JMU Hosts Aggies In First Round of WNIT

Friday, March 22

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 P.M.

James Madison University

North Carolina A&T

3/20/2019 8:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

James Madison vs. North Carolina A&T
Convocation Center | Harrisonburg, Va.
Friday, Mar. 22, 2019 – 7 p.m.

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James Madison hosts North Carolina A&T in the first round of the WNIT at 7 p.m.
The Dukes are making their 14^th consecutive postseason appearance and third-straight in the WNIT
JMU is making its ninth appearance in the WNIT and holds a 18-8 record, including a 16-2 Convocation Center mark.
JMU is hosting the first-round game for 8th time
The Dukes fell in the CAA Quarterfinals to Hofstra 57-50
JMU holds a 27-game home win streak, which is fourth longest in the nation
The Dukes are in the top-10 in six national rankings including, second in field goal percentage defense (.322), third in scoring defense (51.0), blocked shots per game (6.3) and blocked shot (189), they are fourth in rebounds per game (44.3), and fifth in rebound margin (9.9).
Kayla Cooper-Williams was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year while she also earned All-Defensive Team and All-CAA Third Team honors
Jackie Benitez was named Sixth Player of the Year while also being named to the All-CAA Third Team
Cooper-Williams is fourth in the nation in blocked shots per game (2.90), seventh in offensive rebounds per game (7), eighth in blocks (84), 41^st with her 9.9 rebounds per game and 51^st with 287 rebounds
Logan Reynolds is seventh in the nation in assist to turnover ratio (3.67), while not committing a turnover in eight games this season
North Carolina A&T was the regular-season Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Champion finishing the season undefeated in league play
The Aggies fell to Norfolk State in the MEAC semifinals having their 28-game win streak against MEAC-opponents snapped
North Carolina A&T is making their fifth WNIT appearance and first appearance in five years
C'Coriea Foy leads the Aggies averaging 13.6 points per game while Cinia McCray adds 12.5
Foy also has 84 assists and 77 steals on the season while her 4.9 rebounds per game are fifth on the team