Dukes Set to Face Radford in WNIT Second Round Matchup

Saturday, March 17

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

Radford

3/16/2018 1:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball

James Madison Dukes vs. Radford University Highlanders
Convocation Center | Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 7 p.m.

22-10 (16-2 CAA)
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24-8 (15-3 Big South)
@Radford_WBB | #BigSouthWBB
r adfordathletics.com

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GAME DAY NEWS

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday.
This game is the second 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 West Virginia-Saint Joseph's in the third round.

QUICK HITS

This is the 51st meeting between JMU and Radford.
The last time the Dukes and the Highlanders faced off was last year in the WNIT opening round, where the Dukes won by a score of 80-59.
The Dukes opened WNIT play with a win over ETSU, 60-52, to advance to the second round of the tournament.
Sophomore Lexie Barrier put up a career-high 27 points in the Dukes win, which was also the most by a JMU player this year.
The Highlanders defeated Penn State in overtime, 63-62, to advance to the second round of the WNIT.
The Highlanders win was the first Big South team to win a WNIT game since 2013.
Senior Janayla White had her 209^th block of her career, moving her into ninth all-time in Big South history.
Five different Highlanders finished with two steals each and the team finished with 13 total.
Radford held Penn State to a .355 field goal percentage as they improved to 23-2 when holding teams under 40-percent shooting this season.
Three Highlanders finished in double digits: junior Destinee Walker (13pts), senior Janayla White (12pts) and senior Jayda Worthy (11pts).