Women's Hoops Heads South to Face No. 21 NC State

James Madison Dukes (8-3, 0-0 SBC) vs. No. 21 NC State Wolfpack (8-3, 1-0 ACC)

Dec. 19, 2024 - 7 p.m.

Raleigh, N.C. - James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum

Game Info
ACCNX · Audio Broadcast · Live Stats

WOMEN'S HOOPS HEADS SOUTH TO FACE NO. 21 NC STATE

James Madison is set for a Thursday test at No. 21 NC State inside Reynolds Coliseum. The opening tip is slated for 7 p.m. and will stream on ACCNX.
Last time out, Jamia Hazell registered 10 points in the fourth quarter as the Dukes outscored Villanova 20-9 in the final frame for a 71-67 triumph on Sunday afternoon inside Finneran Pavilion.
JMU forced the Wildcats to commit eight turnovers in the fourth, including three in the final 1:51.
The Dukes own three top-50 rankings nationally: rebounds per game (39th - 42.09), defensive rebounds per game (T-42nd - 28.5) and three-point percentage defense (44th - 25.9).
Individually, Peyton McDaniel is 25th in the country in defensive rebounds per game (6.8), tied for 26th in total steals (29), tied for 33rd in double-doubles (4), tied for 42nd in steals per game (2.64) and tied for 50th in three-point attempts (71).

LAST TIME VS. THE PACK

Tarik Hislop led all scorers with 19 points as James Madison outlasted NC State, 72-66, in the WNIT Second Round on March 24, 2013, inside the Convocation Center.
Kirby Burkholder added 14 and tied for a game high in rebounds with nine. Toia Giggetts scored 16, while Angela Mickens came off the bench to tie her then-career high with 10 points.

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 Villanova, 71-67, on Dec. 15, 2024.

1,000-POINT CLUB

Peyton McDaniel crossed the 1,000-point plateau after a 21-point outing, going 7-of-14 (.500) from the floor and 3-of-7 (.429) from three-point range at Old Dominion on March 1, 2024.
Jamia Hazell achieved the feat in 2023-24 after a 13-point outing at Troy on Jan. 13. The Raleigh, N.C. native is 23rd in program history at 1,209 points.
Kseniia Kozlova is the next closest Duke to 1,000 career points, entering the season with 821 across her stops at JMU (777) and Middle Tennessee (44). With a scoring average of 10.9 points during her James Madison career, Kozlova is on pace to reach the milestone in 17 games.

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