2017-18 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................................................ 9-15 2016-17 Season Stats .................16-18 2016-17 Box Scores ..................... 19-27 Record Book All-Time Letterwinners ..................... 28 Individual Records .............................. 29 Top Games ............................................ 30 All-Time Winningest Programs ...... 30 Team Records ...................................... 31 Opponent Records.............................. 32 Convocation Center Records .......... 33 Top-10 Lists ................................... 34-35 Awards/Honors .............................. 36-37 Key Dates in JMU History................. 38 Class Records ...................................... 39 Postseason Results ..................... 40-41 CAA Year-by-Year .............................. 41 Season-by-Season Stats ........... 42-43 Year-by-Year (Coaches) ................... 44 All-Time Results by Season ....... 45-53 All-Time Series (Overall) .................. 54 All-Time Results by Opponent ..... 55-62 JMU Hall of Fame, WBB ..................... 62 The CAA ................................................. 63 JMU Athletics Communications ...... 64 Opposing Team Contacts .................. 64 Media Guidelines ................................. 65 Spotting Chart ........ Inside Back Cover The 2017-18 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 Devon Howard, Hannah Simmons and Jason Krech. Historical information was accumulated over time by Milla Sue Wisecarver and students. @JMUWBASKETBALL 1 2017-18 JMU SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME NOVEMBER Sun/5 Christopher Newport (EXHIBITION) HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Fri/10 RUTGERS HARRISONBURG, VA. 7:30 p.m. Sun/12 WAGNER HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Wed/15 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Sun/19 SAINT JOSEPH’S HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Fri/24 vs. Villanova^ Burlington, Vt. 7 p.m. Sat/25 vs. Vermont or American^ Burlington, Vt. TBD DECEMBER Fri/3 FLORIDA STATE HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Wed/6 LIBERTY HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Sat/9 at St. John’s Queens, N.Y. 2 p.m. Sun/17 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio 2 p.m. Thu/21 BRYANT HARRISONBURG, VA. 1 p.m. Fri/29 at Hofstra* Hempstead, N.Y. 7 p.m. Sun/31 at Northeastern* Boston, Mass. 1 p.m. JANUARY Fri/5 TOWSON* HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Sun/7 DREXEL* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Fri/12 ELON* HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Fri/19 at College of Charleston* Charleston, S.C. 6:30 p.m. Sun/21 at UNCW* Wilmington, N.C. 2 p.m. Fri/26 HOFSTRA* HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Sun/28 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. FEBRUARY Fri/2 at William & Mary* Williamsburg, Va. 7 p.m. Sun/4 at Elon* Elon, N.C. 2 p.m. Fri/9 NORTHEASTERN* HARRISONBURG, VA. 7 p.m. Sun/11 at Towson* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. Fri/16 at Delaware* Newark, Del. 7 p.m. Sun/18 UNCW* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Fri/23 at Drexel* Philadelphia, Pa. 7 p.m. Sun/25 DELAWARE* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. MARCH Sat/3 WILLIAM & MARY* HARRISONBURG, VA. 2 p.m. Wed/7- CAA Championships Philadelphia, Pa. TBD Sat/10 * Colonial Athletic Association contest ^ TD Bank Classic, Burlington, Vt. HOME CONTESTS are capitalized and bolded || All dates and times subject to change Home games are broadcast live in HD on MadiZONE HD SportsNet, presented by the JMU Alumni Association. 2 JMUSPORTS.COM 2017-18 JMU ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School (Previous School) 1 Tori Harris Fr. G 6-0 Dix Hills, N.Y. Half Hollow Hills West 3 Kamiah Smalls So. G 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa. Neumann Goretti 4 Tasia Butler R-Sr. F 6-1 Waldorf, Md. North Point (Syracuse) 5 Breyenne Bellerand Fr. F 5-10 Emerson, N.J. Immaculate Conception 10 Aneah Young Jr. G 5-11 Baltimore, Md. