Women's Basketball Ready For George Washington

Wednesday, December 9

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

George Washington

12/8/2020 11:23:00 AM | Women's Basketball

James Madison Dukes (3-1) vs. George Washington (2-1)

December 9, 2020 -- 4 p.m.

Harrisonburg, Va. -- Atlantic Union Bank Center

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James Madison is set for its currently-scheduled home non-conference finale on Wednesday when the Dukes welcome George Washington for a 4 p.m. contest televised live on NBC Sports Washington Plus.
The Dukes cruised to an 89-70 victory over in-state foe George Mason at home on Sunday evening.
In the game, freshman Peyton McDaniel dropped a game- and season-high 30 points on a thundering 63.2 percent (12-of-19) shooting including a blistering 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from behind the arc.
McDaniel became the third freshman in program history to drop 30 or more points in a game.
On the season, freshman Jamia Hazell leads the Dukes in scoring, averaging 15.3 points per game while sophomore Kiki Jefferson drops 13.8 per game. Junior Brianna Tinsley controls the offense as she posts 4.0 apg while sophomore Rayne Tucker paces JMU in the paint, grabbing 9.3 boards a game.

SCOUTING THE COLONIALS

George Washington was unable to overcome a slow start and dropped their first contest of the season to Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, 92-57 inside of Cassell Coliseum. The Colonials moved to 2-1 on the season.
Jasmine Whitney posted 13 points, three assists, one block and a steal to lead the charge for GW while Ali Brigham put up 13 points as well on 60 percent (6-of-10) shooting from the field with three boards.
On the season, Neila Luma paces George Washington in scoring (12.0) and rebounding (7.3). Brigham follows behind, scoring 11.0 points per game while both Whitney and Maddie Loder hand out 3.3apg.

SERIES HISTORY

Wednesday's contest marks the 13th-ever meeting between the Dukes and the Colonials.
JMU controls the series advantage at 9-3. The Dukes have yet to lose to GW when the game is played in Harrisonburg, holding a 5-0 record. Currently, the Dukes are on a three-game winning streak overall.
In the last meeting on Dec. 20, 2019, JMU traveled up north and led wire-to-wire in a 69-50 win.
The last meeting between the teams in Harrisonburg came on Nov. 8, 2018 when the Dukes invited GW to the Convo to open the seson and earned a 50-37 win. Then-junior Kamiah Smalls posted 14 points.