. CAA vs. Big East 0-0 apiece while Northeastern was seventh with 41 Notably, the Dragons were third in free throw CAA vs. Big Sky 0-0 points. Rounding out the 10 teams were College percentage (78.6), sixth in assist-turnover CAA vs. Big South 0-0 of Charleston (19), UNCW (17) and Towson (16). ratio (1.39), fourth in fewest turnovers (357) CAA vs. Big Ten 0-0 • After missing all of the 2015-16 season with and 17th in three-pointers made per game CAA vs. Big West 0-0 an injury, redshirt senior guard Precious Hall is (8.0). Drexel’s Meghan Creighton ranked fifth CAA vs. C-USA 0-0 back to lead James Madison and was tabbed as in assist-turnover ratio (3.23). James Madison CAA vs. Horizon League 0-0 the 2016-17 CAA Preseason Player of the Year. finished its season on 12 lists, including ranking CAA vs. Ivy League 0-0 During 2014-15, Hall averaged 20.8 points and second in nation in three-point field goal CAA vs. MAAC 0-0 5.1 rebounds per game and was the unanimous defense (24.5) and rebounds per game (46.21), CAA vs. MAC 0-0 choice for CAA Player of the Year. ninth in rebounds (1525), tenth in blocks (185), and 15th in rebounding margin (+9.9). College CAA vs. MEAC 0-0 HIGH scorers RETURN of Charleston’s Bre Bolden was 13th in steals CAA vs. Missouri Valley 0-0 • The offense in the CAA will be plentiful once per game (2.94) and 15th in total steals (91). CAA vs. Mountain West 0-0 again this season as 10 of the top-20 scorers • Four CAA teams qualified for national CAA vs. Northeast 0-0 from 2015-16 will be back on the hardwood postseason play with James Madison receiving CAA vs. Ohio Valley 0-0 for their respective teams. Out of that group, the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and CAA vs. Pac-12 0-2 seven are seniors, two are juniors, and one is a Hofstra, Elon, and Drexel earning bids to the CAA vs. Patriot League 0-0 sophomore. Women’s National Invitation Tournament. CAA vs. SEC 0-0 • It was the 11th straight year in which at least CAA vs. Southern 0-0 top HONORS RETURN three CAA teams advanced to the postseason. CAA vs. Southland 0-0 • Eight of the 15 All-CAA honorees from last It was the 16th consecutive season in which the year return for the 2016-17 season, including CAA had a representative in the WNIT. CAA vs. Summit 0-0 the two-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year, • Hofstra advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA vs. Sun Belt 0-0 Bre Bolden from CofC, and the CAA Rookie of WNIT for the first time since 2007. Hofstra’s CAA vs. SWAC 0-0 the Year, Kayla Cooper-Williams from James postseason run was halted by Florida Gulf CAA vs. West Coast 0-0 Madison. The 2014-15 CAA Player of the Year, Coast, 61-46. The Pride began the tournament CAA vs. WAC 0-0 Precious Hall of James Madison, returns for her by knocking off Harvard (76-50), followed by a CAA vs.