No. 23 JMU Competes at San Juan Shootout Nov. 29-30

2014-15 JMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
GAME #4-5
San Juan Shootout

4-0

No. 23 James Madison vs. No. 10/8 Maryland
Mario Morales Coliseum – Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Friday, November 28, 2014 – 2:30 p.m.

No. 23 James Madison vs. Houston
Mario Morales Coliseum – Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Saturday, November 29, 2014 – 5 p.m.

Live Audio

Twitter: @JMUWBasketball, #JMUDukes

5-0

2-1

Game Plan

The Dukes are competing at the San Juan Shootout in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - a suburb of San Juan.
Live audio for both games will be available through the nTelos Wireless Network on WHBG 1360 locally in Harrisonburg, Va., as well as online at JMUSports.com/Madizone.

Scouting Report

This is the ninth overall meeting between No. RV/23 JMU and No. 10/8 Maryland. The Terps have won each of the last seven meetings, the last coming Nov. 20, 2008 (90-76). JMU and Houston have met just once before, a 74-65 win for the Dukes on Jan. 2, 1988, in a neutral-court game (Miami, Fla.).
JMU held steady at No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches poll this week, but nearly doubled its points. The Dukes also held steady at No. 1 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, receiving 30 of 31 possible first-place votes.
Junior guard Precious Hall is the reigning CAA Player of the Week after dropping 34 points in the 80-64 win over Pittsburgh. Madison has received the first two weekly league honors after redshirt-senior center Lauren Okafor took home the honor after the first week of competition.
The Dukes are ranked seventh in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (21) and 10th in overall rebound margin (+16.8). Okafor leads the nation in offensive rebounds per game (7.25) and is second in overall rebounds per game (16.3).
Maryland has opened the season 5-0, including its most recent win against Loyola on Nov. 24 (65-43). The Terps are 4-0 at home, with their lone road contest a 75-65 win at George Washington.
The Terps are led by Lexie Brown and S. Walker-Kimbrough with 13.0 points per game. Lauren Mincy is just behind the duo with 12.6 points per game.
Houston is 2-1 heading into the tournament with a game against Idaho State on their slate before JMU. On Nov. 21, the Cougars earned a 68-66 road victory at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Alecia Smith leads Houston with 12.0 points per game, followed closely by Jessieka Palmer with 11.7 points per game.