JMU Hosts Delaware for Final Home Weekend

Saturday, February 20

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

Delaware

2/19/2021 10:55:00 AM | Women's Basketball

James Madison Dukes (11-7, 7-4 CAA) vs. Delaware Blue Hens (16-2, 13-3 CAA)

February 20 & 21, 2021 -- 6 p.m.

Harrisonburg, Va. -- Atlantic Union Bank Center

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QUICK HITS

James Madison plays its final two home contests of the season this weekend when it welcomes first-place Delaware to the Atlantic Union Bank Center. Tip is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Both games will be broadcast live on FloSports with Sunday's Senior Day matchup televised on MyValley.
The Dukes are coming off a dominant 79-55 win over UNCW at home on Tuesday evening.
In the game, freshman Claire Neff scored her first collegiate points en route to a 19-point outing on a blistering 5-6 (83.3%) shooting from begind the arc to pace JMU. Sophomore Kiki Jefferson notched her second double-double in as many games with 14 points and a career-high tying 12 rebounds.
On Sunday, JMU will honor its lone graduating player in graduate student Anne Diouf.
On the season, Jefferson leads the Dukes in scoring, posting 15.8 points per game (6th in CAA) on an efficient 48.7 percent (91-187) shooting from the field (8th in CAA) in addition to grabbing a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game (6th in CAA) and dishing out 2.5 assists, second on the team.

SCOUTING THE BLUE HENS

Delaware is coming off a solid 66-55 win over Drexel to increase its win streak to four games.
The reigning CAA Player of the Week Ty Battle led the way with a double-double in 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while Jasmine Dickey posted a game-high 25 points alongside eight boards.
On the season, Dickey is second in the CAA in scoring at 22.8 points a game (11th in Division I) while Battle is one of two CAA players to average a double-double in 11.9 points and 10.8 rebounds per game (first in conference).

SERIES HISTORY

The weekend marks the 42nd and 43rd matchups between the Dukes and the Blue Hens.
JMU is currently on a 16-game winning streak against Delaware to hold a solid 28-13 series lead.
In the last meeting on March 1, 2020, then-senior duo of Kamiah Smalls and Jackie Benitez combined to score 41 points to lead JMU to a tight 69-64 senior day win in the final game inside the Convocation Center. Smalls led the way with a game-high 21 points while Benitez added 20 points.