Head Coach:  Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe, seventh JMU season, 71-40; 12th career season, 120-75

JMU This Season (2013):  3-1 overall, 0-0 Colonial Athletic Association

JMU Last Season (2012):  11-6 overall, 6-1 Colonial Athletic Association (regular season second place; tournament runner-up)

Last Week:
* Lost 13-12 at #7 Penn State (March 6)

This Week:
JMU at Richmond
When:  Wednesday, March 13, 6 p.m.
Where:  Robins Stadium, Richmond, Va. | Directions
Admission:  Free
Parking:  Free
Multimedia:  Live Stats | Live Videostream (monthly subscription $9.95) | Twitter @SpiderAthletics

JMU at Loyola
When:  Saturday, March 16, 1 p.m.
Where:  Ridley Athletic Complex, Baltimore, Md. | Directions | Parking
Admission:  $7 adults; $5 youth/student
Multimedia:  Live Stats | Free Live Videostream | Twitter @LoyolaHounds

Scouting Richmond: 
Record:  2-4
Results:  Wins over American, Old Dominion; losses to No. 1 Maryland, No. 6 Duke, No. 3 North Carolina, No. 9 Virginia
Conference:  Atlantic 10 (Massachusetts, Duquesne, Temple, George Washington, La Salle, St. Joseph's, St. Bonaventure).  Richmond was runner-up to Massachusetts in 2012, when the Minutemen won their fourth straight A-10 title.
Preseason Conference Coaches Poll:  Picked second

JMU vs. Richmond All Time
JMU leads the series 38-3
Home: 20-1
Away: 14-2
Neutral: 4-0
Date, Result, Score, Site
3/21/74, W, 10-4, Home
4/7/75, W, 12-4, Away
4/5/76, W, 15-7, Home
4/1/77, L, 5-7, Away
4/14/78, W, 9-6, Home
4/22/78, W, 11-2, William and Mary, VWLA Tournament
4/12/79, W, 13-6, Home
3/27/80, W, 16-8, Away
4/14/81, W, 7-6, Home
4/3/82, W, 10-6, Away
4/14/83, W, 14-6, Home
4/12/84, W, 16-10, Away
4/11/85, W, 14-9, Home
4/20/85, W, 14-5, Home, SAC semis
4/10/86, W, 12-5, Away, SAC semis
4/19/86, W, 12-5, William and Mary, SAC semis
4/9/87, W, 11-5, Home
4/7/88, L, 7-8, Away
4/16/88, W, 8-5, Away, SAC semis
4/6/89, W, 11-4, Home
4/16/89, W, 8-4, Loyola, SAC third-place game
4/4/90, W, 16-13 (OT), Away
4/15/90, W, 8-6, Home
4/2/91, W, 4-3, Home
3/31/92, W, 8-4, Away
3/30/93, W, 10-4, Home
4/8/94, W, 16-12, Away
3/28/95, W, 21-4, Home
4/11/96, W, 17-3, Away
4/19/96, W, 14-2, American, CAA quarters
3/25/97, W, 18-6, Home
4/10/98, W, 14-6, Away
4/9/99, W, 18-6, Home
4/7/00, W, 19-5, Away
4/13/01, W, 12-10, Home
5/14/06, W, 9-8, Home, NCAA first round
3/15/08, W, 11-10, Home
3/14/09, W, 14-11, Away
3/13/10, W, 21-8, Away
3/12/11, W, 16-11, Home
3/10/12, L, 12-13, Home

Scouting Loyola
Record:  2-3 (March 13 at Delaware)
Results:  Wins over #7 Penn State and #19 Towson; losses to #9 Virginia, #12 Johns Hopkins, #2 Florida
Conference:  Big East (Syracuse, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Rutgers, Connecticut, Louisville, Villanova, CIncinatti).  The Greyhounds have won the last two Big East Tournament titles and last year beat then second-ranked Syracuse 13-7 in the championship game.  Syracuse went on to advance to the NCAA final.
Preseason Conference Coaches Poll:  Picked second behind Syracuse
Of Note:  The Greyhounds' first five games were all played against Top 20 teams.  Last season JMU trailed the 13th-ranked Greyhounds 5-3 but outscored Loyola 8-1 in the second half to take an 11-6 win.

JMU vs. Loyola All Time
Loyola leads the series 24-15.
Home: 6-9
Away: 5-9
Neutral: 3-5
Date, Result, Score, Site
4/21/82, W, 12-11, Home
4/20/83, L, 10-15, Away
4/18/84, L, 7-9, Home
4/17/85, W, 11-10 (OT), Away
4/16/86, W, 11-10, Home
4/7/87, L, 8-10, Away
4/18/87, L, 5-7, Old Dominion, CAA Semis
3/31/88, W, 7-6, Home
3/30/89, W, 8-4, Away
4/15/89, L, 4-6, Away, SAC Semis
3/29/90, L, 8-11, Home
3/28/91, W, 9-6, Away
4/13/91, W, 10-8, William and Mary, CAA Semis
4/6/92, L, 6-8, Home
3/25/93, L, 6-9, Away
3/24/94, L, 7-16, Home
4/16/94, L, 6-11, Away, CAA Semis
3/23/95, L, 9-10 (OT), Away
3/23/96, L, 7-8, Home
4/20/96, L, 6-7, American, CAA Semis
3/22/97, L, 6-8, Away
4/20/97, W, 9-8, William and Mary, CAA Championship
3/21/98, L, 9-10, Home
4/19/98, L, 7-8, Richmond, CAA Championship
3/20/99, W, 12-11, Away
4/18/99, W, 17-6, Richmond, CAA Finals
3/19/00, W, 12-6, Home
4/16/00, L, 10-12, Richmond, CAA Finals
3/17/01, L, 4-11, Away
4/22/01, W, 6-5, Richmond, CAA Finals
3/17/02, L, 7-12, Home
3/28/03, L, 3-15, Home
3/26/04, L, 9-14, Away
3/25/05, W, 9-7, Home
3/22/06, W, 14-8, Away
4/3/07, W, 17-7, Home
3/21/09, L, 9-10, Away
3/20/10, L, 8-12, Home
3/19/11, L, 7-11, Away
3/16/12, W, 11-6, Home

Ancarrow Continues to Move Up:  Casey Ancarrow had three goals, an assist and three draw controls in last week's only game, the March 6 match at Penn State.  That raised her career totals to 133 goals, 51 assists, 184 points and 101 draw controls. 
     She is only four goals away from sole possession of eighth place on JMU's career goals list.  Ancarrow can move into sole possession of sixth place with only seven more goals.
     She moved from 11th place to tied for ninth on the career points list.
     Ancarrow became only the 10th player in school history to pass the 100 draw controls mark. 

JMU Opponents in the National Polls*
School, Game Date, Site, (JMU Result), Ranking*
March 12/11
Penn State, March 6, away, 7/9
Loyola, March 16, away, 11/12
Virginia, March 20, home, 9/11
Maryland, March 23, away, 1/1
Towson, April 7, home, 19/18
Drexel, April 14, away, nr/votes
*IWLCA/Inside Lacrosse

Dukes Getting Votes in National Polls:  For the third week in a row, JMU is among the teams receiving votes in the Top 20 IWLCA Coaches Poll.  The Dukes also received votes for the first time in the Inside Lacrosse poll for the first time

Earlier Notes
Feb. 26
March 5