2023–24 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2023–24 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by eighth-year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023–24 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record23–12 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Harrow
  • Lexie Barrier
  • Kayla Cooper-Williams
Home arenaAtlantic Union Bank Center
Seasons
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 17 1   .944 26 7   .788
Troy 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
James Madison 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Louisiana–Monroe 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Southern Miss 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgia State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Georgia Southern 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Texas State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
South Alabama 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Dukes finished the 2022–23 with a record of 26–7 overall and 13–5 in conference play. They won the conference tournament championship by defeating Texas State 81–51.[1] They advanced to the NCAA tournament and lost to Ohio State in the first round.

Roster edit

2023–24 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Peyton McDaniel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Twin Valley HS Birdsboro, PA
G 1 Olivia Mullins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Rutgers Preparatory School
Saint Joseph's
Somerset, NJ
G 2 Chloe Sterling 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Marietta HS Kennesaw, GA
G 3 Hevynne Bristow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Brooklyn Community of Arts and Media
Providence
Ohio State
Brooklyn, NY
G 4 Amira Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Winston-Salem Christian
College of Charleston
Winston-Salem, NC
F 5 Ashanti Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lake Taylor HS
Trinity Valley CC
Norfolk, VA
G 11 Carole Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Edison HS
Virginia
Alexandria, VA
F 14 Annalicia Goodman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Heritage HS Newport News, VA
G 15 Jada Mills 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Putnam Science Academy Norwich, CT
F 23 Mikaya Tynes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Norview HS Norfolk, VA
G 25 Jamia Hazell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Southeast Raleigh HS Raleigh, NC
G 31 Atiana Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Menchville HS Newport News, VA
F 33 Steph Ouderkirk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Spotswood HS Penn Laird, VA
C 35 Kseniia Kozlova 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Montverde
Middle Tennessee
Moscow, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Mennonite W 104–31  1–0
 17  Hazell   10  Barnes   5  Mullins  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,517)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo
MAC-SBC Challenge
L 49–60  1–1
 13  Kozlova   13  Kozlova   3  Mullins  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,381)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Xavier W 81–54  2–1
 22  McDaniel   13  McDaniel   4  Mullins  Cintas Center (550)
Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Longwood W 84–50  3–1
 14  Miller   10  McDaniel   6  Sterling  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,185)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU W 78–65  4–1
 19  McDaniel   8  Goodman   5  Ouderkirk  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,089)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 23, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Michigan State
Cancún Challenge
L 69–95  4–2
 19  Hazell   8  Hazell   3  tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (197)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023*
9:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Montana State
Cancún Challenge
W 65–62  5–2
 16  Hazell   11  McDaniel   4  Ouderkirk  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200)
Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty L 53–67  5–3
 12  Barnes   7  McDaniel   4  Ouderkirk  Liberty Arena (755)
Lynchburg, Virginia
December 3, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wake Forest W 55–53  6–3
 14  Ouderkirk   9  Ouderkirk   3  Kozlova  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,446)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
William & Mary W 75–56  7–3
 20  Kozlova   10  McDaniel   4  Hazell  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,441)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine W 78–71  8–3
 20  Kozlova   12  McDaniel   8  Ouderkirk  The Pit (984)
Orono, ME
December 20, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Maryland L 55–78  8–4
 25  McDaniel   8  McDaniel   4  Ouderkirk  Xfinity Center (5,032)
College Park, MD
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 85–79  9–4
(1–0)
 25  Hazell   9  Ouderkirk   4  Sterling  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (550)
Monroe, LA
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 64–57  10–4
(2–0)
 17  Barnes   15  Kozlova   4  Hazell  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,182)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana W 77–72 OT 11–4
(3–0)
 20  Kozlova   9  Kozlova   5  Hazell  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,268)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 81–76  12–4
(4–0)
 33  McDaniel   9  Bristow   5  Mullins  Reed Green Coliseum (1,368)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy L 74–87  12–5
(4–1)
 19  Kozlova   11  Kozlova   4  tied  Trojan Arena (3,333)
Troy, AL
January 18, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 72–51  13–5
(5–1)
 24  McDaniel   9  Kozlova   3  tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,160)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry
W 72–64  14–5
(6–1)
 20  Bristow   10  Barnes   3  Hazell  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,611)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall L 70–77  14–6
(6–2)
 11  Bristow   11  Barnes   4  Hazell  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,370)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 78–61  15–6
(7–2)
 22  McDaniel   14  Kozlova   4  Ouderkirk  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,080)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State L 72–82  15–7
(7–3)
 19  McDaniel   8  McDaniel   6  Hazell  Georgia State Convocation Center (749)
Atlanta, GA
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall W 72–63  16–7
(8–3)
 12  Bristow   8  Bristow   5  Hazell  Cam Henderson Center (2,526)
Huntington, WV
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama W 82–66  17–7
(9–3)
 22  McDaniel   11  Kozlova   6  Sterling  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,087)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 11, 2024*
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Ball State
MAC-SBC Challenge
L 57–72  17–8
 13  Barnes   8  Kozlova   1  tied  Worthen Arena (1,575)
Muncie, IN
February 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State L 62–73  17–9
(9–4)
 21  McDaniel   7  Barnes   4  Hazell  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,191)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 73–60  18–9
(10–4)
 22  McDaniel   13  McDaniel   7  Ouderkirk  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,622)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 22, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 71–65  19–9
(11–4)
 16  McDaniel   9  Miller   3  Mullins  Hanner Fieldhouse (659)
Statesboro, GA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 79–83  19–10
(11–5)
 19  Hazell   10  Barnes   2  McDaniel  Holmes Center (600)
Boone, NC
February 28, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 69–60  20–10
(12–5)
 17  Goodman   10  McDaniel   2  Sterling  HTC Center (551)
Conway, SC
March 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry
W 70–58  21–10
(13–5)
 21  McDaniel   11  Barnes   3  Mullins  Chartway Arena (4,342)
Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Southern Miss
Quarterfinals
W 77–49  22–10
 21  McDaniel   11  McDaniel   4  Sterling  Pensacola Bay Center (842)
Pensacola, FL
March 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (7) Louisiana
Semifinals
W 64–54  23–10
 13  McDaniel   14  Barnes   5  Sterling  Pensacola Bay Center (946)
Pensacola, FL
March 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
(3) vs. (1) Marshall
Championship
L 92–95 OT 23–11
 20  McDaniel   12  Bristow   5  Sterling  Pensacola Bay Center (785)
Pensacola, FL
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) Stony Brook
First round
L 70–81  23–12
 24  McDaniel   13  Barnes   4  tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (922)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
  • Source: JMU Athletics[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "James Madison women claim Sun Belt title, NCAA bid". AP News. March 6, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University. Retrieved December 15, 2023.