James Madison Women's Basketball 2018 NIT Tournament Capsule

James Madison Dukes

CAA (21-10, 16-2)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/6 Liberty (58-47), 1/7 Drexel (56-48), 1/12 Elon (70-67)
Bad Losses: 11/19 St. Joseph’s (66-73), 12/9 at St. John’s (64-81), 2/4 at Elon (43-50)
Coach: Sean O’Regan
 
Probable Starters:
Lexie Barrier, Sophomore, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.3 rpg
Kamiah Smalls, Sophomore, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 2.6 apg, 6.3 rpg
Logan Reynolds, Junior, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 3.6 spg
Kelly Koshuta, Sophomore, Forward, 12.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Kayla Cooper-Williams, Sophomore, Center, 5.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.1 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Devon Merritt, Sophomore, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Aneah Young, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Tasia Butler, Senior, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Hailee Barron, Senior, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg
 
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.0 (204th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.3 (38, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.8 (239, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.6 (33, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.8 (269, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 26.3 (328, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.1 (283, 8)
Rebound Margin: 4.2 (80, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.2 (246, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.1 (208, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NCAA Round of 64 loss to DePaul
2015    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Ohio State
2014    NCAA Round of 64 win over Gonzaga
2014    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M
2013    NIT     First Round win over North Carolina A&T
2013    NIT     Second Round win over North Carolina State
2013    NIT     Third Round win over Fordham
2013    NIT     Quarterfinal loss to Florida
2012    NIT     First Round win over Davidson
2012    NIT     Second Round win over Wake Forest
2012    NIT     Third Round win over South Florida
2012    NIT     Quarterfinal win over Virginia
2012    NIT     Semifinal win over Syracuse
2012    NIT     Final loss to Oklahoma State
2011    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2009    NIT     First Round win over American
2009    NIT     Second Round loss to Richmond
2008    NIT     First Round win over Radford
2008    NIT     Second Round win over Indiana
2008    NIT     Third Round loss to Kentucky
2007    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Pittsburgh
2006    NIT     First Round loss to Charlotte
 
*all team stats through 3/1