2020–21 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2020–21 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). This was the first season the Dukes played their games at the new arena. They finished the season 14–10, 9–6 in CAA play. They received the number two seed in the CAA women's tournament and were eventually eliminated in the semifinal round of the tournament. They were not invited to any additional post-season play.

2020–21 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	14–10 (9–6 CAA)
Head coach	Sean O'Regan (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Ashley Langford Ian Caskill Samantha Prahalis-Holmes
Home arena	Atlantic Union Bank Center

2020–21 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Delaware	16	–	2		.889			24	–	5		.828
James Madison	9	–	6		.600			14	–	10		.583
Drexel†	8	–	6		.571			14	–	9		.609
Towson	8	–	6		.571			13	–	9		.591
Hofstra	5	–	7		.417			8	–	12		.400
Elon	3	–	5		.375			7	–	8		.467
Northeastern	6	–	10		.375			7	–	13		.350
William & Mary	3	–	5		.375			6	–	7		.462
Charleston	2	–	6		.250			6	–	9		.400
UNC Wilmington	3	–	10		.231			7	–	14		.333
† 2021 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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Roster

2020–21 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nikki Oppenheimer  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Montini Catholic HS Syracuse Glenview, Illinois F 1 Morgan Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Georgetown Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 2 Jaylin Carodine 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. John's College HS Bowie, Maryland G 3 Brianna Tinsley  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. Anne's-Belfield Virginia Madison, Virginia G 4 Madison Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Millbrook HS Winchester, Virginia G 13 Eleanore Marciszewski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dawson College Sainte-Julie, Canada F 14 Annalicia Goodman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Heritage HS Newport News, Virginia F 21 Rayne Tucker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Riverdale Baptist New Carrollton, Maryland G 22 Peyton McDaniel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Twin Valley HS Birdsboro, Pennsylvania G 24 Anne Diouf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr IMG Academy Georgia Tech Dakar, Senegal G 30 Kiki Jefferson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lancaster HS Lancaster, Pennsylvania F 33 Steph Ouderkirk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Spotswood HS Penn Laird, Virginia F 35 Claire Neff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Maryvale Prep Bel Air, Maryland F 41 Casey Irvine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Spotswood HS Penn Laird, Virginia G Bailey Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Cosby HS Midlothian, Virginia	Head coach Sean O'Regan (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Ashley Langford (Tulane) Ian Caskill (James Madison) Samantha Prahalis-Holmes (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 26, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/26/2020* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops		Mount St. Mary's	W 69–55	1–0	18 – Hazell	18 – Tucker	3 – Hazell	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
11/30/2020* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops		Buffalo	L 64–80	1–1	16 – Jefferson	10 – McDaniel	4 – Jefferson	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
12/03/2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia	W 71–67	2–1	16 – Hazell	10 – Diouf	6 – Tinsley	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
12/06/2020* 2:00 p.m., NBCSN Washington		George Mason	W 89–70	3–1	30 – McDaniel	8 – Diouf	6 – Tinsley	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
12/09/2020* 4:00 p.m., NBCSN Washington		George Washington	W 79–69	4–1	23 – Jefferson	13 – Diouf	3 – Tied	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
12/13/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia	L 54–85	4–2	14 – Tied	8 – McDaniel	2 – Tinsley	WVU Coliseum (117) Morgantown, WV
12/19/2020* 11:00 a.m., BTN+		at No. 14 Maryland	L 59–101	4–3	14 – McDaniel	9 – Diouf	3 – Hazell	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
Conference Regular Season
01/03/2021 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Towson	W 89–85	5–3 (1–0)	24 – Jefferson	11 – Jefferson	2 – Jefferson	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
01/10/2021 12:00 p.m.		UNC Wilmington	Postponed					Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
01/16/2021 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Elon	W 75–63	6–3 (2–0)	16 – Jefferson	8 – Jefferson	5 – Jefferson	Schar Center  Elon, NC
01/17/2021 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Elon	L 55–77	6–4 (2–1)	18 – Jefferson	6 – McDaniel	3 – Tied	Schar Center  Elon, NC
01/25/2021 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		Northeastern	W 67–49	7–4 (3–1)	20 – Jefferson	9 – Tucker	5 – Jefferson	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
01/26/2021 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Northeastern	L 69–77	7–5 (3–2)	20 – McDaniel	9 – Carodine	4 – Jefferson	Atlantic Union Bank Center (35) Harrisonburg, VA
01/30/2021 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at College of Charleston	W 70–56	8–5 (4–2)	13 – Carodine	12 – Tied	4 – Green	TD Arena (155) Charleston, SC
01/31/2021 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at College of Charleston	L 63–65	8–6 (4–3)	19 – Hazell	8 – Carodine	4 – Hazell	TD Arena (191) Charleston, SC
02/06/2021 2:00 p.m., MyValley		Elon	W 67–55	9–6 (5–3)	18 – Green	12 – Jefferson	2 – Tied	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
02/06/2021 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		William & Mary	Postponed					Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
02/07/2021 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		William & Mary	Postponed					Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
02/07/2021 2:00 p.m., MASN		Elon	W 67–54	10–6 (6–3)	14 – Tied	9 – Jefferson	5 – Hazell	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
02/10/2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Towson	L 74–83	10–7 (6–4)	29 – Jefferson	10 – Jefferson	2 – Hazell	SECU Arena  Towson, MD
02/13/2020 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hofstra	Postponed					Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
02/14/2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Hofstra	Postponed					Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
02/16/2021 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	W 79–55	11–7 (7–4)	19 – Neff	12 – Jefferson	8 – Hazell	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
02/20/2021 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		Delaware	L 88–94 OT	11–8 (7–5)	26 – Tucker	10 – Tucker	6 – Tinsley	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
02/21/2021 6:00 p.m., MyValley		Delaware	W 65–62	12–8 (8–5)	22 – Tucker	9 – Carodine	4 – Hazell	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
02/27/2021 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Drexel	L 48–51	12–9 (8–6)	9 – Diouf	16 – Diouf	4 – Jefferson	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
02/28/2021 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Drexel	W 61–51	13–9 (9–6)	17 – Neff	9 – Tied	6 – Tinsley	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
03/11/2021 6:00 p.m., FloHoops	(2)	vs. (7) Northeastern Quarterfinals	W 81–65	14–9	23 – Jefferson	9 – Diouf	5 – Tinsley	Schar Center (200) Elon, NC
03/12/2021 6:00 p.m., FloHoops	(2)	vs. (3) Drexel Semifinals	L 76–79 OT	14–10	31 – Jefferson	11 – Jefferson	4 – Hazell	Schar Center (200) Elon, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2020–21 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team