James Madison Dukes (11-3, 2-1 CAA) at UNCW Seahawks (5-10, 2-2 CAA)
  January 17, 2020 -- 7 PM
Wilmington, N.C. -- Trask Coliseum
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- James Madison will head down south for two games this weekend beginning with UNCW on Friday. The game will serve as the Seahawks' Play4Kay game with tip set for 7 p.m. inside of the Trask Coliseum on FloSports.
- In its last contest JMU was daunted by a slow start, dropping a heartbreaking 76-75 decision to Towson.
- Senior Kamiah Smalls finished the night with a team-high 26 points on an effective 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) shooting from the field and 7-of-7 from the line. Smalls added four boards and three assists to her stat line.
- On the season, Smalls paces the team dropping 20.1 points (highest in CAA; 18th in D1) while also snatching a team-high 1.9 steals (ninth in CAA). Senior Kayla Cooper-Williams leads the team with 10.4 rebounds (first in CAA; 26th in D1) and in blocks per game with 3.4, good for the fourth-most in Division I.
- UNCW is coming off a tough 77-53 loss to in-state conference foe Elon on Sunday night in the Schar Center.Â
- In the game, Lacey Suggs poured in a team-high 17 points on 7-of-11 from shooting alongside two steals.Â
- On the season, Gigi Smith leads the team averaging 17.8ppg with Suggs following behind scoring 12.6ppg.
- Friday's contest will be the 75th meeting between the Dukes and Seahawks with JMU holding a 64-10 lead.Â
- On the road James Madison has the series advantage with a 27-6 record, with UNCW grabbing the last win at its home court, snapping a 17-game winning streak and a six-game road win streak for JMU in the series.
- In the last meeting on Feb. 17, 2019, the Dukes edged UNCW, 58-51. Then-junior Kamiah Smalls posted a game-high 24 points including knocking down eight free throws alongside eight rebounds and two assists.