Harrisonburg, VA– The Wagner women's basketball team will conclude its two-game season-opening swing through the state of Virginia on Sunday when the Seahawks meet the James Madison University Dukes in a 2:00 p.m. tip-off at the JMU Convocation Center.
All-Time Series
This will be the third meeting all-time between the schools and James Madison has won the two prior matchups. On November 19, 2009, the Seahawks dropped a 74-67 decision on the road in the season opener. On December 31, 2007, the Dukes earned a 100-48 on Staten Island in the Wagner Holiday Classic.
November 19, 1999: James Madison 74, Wagner 67
December 31, 2007: James Madison 100, Wagner 48
Wagner All-Time vs. the Colonial Athletic Association
Wagner has an all-time record of 3-10 vs. teams that are current members of the CAA.
Charleston -
Delaware 1-0
Hofstra -
James Madison 0-2
Northeastern 1-1
UNCW -
Drexel 0-5
Elon 0-1
Towson 0-1
William & Mary 1-0
3-10
Wagner Last Time Out
Taylor Emery scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures as ACC member Virginia Tech defeated Wagner 99-32 on Friday in the season opener for both teams at the Cassell Coliseum. Redshirt freshman guard
Morgan Lenahan (Haddonfield, NJ / Haddon Township / Neumann and Goretti), scored the first basket of the game, and season, for Wagner and went on to finish with a team-high 10 points in her first collegiate game. Wagner's leading returning scorer, senior guard
Tanasia Russell (Vineland. NJ / Vineland), who averaged 10.3 points per game a year ago, added eight points on 4-of-7 shooting. The Green & White had just seven players in uniform today, all of whom found the scoring column. Senior forward
Samantha Sullivan (Manasquan, NJ / Manasquan) matched her career high with four points while freshman guard Alayshia Dailey (Severn, MD / Old Mill) added four points as well for the Seahawks. Chipping in with two points apiece were fifth-year senior forward Sierra Clark (Hughesville, MD / Archbishop Spalding / Adelphi U), junior guard Nakylia Carter (Oklahoma City, OK / Putnam City North / Butler CC [KS], and freshman guard Khaleah Dixon-Edwards (Edwards (London, England / City of London Academy). Five Seahawks – Lenahan, Carter, Clark, Dailey, and Dixon-Edwards, all played their first career games for the Green & White today.
James Madison Last Time Out
James Madison completed a 20-2 run to bridge the final two frames and pull within two after trailing by 21, but key Rutgers' free throws down the stretch cut the comeback short as the Dukes fell to the Scarlet Knights 76-63 in the season opener. on Friday night The 20-2 stretch included four steals to end the third quarter, all leading to points. Six Dukes finished the day with steals, including three each from seniors Tasia Butler and Hailee Barron. Three Dukes finished in double figures, led by a career-high 23 points from sophomore Lexie Barrier. Butler and sophomore Kamiah Smalls each added 10 apiece.
Wagner Head Coach Heather Jacobs
Heather Jacobs, who has built a pair of championship programs during her nine-year coaching career, was introduced as the ninth head coach in Wagner College Women's Basketball history on April 20, 2016. Widely regarded as a rising star in the coaching profession, the second-year Seahawk head coach enters her second season on Grymes Hill after serving six seasons as head coach at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY, where she led the Panthers to unprecedented success during her tenure. The high water mark for Jacobs at Adelphi came in 2014-15 when she led her team to a 28-4 record and an 18-2 mark in the NE-10 Conference, claiming the program's first-ever league championship and hosting the NCAA Division II East Regional. Adelphi was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation and tied a program record for most wins in a season, and Jacobs earned ECAC Division II and All-Met Coach of the Year honors by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA). Jacobs came to Adelphi, where she also served as assistant athletic director, following a three-year stint as the head coach/senior women's administrator at Daniel Webster College, a Division III institution in Nashua, NH. In 2009-10, she was named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Coach of the Year following a school-record best finish of 20-6 and a regular season conference title. During her six years at Adelphi, Jacobs guided the Panthers to four consecutive winning seasons, including a pair of 20-plus win campaigns, while amassing an overall record of 101-72 (.584), including a 65-61 (.516) mark in the NE-10.
James Madison Head Coach Sean O'Regan
Sean O'Regan is in his second season as head coach of the JMU Dukes. In his first season as head coach, O'Regan led the Dukes to a 26-9 season, a fourth consecutive appearance in the CAA title game and a third-round appearance in the WNIT after taking down Radford and Virginia at the Convo. He coached Precious Hall (JMU '17) to three player of the year nods, including the CAA's accolade, as she set the JMU single-game record (46pts at Rutgers) and single-season record for points (841), finishing her career with 2,347 points. He also guided Kamiah Smalls to a unanimous selection as CAA Rookie of the Year after tallying a JMU record six CAA Rookie of the Week nods. O'Regan has coached on the JMU women's basketball sidelines for 10 seasons, returning to his alma mater for the 2007-08 season as an assistant coach. He continued to ascend the Dukes' coaching ranks, being elevated to associate head coach in 2012. Before becoming head coach, O'Regan served as the primary guards coach and handled scheduling. He had also been a primary coach for post players, the junior-college transfer recruiter and community relations coordinator.
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