2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
CAA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record	29–4 (17–1 CAA)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (13th year)
Assistant coach	Sean O'Regan
Assistant coach	Jennifer Brown
Assistant coach	Sarah Williams
Home arena	JMU Convocation Center

2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison†	17	–	1		.944			29	–	4		.879
Drexel	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Elon	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
UNC Wilmington	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Towson	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
College of Charleston	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Northeastern	1	–	17		.056			4	–	25		.138
† 2015 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represents James Madison University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by thirteenth year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 29–4, 17–1 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season title. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. They lost in the first round to Ohio State.

Roster

2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High school/previous college Home town G 0 Candice Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. Francis Day School Atlanta, GA F 2 Destiny Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Archbishop McCarthy Miramar, FL F 3 Toia Giggetts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA F 4 Tasia Butler  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So North Point Syracuse Waldorf, MD G 5 Ashley Perez  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Manchester St. John's Manchester, CT G 12 Precious Hall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Maclay School Tallahassee, FL G 14 Hailee Barron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rice Burlington, VT G 24 Jazmon Gwathmey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Liberty Bealeton, VA G 32 Angela Mickens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Robert E. Lee Staunton, VA C 33 Lauren Okafor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Hopkins School Providence Hamden, CT C 40 Da'Lishia Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Western Branch Chesapeake, VA F 42 Carley Brew 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wilson Wyomissing, PA	Head coach Kenny Brooks Assistant coach(es) Sean O'Regan Jennifer Brown Sarah Williams Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/09/2014* 2:00 PM		Lenoir–Rhyne	W 84–39	–	JMU Convocation Center (N/A) Harrisonburg, VA
Regular season
11/14/2014* 1:00 PM		#23 UCLA	W 91–87 OT	1–0	JMU Convocation Center (2,831) Harrisonburg, VA
11/16/2014* 2:00 PM		St. Bonaventure	W 76–43	2–0	JMU Convocation Center (2,042) Harrisonburg, VA
11/20/2014* 7:00 PM		at American	W 69–65	3–0	Bender Arena (338) Washington, D.C.
11/23/2014* 2:00 PM		Pittsburgh	W 80–64	4–0	JMU Convocation Center (2,157) Harrisonburg, VA
11/28/2014* 2:30 PM		vs. #10 Maryland San Juan Shootout	L 64–80	4–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR
11/30/2014* 5:00 PM		vs. Houston San Juan Shootout	W 80–64	5–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM		Richmond	W 79–68	6–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,258) Harrisonburg, VA
12/07/2014* 2:00 PM		at Davidson	W 73–57	7–1	John M. Belk Arena (372) Davidson, NC
12/15/2014* 7:00 PM		at Ohio	W 69–62	8–1	Convocation Center (521) Athens, OH
12/20/2014* 5:00 PM		Hampton	W 85–53	9–1	JMU Convocation Center (3,661) Harrisonburg, VA
12/29/2014* 8:00 PM		at Vanderbilt	L 62–66	9–2	Memorial Gymnasium (2,965) Nashville, TN
01/04/2015 2:00 PM		Towson	W 67–66	10–2 (1–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,419) Harrisonburg, VA
01/06/2015 7:00 PM		UNC Wilmington	W 74–57	11–2 (2–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,020) Harrisonburg, VA
01/09/2015 7:00 PM		at Northeastern	W 77–55	12–2 (3–0)	Cabot Center (213) Boston, MA
01/11/2015 2:00 PM		at William & Mary	W 65–43	13–2 (4–0)	Kaplan Arena (558) Williamsburg, VA
01/15/2015 7:00 PM		at Elon	W 68–51	14–2 (5–0)	Alumni Gym (364) Elon, NC
01/18/2015 2:00 PM		Drexel	W 66–51	15–2 (6–0)	JMU Convocation Center (5,009) Harrisonburg, VA
01/22/2015 7:00 PM		William & Mary	W 92–50	16–2 (7–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,697) Harrisonburg, VA
01/25/2015 2:00 PM		at College of Charleston	W 73–53	17–2 (8–0)	TD Arena (538) Charleston, SC
01/30/2015 7:00 PM		Elon	W 89–60	18–2 (9–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,673) Harrisonburg, VA
02/06/2015 2:00 PM		at Hofstra	W 77–68	19–2 (10–0)	Hofstra Arena (420) Hempstead, NY
02/08/2015 2:00 PM		at Drexel	W 73–54	20–2 (11–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,174) Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2015 12:00 PM		at Towson	W 79–64	21–2 (12–0)	SECU Arena (701) Towson, MD
02/15/2015 1:00 PM, ASN		Delaware	W 94–64	22–2 (13–0)	JMU Convocation Center (4,301) Harrisonburg, VA
02/19/2015 7:00 PM	#23	at UNC Wilmington	W 85–49	23–2 (14–0)	Trask Coliseum (587) Wilmington, NC
02/22/2015 3:00 PM	#23	Hofstra	L 62–63	23–3 (14–1)	JMU Convocation Center (3,652) Harrisonburg, VA
02/27/2015 7:00 PM		Northeastern	W 82–47	24–3 (15–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,482) Harrisonburg, VA
03/01/2015 2:00 PM		at Delaware	W 74–71	25–3 (16–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,124) Newark, DE
03/04/2015 7:00 PM		College of Charleston	W 107–58	26–3 (17–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,456) Harrisonburg, VA
2015 CAA Tournament
03/13/2015 12:00 PM, ASN		vs. Towson Quarterfinals	W 64–49	27–3	Show Place Arena (N/A) Upper Marlboro, MD
03/14/2015 1:00 PM, CSN		vs. Elon Semifinals	W 63–60	28–3	Show Place Arena (1,501) Upper Marlboro, MD
03/15/2015 1:00 PM, CSN		vs. Hofstra Championship Game	W 62–56	29–3	Show Place Arena (1,491) Upper Marlboro, MD
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015* 1:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. #23 Ohio State First Round	L 80–90	29–4	Carmichael Arena (2,233) Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team