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 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, now known as the Coastal 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, now known as the American Conference, as an affiliate member at that time.
Individual career records
Reference: RecordAmountPlayerYears Goals 298 Isabella Peterson 2020–24 Assists 121 Monica Zabel 2009–12 Points 363 Isabella Peterson 2020–24 Ground balls 187 Lisa Staedt 2000–03 Draw controls 485 Maddie Epke 2023–25 Caused turnovers 135 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
RecordAmountPlayerYear Goals 91 Isabella Peterson 2023 Assists 60 (2) Katie KerriganPayton Root 20182026 Points 114 Isabella Peterson 2023 Ground balls 76 Lisa Staedt 2003 Draw controls 235 Maddie Epke 2025 Caused turnovers 59 Olivia Rongo 2026 Saves 203 Jennifer Corradini 2001 Save % .646 Joy Jones 1987 GAA 5.31 Joy Jones 1988
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Postseason Results
The Dukes have appeared in 22 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 18–21. They were National Champions in 2018. Year SeedRoundOpponentScore 1995 – Quarterfinal Penn State L, 7–11 1997 – Quarterfinal Temple L, 10–17 1998 – First RoundQuarterfinal William & Mary#3 Maryland W, 15–9L, 8–13 1999 – First RoundQuarterfinal Rutgers#3 Duke W, 11–6L, 10–11 2000 #3 QuarterfinalSemifinal Virginia#2 Princeton W, 12–5L, 9–15 2001 #9 First RoundQuarterfinal #8 Virginia#1 Maryland W, 11–8L, 9–11 2003 – First Round Georgetown L, 5–9 2004 – First Round Johns HopkinsVanderbilt W, 14–9L, 4–10 2006 #8 First RoundQuarterfinal Richmond#1 Duke W, 9–8L, 6–16 2010 – First RoundQuarterfinal StanfordSyracuse W, 9–8L, 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 RoundSecond Round Louisville#4 Penn State W, 12–6L, 14–19 2018 #3 Second RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Virginia #6 Florida #2 North Carolina #4 Boston College W, 15–12W, 11–8W, 15–12 W, 16–152019 – First Round Stony Brook L, 9–10 2021 – First RoundSecond Round Johns Hopkins#1 North Carolina W, 9–6L, 9–14 2022 – First RoundSecond Round UConn#6 Loyola (MD) W, 17–5L, 8–18 2023 #7 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinal ArmyMaryland#2 Syracuse W, 12–8W, 15–14L, 7–13 2024 – First RoundSecond Round Penn State#4 Maryland W, 14–13L, 7–17 2025 – First Round Duke L, 10–17 2026 – First RoundSecond Round Notre Dame#1 Northwestern W, 13–12L, 5–17
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