2018–19 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represents James Madison University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by third year head coach Sean O'Regan, play their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 29–6, 16–1 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season title. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament to Hofstra. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated North Carolina A&T, South Florida, Virginia Tech in the first, second and third rounds, Georgetown in the quarterfinals before losing to Northwestern in the semifinals.

2018–19 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
CAA regular season champions
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2018–19 record29–6 (16–1 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bridgette Mitchell
  • Ian Caskill
  • Ashley Langford
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
2018–19 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
James Madison171 .944  296  .829
Drexel144 .778  249  .727
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
Delaware117 .611  1615  .516
UNC Wilmington117 .611  1812  .600
Northeastern99 .500  2012  .625
William & Mary711 .389  1417  .452
Elon414 .222  921  .300
Hofstra315 .167  1122  .333
Charleston315 .167  723  .233
2019 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nikki Oppenheimer  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMontini Catholic
Syracuse
Glenview, IL
G 1 Tori Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHalf Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
F 2 Jaylin Carodine 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSt. John's College Abingdon, MD
G 3 Kamiah Smalls 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNeumann Goretti Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Madison Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMillbrook Winchester, VA
F 5 Breyenne Bellerand 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoImmaculate Conception Emerson, NJ
G 10 Aneah Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBaltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD
G 13 Logan Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrCentral Norton, VA
G 14 Eleanore Marciszewski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDawson College Sainte-Julie, QC
G 15 Lexie Barrier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrIronton Ironton, OH
C 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrC. D. Hylton Dumfries, VA
F 41 Casey Irvine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSpotswood Penn Laird, VA
F 42 Devon Merritt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBerks Catholic Reading, PA
G 55 Jackie Benitez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrPocono Mountain West
Siena
Tobyhanna, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018*
2:00 pm
Post W 95–44 
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrionsburg, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
George Washington W 50–37  1–0
JMU Convocation Center (1,898)
Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Delaware State W 103–57  2–0
Memorial Hall (362)
Dover, DE
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm
Georgetown W 69–57  3–0
JMU Convocation Center (1,927)
Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Hampton L 65–72  3–1
Hampton Convocation Center (2,123)
Hampton, VA
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm
Winthrop W 56–39  4–1
JMU Convocation Center (1,844)
Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty W 74–53  5–1
Vines Center (1,217)
Lynchburg, VA
Dec 3, 2018*
7:00 pm
Dayton W 68–55  6–1
JMU Convocation Center (1,829)
Harrisonburg, VA
Dec 8, 2018*
12:00 pm
at No. 7 Maryland L 63–87  6–2
Xfinity Center (4,357)
College Park, MD
Dec 17, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCNE
at Wake Forest L 49–50  6–3
LJVM Coliseum (9,786)
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 21, 2018*
2:00 pm
St. John's W 64–51  7–3
JMU Convocation Center (2,154)
Harrisonburg, VA
Dec 30, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Robert Morris W 59–36  8–3
North Athletic Complex (418)
Moon Township, PA
CAA regular season
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSWA
at Delaware W 68–43  9–3 (1–0)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,172)
Newark, DE
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm
at Drexel W 51–35  10–3 (2–0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (629)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 77–54  11–3 (3–0)
JMU Convocation Center (1,922)
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm
Northeastern W 84–49  12–3 (4–0)
JMU Convocation Center (1,840)
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 63–66  12–4 (4–1)
Trask Coliseum (973)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 91–50  13–4 (5–1)
TD Arena (350)
Charleston, SC
Jan 25, 2019
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 65–48  14–4 (6–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,234)
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm
Elon W 82–30  15–4 (7–1)
JMU Convocation Center (3,648)
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm
Towson W 71–59  16–4 (8–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,406)
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 58–51  17–4 (9–1)
Cabot Center (495)
Boston, MA
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm
at Hofstra W 59–44  18–4 (10–1)
Hofstra Arena (1,022)
Hempstead, NY
Feb 15, 2019
12:00 pm
College of Charleston W 76–35  19–4 (11–1)
JMU Convocation Center (1,819)
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 58–51  20–4 (12–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,453)
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 22, 2019
7:00 pm
at Elon W 74–46  21–4 (13–1)
Schar Center (479)
Elon, NC
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm
at William & Mary W 78–65  22–4 (14–1)
Kaplan Arena (744)
Williamsburg, VA
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm
at Towson W 63–56  23–4 (15–1)
SECU Arena (752)
Towson, MD
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm
Drexel W 58–47  24–4 (16–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,097)
Harrisonburg, VA
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm
Delaware W 56–51  25–4 (17–1)
JMU Convocation Center (3,091)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
12:00 pm, CAA.tv
(1) vs. (9) Hofstra
Quarterfinals
L 50–57  25–5
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T
First Round
W 48–37  26–5
JMU Convocation Center (1,120)
Harrisonburg, VA
Mar 24, 2019*
6:00 pm
South Florida
Second Round
W 71–54  27–5
JMU Convocation Center (986)
Harrisonburg, VA
Mar 28, 2019*
7:00 pm
Virginia Tech
Third Round
W 70–66  28–5
JMU Convocation Center (2,872)
Harrisonburg, VA
Mar 31, 2019*
2:00 pm
Georgetown
Quarterfinals
W 54–44  29–5
JMU Convocation Center (2,074)
Harrisonburg, VA
Apr 3, 2019*
7:00 pm
Northwestern
Semifinals
L 69–74  29–6
JMU Convocation Center (1,992)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2018–19 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

References

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