# James Madison Dukes women's lacrosse

The James Madison Dukes women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing James Madison University as part of the American Athletic Conference. 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 had been conference members of the Colonial Athletic Association since the conference began sponsoring the sport in 1992. With JMU having moved most of its other sports to the Sun Belt Conference, which does not sponsor women's lacrosse, in July 2022, the Dukes joined the American Athletic Conference as an affiliate member at that time.

## Individual career records

Reference:
| Record | Amount | Player | Years |
| Goals | 214 | Isabella Peterson | 2020-24 |
| Assists | 121 | Monica Zabel | 2009-12 |
| Points | 267 | Gail Decker | 2001-04 |
| Ground balls | 187 | Lisa Staedt | 2000-03 |
| Draw controls | 254 | Rachel Matey | 2019-23 |
| Caused turnovers | 133 | Mairead Durkin | 2019-23 |
| 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 | 82 | Isabella Peterson | 2023 |
| Assists | 60 | Katie Kerrigan | 2018 |
| Points | 112 | Gail Decker | 2004 |
| Ground balls | 76 | Lisa Staedt | 2003 |
| Draw controls | 108 | Haley Warden | 2018 |
| Caused turnovers | 52 | Mairead Durkin | 2022 |
| Saves | 203 | Jennifer Corradini | 2001 |
| Save % | .646 | Joy Jones | 1987 |
| GAA | 5.31 | Joy Jones | 1988 |

## Seasons

Reference:
Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| USWLA (1974–1977) ||||||
| 1974 | Gay Hall | 6-3 | | | |
| 1975 | Becky Burch | 6-7 | | | |
| 1976 | Janet Luce | 5-6-1 | | | |
| 1977 | | 7-5-1 | | | |
| USWLA (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: | 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 19 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 16-18. 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, 9-10 |
| 2021 | -- | First Round Second Round | Johns Hopkins #1 North Carolina | W, 9-6 L, 9-14 |
| 2022 | -- | First Round Second Round | UConn #6 Loyola (MD) | W, 17-5 L, 8-18 |
| 2023 | #7 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinal | Army Maryland #2 Syracuse | W, 12-8 W, 15-14 L, 7-13 |