Dukes Welcome Bucs for WNIT First-Round Matchup

Thursday, March 15

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

ETSU

3/13/2018 8:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball

James Madison Dukes vs. East Tennessee State University Bucs
Convocation Center | Harrisonburg, Va.
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 7 p.m.

21-10 (16-2 CAA)
@JMUWBasketball | #GoDukes
JMUSports.com

20-12 (11-3 SoCon)
@ETSU_WBB
etsubucs.com

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GAME DAY NEWS

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday.
This game is the first round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament.
Click here for more information regarding the tournament.
The winner of this game advances to play the winner of Radford-Penn State in the second round.

QUICK HITS

This is the 14^th time in program history that the Dukes and Bucs will meet.
The Dukes lead the all-time series by a 7-6 margin and have won the last four games, but they have not played since 2001..
JMU fell to eventual conference champion Elon in the semifinals of the CAA tournament on March 9, 76-53.
Two Dukes scored in double figures on Friday: Sophomore Kelly Koshuta (19 points) and sophomore Kamiah Smalls (14).
The Dukes shot 80% (16-of-20) from the free throw line.
This is the program's eighth WNIT appearance and second in as many seasons.
ETSU fell to the Mercer Bears in the Southern Conference Championship game on Sunday.
The Bucs enter with a 20-12 overall record and finished second in the Southern Conference tournament and regular season.
Freshman Erica Haynes-Overton and senior Tianna Tarter were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Three Bucs scored in double-figures: Tarter (10 points), junior Sadasia Tipps (10 points) and Haynes-Overton (12 points).
ETSU's appearance in this year's WNIT is the first in a non-league postseason tournament since 2014-15, when ETSU hosted a WNIT for the first time.
ETSU owns a 1-4 all-time record in the WNIT.