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Friday, February 23
Philadelphia, Pa.
7 p.m.
James Madison University
at
Drexel
Dukes Travel to Philadelphia for a Critical Match-Up
2/22/2018 12:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| James Madison vs. Drexel Dragons Daskalakis Athletic Center | Philadelphia, Pa. Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 - 7 p.m. |
 18-8 (14-1 CAA) @JMUWBasketball | #GoDukes JMUSports.com | Game Notes |
 20-6 (12-2 CAA) @DrexelWBB Drexeldragons.com | Game Notes |
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GAME DAY NEWS
- Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
- This is the first of two trips to Philadelphia for the Dukes over the next two weeks, as they will be back for the CAA tournament at the start of March.
QUICK HITS
- A win over the Dragons would clinch the No. 1 seed for the Dukes in next month's CAA Tournament.
- Earlier this season, the Dukes took game one of the season series against the Dragons by a score of 56-48 in Harrisonburg.
- The Dukes are coming off a 65-48 victory over UNCW on Sunday to maintain first in the league.
- Sophomore Kamiah Smalls completed her 25th double-digit performance of the year with 17 points and sophomore Lexie Barrier joined her in double figures with 13 points.
- JMU came away with 43 rebounds, marking the 15th time this season they have had more than 40 rebounds in a game.
- Sophomore Kayla Cooper-Williams tallied four blocks on Sunday, bringing her to 58 blocks on the season (129 for her career), moving her into third place for blocked shots in a single season. She already owns the single-season record (71) from her freshman year.
- Senior Haliee Barron appeared in her 127th consecutive game, tying JMU Hall of Famer Tamera Young for the second-longest streak in JMU history.
- The Dragons are riding an 11-game home win-streak after defeating the Tribe, 54-34, on Sunday afternoon.
- After securing the win over William & Mary on Sunday, the Dragons reached 20 wins for the second consecutive year, the first time in program history.
- The Dragons had 43 rebounds against the Tribe, their best rebounding of the season.
- Sophomore Niki Metzel had a career-best nine points and matched a personal high with six boards.
PLAY4KAY FREE THROW CHALLENGE
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund's mission is to extend and improve the lives of those who are battling cancer, on our way to finding a cure, by raising money for research and assisting the underserved. Our team is partnering with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund by joining the Play4Kay Free Throw Challenge - fans can support our team by pledging per made free throw during the month of February. Through Feb. 22, the Dukes have made 72 free throws. To find out more and donate, please visit pledgeit.org/jmu-play4kay.
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