GAME 21 n TOWSON AT JAMES MADISON n FEBRUARY 9, 2020 n HARRISONBURG, VA. n CONVOCATION CENTER 2019-20 TOWSON UNIVERSITY TIGERS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOWSON MEDIA RELATIONS | TOWSON CENTER ROOM 352 8000 YORK RD, TOWSON, MD 21252 | NICOLE CURTIN (o) 410.704.4972 (c) 301.704.4413 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 21: TIGERS VS DUKES, ROUND 2 DATE OPPONENT RADIO/TV TIME/RESULT February 9, 2020 u2 p.m. - Convocation Center u Harrisonburg, Va. Nov. 5 PENN STATE L, 73-67 GAME INFORMATION Nov. 9 at San Diego State L, 80-72 Nov. 11 at San Diego L, 81-67 Series: James Madison leads 44-6 Nov. 16 MOUNT St. MARY’S W, 73-57 Current Tiger Streak: W1 Nov. 24 AMERICAN W, 63-60 Nov. 28 Iowa$ L, 100-72 TOWSON TIGERS Last Meeting: Jan. 12, 2020 JAMES MADISON DUKES Record: 16-4, 7-2 CAA Nov. 29 Iona$ W, 75-58 Record: 10-10, 5-4 CAA in Towson, 76-75 Tiger W Rankings (AP/Coaches): N/A Dec. 4 TEMPLE L, 74-59 Rankings (AP/Coaches): N/A Last Game: Feb. 2, 2020 Dec. 8 at Rutgers L, 67-53 Last Game: Feb. 2, 2020 Live Stats: JMUSports.com at Drexel, 70-48 L at Delaware, L 69-62 TV/Streaming: FloSports Dec. 21 MARSHALL W, 59-56 Head Coach: Sean O’Reagan Head Coach: Diane Richardson Live Audio: Madizone Jan. 3 ELON* L, 74-61 Alma Mater: James Madison ‘03 Alma Mater: Frostburg, ‘80 Jan. 5 WILLIAM & MARY* L, 83-75 Career Record: 89-28 (3rd yr.) Career Record: 41-42 (3rd yr.) Jan. 8 CHESTNUT HILL W, 86-49 Record at JMU: same Record at Towson: same O’Reagan vs. Towson: 4-1 Jan. 12 JAMES MADISON* W, 76-75 Richardson vs. James Madison: 1-4 Jan. 17 at Charleston* W, 79-62 STATISTICAL LEADERS Jan. 19 at UNCW* W, 61-48 STATISTICAL LEADERS Points Kionna Jeter, 18.9 Jan. 24 NORTHEASTERN* W, 81-68 Points Kamiah Smalls, 18.4 Jan. 26 HOFSTRA* W, 84-71 Rebounds Nukiya Mayo, 7.7 Rebounds Kayla Cooper-Williams, 10.3 Jan. 31 at Drexel* L, 59-50 Feb. 2 at Delaware* L, 69-62 Assists Q. Murray, 5.1 Assists Kamiah Smalls, 2.5 Feb. 9 at James Madison* 2 p.m. Feb. 14 UNCW* TSN/FloSports 7 p.m. Feb. 16 CHARLESTON* TSN/FloSports 2 p.m. PROJECTED TOWSON STARTERS *based on previous starting lineup Feb. 21 at Hofstra* 7 p.m. #1 NUKIYA MAYO - F #11 Q. MURRAY - G Feb. 23 at Northeastern* 2 p.m. 5-9 | R-Sr. | Baltimore, Md. Feb. 28 DELAWARE* TSN/FloSports 7 p.m. 6-3 | Sr. | Bronx, N.Y. March 1 DREXEL* TSN/FloSports 2 p.m. March 5 at William & Mary 7 p.m. March 7 at Elon 2 p.m. March 12 CAA Quarterfinal at Elon TBA March 13 CAA Semifinal at Elon TBA #21 KIONNA JETER - G #22 LaKAITLIN WRIGHT March 14 CAA Championship at Elon TBA 5-8 | R-Jr. | Spartanburg, S.C. * - Colonial Athletic Association contest - C $- Puerto Rico Clasico Tournament 6-3 | Jr. | Alamo, Ga. All game times are Eastern and subject to change Home Games in Bold #32 RYAN HOLDER - G 5-11 | Sr. | Baltimore, Md. BREAKING DOWN THE RECORD f Below are the records and streaks for Towson 2019-20 STREAK RICHARDSON Overall 10-9 L1 40-42 Home 6-4 W4 20-16 Follow the Tigers Road/Neut. 3-5 L1 19-26 CAA 5-3 L1 20-23 CAA Home 3-2 W3 CAA Road 2-1 L1 @Towson_WBB @TowsonWomensBball Towson Women’s Basketball @TowsonTigers @TUTigers Towson Tigers 2019-20 TOWSON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL u GAME 21: TOWSON AT JAMES MADISON RECORD u 10-10/5-4 CAA f Last Time Out 45-43 and James Madison returned to take 2019-20 QUICK FACTS The Tigers are coming off a tough road a three-point lead with 4:32 remaining in Location Towson, Md. 21252 weekend, falling to both Drexel and the game. Coming down to the wire it was Founded 1866 Delaware in rematches of the CAA tied 73-73 with 1:03 to go. With 9.9 to go Enrollment 22,499 Quarterfinal and CAA Championship game Towson took a one-point lead on a free Affiliation NCAA Division I from 2019. Sunday Towson dropped a 69-62 throw. JMU responded with two foul shots Conference CAA loss to the Blue Hens, led by Kionna Jeter and led by one. With 6.1 on the clock, Jeter Nickname Tigers Colors Black, Gold & White with 28 points. caught the ball on an inbound pass and Arena SECU Arena scored the game-winning layup, Kamiah Capacity 5,200 f Scouting the Tigers Smalls missed a jumper on the other end as President Dr. Kim Schatzel Continuing to lead the Black and Gold is time ran out. Athletics Director Tim Leonard Kionna Jeter averaging 19.1 points per Alma Mater Boise State game. Nukiya Mayo is right there with 15.8 f The JMU Series Faculty Representative Dr. Jessica Minkove points a night and Q. Murray rounds out the This weekend will be the 51st meeting double-figure scorers with 11.1 on average. between these rivals. The Dukes lead the HISTORY First Year of Basketball 1967-68 Mayo leads the team on the glass with 7.9 series 44-6 and have won five of the last All-time Record 586-680 (.462)/1,266 games rebounds per game while Murray holds the eight meetings. In Harrisonburg, Towson NCAA Tournament appearances/last 1/2019 assist lead averaging 5.1. Towson enters is 1-21 overall. Last year’s game on JMU’s Postseason NIT appearances/last 1/1969 the week with a 10-10 mark and 5-4 in home court