James Madison Dukes women's lacrosse

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James Madison Dukes women's lacrosse
James Madison University Athletics logo.svg
Founded1974
UniversityJames Madison University
Head coachShelley Klaes-Bawcombe (since 2007 season)
StadiumSentara Park (capacity: 1500)
LocationHarrisonburg, Virginia
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
NicknameDukes
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
2018
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
2000, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference regular season championships
1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

The James Madison Dukes women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing James Madison University as part of the Colonial Athletic Association. They play their home games at Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Dukes have been led by Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe since 2007. In 2018, the Dukes won the National Championship, beating Boston College 16-15.

The Dukes have been conference members of the Colonial Athletic Association since the conference began sponsoring the sport in 1992. Starting with the 2023 season, the Dukes will be affiliate members of the American Athletic Conference when the university moves most of its other sports programs to the Sun Belt Conference, which does not sponsor women's lacrosse.[2]

Individual career records[]

Reference:[3]

Record Amount Player Years
Goals 201 Gail Decker 2001-04
Assists 121 Monica Zabel 2009-12
Points 267 Gail Decker 2001-04
Ground balls 187 Lisa Staedt 2000-03
Draw controls 245 Haley Warden 2015-18
Caused turnovers 126 Emma Johnson 2017-21
Saves 648 Joy Jones 1985-88
Save % .607 Chris Bauer 1982-84
GAA 7.31 Meg Cortezi 1993-96

Individual single-season records[]

Record Amount Player Year
Goals 81 Gail Decker 2004
Assists 49 Monica Zabel 2012
Points 112 Gail Decker 2004
Ground balls 76 Lisa Staedt 2003
Draw controls 108 Haley Warden 2015-18
Caused turnovers 47 Haley Warden 2017
Saves 203 Jennifer Corradini 2001
Save % .646 Joy Jones 1987
GAA 5.31 Joy Jones 1988

Seasons[]

Reference:[4]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
(1974–1977)
1974 Gay Hall 6-3
1975 Becky Burch 6-7
1976 Janet Luce 5-6-1
1977 7-5-1
(Virginia Women's Lacrosse Association) (1978–1980)
1978 8-6-1 1st
1979 8-9 3rd
1980 Dee McDonough 7-6 3rd
AIAW (Virginia Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) (1981–1981)
1981 13-5 1st
NCAA Division I (Virginia Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) (1982–1982)
1982 9-7 3rd
NCAA Division I (Virginia Intercollegiate League) (1983–1984)
1983 10-7 2nd
1984 7-7 1st
NCAA Division I (South Atlantic Conference) (1985–1991)
1985 8-10 1st
1986 8-7 1st
1987 4-9 3rd
1988 11-5 2nd
1989 6-7 3rd
1990 5-9 3rd
1991 7-7 2nd
NCAA Division I (CAA) (1992–present)
1992 9-8 3-2 3rd
1993 6-10 3-3 4th
1994 8-9 3-4 5th
1995 Jennifer Ulehla 12-4 6-1 T-1st NCAA Quarterfinal
1996 9-8 3-3 4th
1997 13-5 4-2 3rd NCAA Quarterfinal
1998 11-8 5-1 2nd NCAA Quarterfinal
1999 13-5 6-0 1st NCAA Quarterfinal
2000 13-5 6-0 1st NCAA Semifinal
2001 11-9 3-3 T-3rd NCAA Quarterfinal
2002 8-10 5-3 3rd
2003 Kellie Young 13-6 6-1 2nd NCAA First Round
2004 16-4 7-0 1st NCAA Quarterfinal
2005 7-9 2-5 T-6th
2006 15-5 6-1 1st NCAA Quarterfinal
2007 Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe 13-5 5-2 T-2nd
2008 7-9 3-4 6th
2009 5-11 1-6 7th
2010 17-3 7-0 1st NCAA Quarterfinal
2011 15-4 6-1 T-1st NCAA First Round
2012 11-7 6-1 2nd
2013 11-6 6-1 T-1st
2014 11-7 4-1 T-1st
2015 15-5 5-1 2nd NCAA First Round
2016 10-10 5-1 T-1st NCAA First Round
2017 14-7 5-1 1st NCAA Second Round
2018 22-1 6-0 1st NCAA Champions
2019 16-4 6-0 1st NCAA First Round
2020 5-1 0-0 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 12-5 3-1 1st NCAA Second Round
Total: 466-306 (.604)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason Results[]

The Dukes have appeared in 17 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 13-16.[5] They were National Champions in 2018.

Year Seed Round Opponent Score
1995 -- Quarterfinal Penn State L, 7-11
1997 -- Quarterfinal Temple L, 10-17
1998 -- First Round
Quarterfinal		 William & Mary
#3 Maryland		 W, 15-9
L, 8-13
1999 -- First Round
Quarterfinal		 Rutgers
#3 Duke		 W, 11-6
L, 10-11
2000 #3 Quarterfinal
Semifinal		 Virginia
#2 Princeton		 W, 12-5
L, 9-15
2001 #9 First Round
Quarterfinal		 #8 Virginia
#1 Maryland		 W, 11-8
L, 9-11
2003 -- First Round Georgetown L, 5-9
2004 -- First Round Johns Hopkins
Vanderbilt		 W, 14-9
L, 4-10
2006 #8 First Round
Quarterfinal		 Richmond
#1 Duke		 W, 9-8
L, 6-16
2010 -- First Round
Quarterfinal		 Stanford
Syracuse		 W, 9-8
L, 3-7
2011 #8 First Round Princeton L, 10-11
2015 -- First Round USC L, 10-13
2016 -- First Round Stanford L, 8-9
2017 -- First Round
Second Round		 Louisville
#4 Penn State		 W, 12-6
L, 14-19
2018 #3 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		 Virginia
#6 Florida
#2 North Carolina
#4 Boston College
 W, 15-12
W, 11-8
W, 15-12
W, 16-15
2019 -- First Round Stony Brook L, 10-9
2021 -- First Round
Second Round		 Johns Hopkins
#1 North Carolina		 W, 9-6
L, 14-9

References[]

  1. ^ "JMU Logos and Marks". January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "American Adds James Madison University as Affiliate Member in Women's Lacrosse". American Athletic Conference. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "2017 James Madison Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). JMU Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Year-by-Year History". JMU Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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