Dukes Travel to Villanova for Sunday Matchup

James Madison Dukes (7-3, 0-0 SBC) vs. Villanova Wildcats (6-5, 0-0 BIG EAST)

Dec. 15, 2024 - 2 p.m.

Villanova, Pa. - Finneran Pavilion

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DUKES TRAVEL TO VILLANOVA FOR SUNDAY MATCHUP

James Madison will head to Villanova for its penultimate non-conference game on Dec. 15 before starting league play. Action inside Finneran Pavillion is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will stream on FloCollege.
Last time out, No. 4 Texas scored 24 points off of 24 JMU turnovers and shot 54.0 percent (34-of-63), including 52.9 percent (9-for-17) from three, to down the Dukes 93-62 in front of 3,361, the fourth-largest crowd to see a women's game at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
Ro Scott scored a game-high 22 points off the bench, while Peyton McDaniel and Ashanti Barnes each finished with 12.
JMU owns three top-50 rankings nationally: three-point percentage defense (40th - 25.5), rebounds per game (T-44th - 42.00) and defensive rebounds per game (49th - 28.3).
Villanova made eight of its first 11 shots for an early 19-7 lead and never looked back, earning a 75-65 win at Delaware on Wednesday. Five Wildcats score in double figures: Maddie Webber (17), Bronagh Power-Cassidy (16), Lara Edmanson (14), Jasmine Bascoe (12) and Kaitlyn Orihel (10).

SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Ro Scott picked up Sun Belt Player of the Week honors on Dec. 10, the first weekly award for Scott in her collegiate career. It also marked the second consecutive week a Duke has earned the distinction, with Peyton McDaniel earning the title on Dec. 3.
The graduate student opened the week with 16 points, four rebounds and two assists in a 55-42 win at VCU last Thursday. Then on Sunday, Scott produced a game-high 22 points with an 8-of-15 (.533) clip from the field against No. 4 Texas. The Earle, Ark. native also went a perfect 5-for-5 from the line and dished out a team-best three assists against the nationally ranked Longhorns.

THE DUKES VS. THE BIG EAST

James Madison owns a 15-12 (.556) mark versus current BIG EAST opponents.
The Dukes own perfect marks against Providence (3-0), Butler (1-0), Seton Hall (1-0) and Xavier (1-0).
The last time JMU faced a BIG EAST foe, Peyton McDaniel registered a double-double (22 points, 13 rebounds), while Steph Ouderkirk scored a career-high 16 as the Dukes rolled past Xavier, 81-54, on Nov. 11, 2023, at the Cintas Center.

ROAD DOGS

Since joining the Sun Belt in 2022, the Dukes are 30-14 (.682) outside the friendly confines of the Atlantic Union Bank Center, highlighted by a 16-4 (.800) mark in the team's inaugural season in the new conference. The 12 true road wins that season tied the program record with the 2006-07 and 2014-15 seasons with marks of 12-5 and 12-1, respectively.
JMU has gone 4-1 in its last five true road games, most recently defeating VCU, 55-42, on Dec. 5, 2024.

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