went into overtime and the Last Postseason Opponent UConn (NCAA Tournament, 2019) conference play. Currently the Tigers are tied Dukes pulled away for the win. Result L, 110-61 (First Round) for third in the Colonial Athletic Association 2019-20 TEAM INFORMATION (CAA) with William & Mary. f Tigers in CAA Stats Overall Record 20-13 f Kionna Jeter is currently second in the CAA CAA Record/Finish 11-7 (Tied 3rd) f Scouting the Dukes in scoring (19.1 ppg) while Nukiya Mayo Leading Scorer Kionna Jeter, G (17.3 ppg) James Madison is also coming off a road holds sixth (15.8) the duo are averaging Leading Rebounder Nukiya Mayo, G/F (7.6 rpg) loss after dropping a 70-48 loss against 34.9 points per game together, the second- Leading Assists Q. Murray, G (4.4 apg) Drexel on Sunday afternoon. The Dukes are best scoring partners in the conference currently second in the conference with behind William & Mary’s Eva Hodgson and 2019-20 TEAM INFORMATION an overall record of 16-4 and conference Victoria Reynolds. The scoring tandem also Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 mark of 7-2. Kamiah Smalls leads JMU appear in the rebounding top-10, Mayo Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/3 offensively with 18.4 points per game fifth (7.9 rpg) and Jeter seventh (6.7 rpg). Percent of scoring returning .600 Percent of rebounding returning .466 while Jackie Benitez averages 12.9. Kayla Q. Murray leads the conference in assists Cooper-Williams, who has only appeared (5.1 per game) and is first in assist/turnover COACHING STAFF in 15 games this season, leads the CAA ratio (2.2). Mayo is ranked for a third time in Head Coach Diane Richardson (Frostburg State, ‘80) and James Madison in rebounds with an blocked shots, she is fourth in the CAA (1.5 Record at Towson/Years 29-34 / 2 years average of 10.3, she also leads the league in bpg) and Ryan Holder is second (1.7 bpg). Career Record/Years same blocked shots. Jeter leads the league in steals (3.2 spg). Basketball Office Phone (410) 704-5787 Best time to reach coach Contact Media Relations Office Associate Head Coach Zach Kancher (George Washington, ‘03) f Last Time Against JMU Assistant Coach E.C. Hill (NIU ‘95) The second game of a six-game winning Assistant Coach Cheyenne Curley (Howard ‘13) streak that Towson held in the last few Dir. of Operations Myles Jackson (Towson ‘18) weeks, Towson defeated James Madison for Asst. Dir. of Operations Jasmine Allen (Towson ‘18) the first time since 2017 on January 12 at Athletic Trainer Kelsey Cannon home. Led by Kionna Jeter with a game- Strength Coach Amit Vohra winner and 27 points, and 23 from Nukiya Administrative Assistant Carolyn Carter Mayo, the Tigers won in the final seconds, a 76-75 victory. At halftime Towson led 2 2019-20 TOWSON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TOWSON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL u GAME 21: TOWSON AT JAMES MADISON RECORD u 10-10/5-4 CAA SERIES VS. JAMES MADISON Total ............................................................JMU leads 44-6 Tale of the Tape In Towson .....................................................................5-17 In Harrisonburg .............................................................1-21 James Madison .....................................2019-20 Totals ..........................................Towson At Neutral Sites ..............................................................0-5 Current Tiger Streak ........................................................W1 69.1 ....................................................................... Scoring Offense .............................................................68.8 Most Towson Points ................................................76, 1982 56.1 .......................................................................Scoring Defense............................................................ 67.9 Most JMU Points .....................................................84, 2007 13.0 ........................................................................Scoring Margin ............................................................... 0.9 Biggest Towson Win .....................................61-51, 2008-09 Biggest JMU Win ...............................................by 34, twice 39.7% ............................................................. Field goal percentage ...................................................39.1% 33.6% .........................................................3 pt. Field goal percentage ..............................................30.8% Last Three Games in Series Date .............. Site ............Score ..................Result 70.3% ............................................................ Free throw percentage ..................................................68.0% Jan. 12, 2020 .... H ................ 76-75 ................................ W 41.9 ...................................................................Rebounds per game .......................................................