2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

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2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
James Madison University Athletics logo.svg
CAA regular-season co-champions
WNIT, third round
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record23–11 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bridgette Mitchell
  • Ian Caskill
  • Ashley Langford
Home arena JMU Convocation Center
Seasons
←  2016–17
2018–19  →
2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drexel 16–2 .88927–8  .771
James Madison 16–2 .88923–11  .676
Elon †14–4 .77825–8  .758
Delaware 11–7 .61119–13  .594
Northeastern 11–7 .61116–15  .516
William & Mary 7–11 .38916–14  .533
Hofstra 5–13 .27811–19  .367
UNC Wilmington 4–14 .22212–19  .387
Towson 4–14 .2229–21  .300
College of Charleston 2–16 .1117–24  .226
† 2018 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 23–11, 16–2 in CAA play, to win the CAA regular-season title with Drexel. [1] They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Elon. [2] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they defeated East Tennessee State [3] and Radford [4] in the first and second rounds before losing to West Virginia in the third round. [5]

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Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2016–17 season 26–9, 15–3 in CAA play, to finish in second place. [6] They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Elon. [7] They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Radford [8] and Virginia [9] in the first and second rounds before losing to Villanova in the third round. [10]

Roster

2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1Tori Harris6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 3Kamiah Smalls5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)So Neumann Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 4Tasia Butler6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)RS Sr North Point
Syracuse 		Waldorf, MD
F 5Breyenne Bellerand5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr Immaculate Conception Emerson, NJ
G 10Aneah Young5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)Jr Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD
G 13Logan Reynolds5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Jr Central Norton, VA
G 14Hailee Barron5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Sr Rice Burlington, VT
G 15Lexie Barrier5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)So Ironton Ironton, OH
C 21Debra Ferguson  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)Jr Amherst County
Virginia 		Madison Heights, VA
C 31Kayla Cooper-Williams6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)RS So C. D. Hylton Dumfries, VA
F 33Kelly Koshuta6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)RS So James Madison
Virginia Tech 		Vienna, VA
F 42Devon Merritt6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)So Berks Catholic Reading, PA
G 55Jackie Benitez  Redshirt.svg 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Jr Pocono Mountain West
Siena 		Tobyhanna, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2025

Schedule

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
2:00 p.m.		 Christopher Newport W 79–41 
 JMU Convocation Center  
Harrisonburg, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:30 p.m.		 Rutgers L 63–76 0–1
JMU Convocation Center (4,598)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 12, 2017*
2:00 p.m.		 Wagner W 68–45 1–1
JMU Convocation Center (1,826)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m.		at No. 13  Tennessee L 60–89 1–2
 Thompson–Boling Arena  (7,553)
Knoxville, TN
November 19, 2017*
2:00 p.m.		 Saint Joseph's L 66–73 1–3
JMU Convocation Center (1,850)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 24, 2017*
7:00 p.m.		vs.  Villanova
TD Bank Classic semifinals		L 57–60 1–4
 Patrick Gym  (906)
Burlington, VT
November 25, 2017*
5:00 p.m.,  ESPN3 		at  Vermont
TD Bank Classic 3rd-place game		W 68–56 2–4
Patrick Gym (409)
Burlington, VT
December 3, 2017*
2:00 p.m.		No. 13  Florida State L 63–79 2–5
JMU Convocation Center (2,092)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 6, 2017*
7:00 p.m.		 Liberty W 58–47 3–5
JMU Convocation Center (1,912)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 9, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at  St. John's L 64–81 3–6
 Carnesecca Arena  (809)
Queens, NY
December 17, 2017*
2:00 p.m.		at  Dayton L 54–82 3–7
 UD Arena  (1,665)
Dayton, OH
December 21, 2017*
1:00 p.m.		 Bryant W 67–36 4–7
JMU Convocation Center (1,961)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA regular season
December 29, 2017
7:00 p.m.		at  Hofstra W 55–42 5–7 (1–0)
 Hofstra Arena  (448)
Hempstead, NY
December 31, 2017
1:00 p.m.		at  Northeastern W 60–57 6–7 (2–0)
 Cabot Center  (307)
Boston, MA
January 5, 2018
7:00 p.m.		 Towson W 69–45 7–7 (3–0)
JMU Convocation Center (1,818)
Harrionsburg, VA
January 7, 2018
2:00 p.m.		 Drexel W 58–46 8–7 (4–0)
JMU Convocation Center (1,849)
Harrionsburg, VA
January 12, 2018
7:00 p.m.		 Elon W 70–67 9–7 (5–0)
JMU Convocation Center (2,421)
Harrionsburg, VA
January 19, 2018
6:30 p.m.		at  College of Charleston W 67–45 10–7 (6–0)
 TD Arena  (404)
Charleston, SC
January 21, 2018
2:00 p.m.		at  UNC Wilmington W 63–48 11–7 (7–0)
 Trask Coliseum  (895)
Wilmington, NC
January 26, 2018
7:00 p.m.		HofstraW 73–56 12–7 (8–0)
JMU Convocation Center (2,000)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 28, 2018
2:00 p.m.		College of CharlestonW 70–67 13–7 (9–0)
JMU Convocation Center (3,661)
Harrionsburg, VA
February 2, 2018
7:00 p.m.		at  William & Mary W 86–41 14–7 (10–0)
 Kaplan Arena  (856)
Williamsburg, VA
February 4, 2018
2:00 p.m.		at ElonL 43–50 14–8 (10–1)
 Alumni Gym  (848)
Elon, NC
February 9, 2018
7:00 p.m.		NortheasternW 72–43 15–8 (11–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,496)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 11, 2018
2:00 p.m.		TowsonW 64–55 16–8 (12–1)
 SECU Arena  (457)
Towson, MD
February 16, 2018
7:00 p.m.		at  Delaware W 56–53 17–8 (13–1)
 Bob Carpenter Center  (1,422)
Newark, DE
February 18, 2018
2:00 p.m.		UNC WilmingtonW 65–48 18–8 (14–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,636)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 23, 2018
7:00 p.m.		at DrexelL 71–73 2OT18–9 (14–2)
 Daskalakis Athletic Center  (1,208)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2018
2:00 p.m.		DelawareW 67–56 19–9 (13–1)
JMU Convocation Center (3,494)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 3, 2018
2:00 p.m.		William & MaryW 70–64 20–9 (16–2)
JMU Convocation Center (2,115)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA women's tournament
March 8, 2018
5:00 p.m.		(2) vs. (10) College of Charleston
Quarterfinals		W 81–66 21–9
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053)
Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2018
3:00 p.m.		(2) vs. (3) Elon
Semifinals		L 53–76 21–10
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120)
Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
March 15, 2018*
7:00 p.m.		 East Tennessee State
First round		W 60–52 22–10
JMU Convocation Center (1,089)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 17, 2018*
7:00 p.m.		 Radford
Second round		W 62–35 23–10
JMU Convocation Center (1,048)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 23, 2018*
5:30 p.m.		at  West Virginia
Third round		L 55–67 23–11
 WVU Coliseum  (1,709)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source: [11]

Rankings

Regular-season polls
PollPre-
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15		Week
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17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
APN/A
Coaches
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received votes
(NR) Not ranked

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  3. ↑ "Dukes Open WNIT with 60-52 Win Over ETSU". James Madison University Athletics. March 15, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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