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute 13 Logan Reynolds Jr. G 5-7 Norton, Va. Wise County Central 14 Hailee Barron Sr. G 5-10 Burlington, Vt. Rice H.S. 15 Lexie Barrier So. G 5-10 Ironton, Ohio Ironton 21 Debra Ferguson** R-So. C 6-4 Madison Heights, Va. Amherst County (Virginia) 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams R-So. C 6-2 Dumfries, Va. C.D. Hylton 33 Kelly Koshuta R-So. F 6-2 Vienna, Va. James Madison H.S. (Virginia Tech) 42 Devon Merritt So. F 6-2 Reading, Pa. Berks Catholic 55 Jackie Benitez* R-So. G 5-10 Tobyhanna, Pa. Pocono Mountain West (Siena) *Sitting out 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules **Sitting out first half of 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules Pronunciation Guide: Head Coach: Sean O’Regan (Second Season - James Madison, ‘03) Breyenne Bellerand: BREE-anne bell-UH-rand Assistant Coach: Bridgette Mitchell (Second Season - Duke, ‘10) Tasia Butler: TAY-jhuh (rhymes w/ Asia) Assistant Coach: Ian Caskill (Second Season - James Madison, ‘03) Kelly Koshuta: cuh-SHOE-tuh Ashley Langford (First Season - Tulane, ‘09) Ashley Langford: LANG-furd Assistant Coach: Devon Merritt: dev-IN mare-IT Director of Operations: Brianna Skeens (Second Season - Augustana College, ‘12) Bridgette Mitchell: brih-JETTE Graduate Assistant Manager: Ashley Perez (First Season - James Madison, ‘16) Sean O’Regan: OH-REE-gun Strength Coach: Mike Basgier (Third Season - James Madison, ‘91) Kamiah Smalls: cuh-MY-yuh Athletic Trainer: Lauryn Hunter (Second Season - Concord, ‘10) Aneah Young: uh-KNEE-yuh 2017-18 JMU ROSTER BY THE NUMBERS BY CLASS BY STATE BY HEIGHT SENIORS (2) VIRGINIA (4) 6-4 Debra Ferguson Hailee Barron Kayla Cooper-Williams Debra Ferguson Tasia Butler Kelly Koshuta 6-2 Kayla Cooper-Williams Logan Reynolds Kelly Koshuta JUNIORS (2) Devon Merritt Logan Reynolds MARYLAND (2) Tasia Butler Aneah Young Aneah Young 6-1 Tasia Butler SOPHOMORES (7) NEW JERSEY (1) 6-0 Tori Harris Lexie Barrier Breyenne Bellerand Jackie Benitez NEW YORK (1) 5-11 Aneah Young Kayla Cooper-Williams Tori Harris Debra Ferguson 5-10 Lexie Barrier PENNSYLVANIA (3) Kelly Koshuta Jackie Benitez Hailee Barron Devon Merritt Devon Merritt Breyenne Bellerand Kamiah Smalls Kamiah Smalls Jackie Benitez Kamiah Smalls OHIO (1) FRESHMEN (2) Lexie Barrier Breyenne Bellerand 5-7 Logan Reynolds Tori Harris VERMONT (1) Hailee Barron @JMUWBASKETBALL 3 2017-18 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. .2nd ENROLLMENT. 21,836 RECORD AT JMU. 26-9 NICKNAME. .Dukes CAREER RECORD ............................................26-9 COLORS . Purple (2685), Gold (4515) ASSISTANT COACH. Bridgette Mitchell AFFILIATION. NCAA Division I . Duke, 2010 (2nd season) CONFERENCE. .Colonial Athletic Association ASSISTANT COACH. Ian Caskill PRESIDENT ........................................Jonathan Alger . JMU, 2003 (2nd season) . .Swarthmore, 1986 ASSISTANT COACH. .Ashley Langford ATHLETICS DIRECTOR. .Jeff Bourne . .Tulane, 2009 (1st season) . .Bridgewater, 1981 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. .Brianna Skeens ATHLETIC WEBSITE. JMUSports.com . Augustana College, 2012 (2nd season) ATHLETIC DEPT. PHONE . .(540) 568-6164 GRADUATE ASSISTANT MANAGER. Ashley Perez TICKET OFFICE PHONE. .(540) 568-3853 . .JMU, 2016 (1st season) ARENA. JMU Convocation Center (1982) SPORTS MEDICINE. Lauryn Hunter CAPACITY .................................................6,426 . .Concord, 2010 (2nd season) PRESS ROW. 540-568-6710 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ...........................Mike Basgier . .JMU, 2001 (3rd season) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (WBB) . Devon Howard TEAM INFORMATION OFFICE PHONE. .(540) 568-3701 2016-17 OVERALL RECORD. 29-6 CELL PHONE ......................................(540) 271-7352 CAA RECORD. 15-3 EMAIL. [email protected] CAA REGULAR-SEASON FINISH. 2nd CAA TOURNAMENT. 2-1/2nd STUDENT ASSISTANT (2ND WBB). Hannah Simmons POSTSEASON. .WNIT Third Round EMAIL. [email protected] . (L, 69-67, Villanova) ASSISTANT AD, COMMUNICATIONS. Kevin Warner STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ...................................4/1 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. Chris Brooks LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST. .7/3* ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. .Jason Krech NEWCOMERS. .4 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. Melissa Wyant *one starter/letterwinner from 2015-16 is returning from injury ASSISTANT .......................................... Eric Evans II DIRECTOR, BROADCAST. .Curt Dudley DIRECTOR, VIDEO CONTENT. .Clayton Metz TEAM HISTORY PHOTOGRAPHY SUPERVISOR. .Cathy Kushner FIRST SEASON. 1920-21 FIRST AIAW SEASON. .1971-72 ADDRESS. .MSC 0404, 380 University Blvd. FIRST NCAA SEASON. .1981-82 . Harrisonburg, VA 22807 ALL-TIME RECORD. .1071-532-5* PRESS ROW PHONE . (540) 568-6710 . .*according to all available records SOCIAL MEDIA CAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS ..............................9 TWITTER. @JMUWBasketball . .(‘86, 87, 88, 89, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16) . .@JMUSports . #GoDukes NCAA APPEARANCES . .12 . .(‘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. .7 SNAPCHAT. @JMUWBB . (‘01, 06, 08, 09, 12, 13, 17) . .@JMUSports WNIT TOURNAMENT RECORD. .15-7 WNIT TOURNAMENT BEST FINISH.