Dukes Trek to Coastal Carolina for Saturday Tilt

James Madison Dukes (14-4, 6-0 SBC) vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (13-3, 4-2 SBC)

Jan. 18, 2025 - 1 p.m. ET

Conway, S.C. - HTC Center

Game Info

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DUKES TREK TO COASTAL CAROLINA FOR SATURDAY TILT

James Madison will open its series against Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 18. Game time is slated for 1 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.
Last time out, JMU recorded a season-best 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from three and 54.1 percent (33-of-61) from the field to fly by Marshall, 93-65, on Wednesday night inside the Cam Henderson Center.
The Dukes registered a season-high 14 steals and turned 20 Marshall turnovers into 29 points for JMU's sixth consecutive victory.
James Madison owns three top-40 marks nationally: defensive rebounds per game (15th - 29.3), rebounds per game (29th - 41.67) and three-point percentage defense (34th - 26.5).
Individually, Peyton McDaniel is first in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring (18.3 ppg) and field goal percentage (58.5) in league play.
For Coastal Carolina, Savannah Brooks and Kristin Williams each scored season highs, with 26 and 23 points respectively, as the Chanticleers pulled away in the second half for an 83-68 win over Georgia State on Thursday afternoon at the HTC Center.
The Chanticleers own five top-20 marks nationally: three-point attempts per game (9th - 28.9), turnover margin (15th - 7.81), steals per game (13th - 12.6), three-pointers per game (19th - 9.0) and turnovers forced per game (19th - 22.69). Meanwhile, Jayden Marable is eighth in Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.09).

LAST TIME VS. THE CHANTICLEERS

Annalicia Goodman registered a career-best 17 points to lead James Madison women's basketball past Coastal Carolina in a wire-to-wire 69-60 win on Wednesday night inside the HTC Center.
JMU took advantage of its 16 offensive rebounds for 21 second-chance points compared to CCU's six.
Goodman's scoring came on a 6-of-10 (.600) shooting night and a flawless 5-for-5 effort from the line to go along with five rebounds and two blocks. Peyton McDaniel recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, knocking down 2-of-3 from three. Ashanti Barnes finished with nine points and eight rebounds, while Chloe Sterling had nine points and two assists. Steph Ouderkirk shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2 from long range.

ROAD DOGS

Since joining the Sun Belt in 2022, the Dukes are 34-15 (.694) 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 won nine of its last 11 true road games, most recently defeating Marshall 93-65 on Jan. 15.

THE DUKES VS. THE SUN BELT

James Madison holds an 86-68 (.558) record against current Sun Belt Conference foes and is 37-11 (.771) since joining the conference in 2022.
The Dukes have encountered Old Dominion more than any other SBC opponent, trailing 53-30 in the all-time series. Additionally, ODU is the only team in the league with a winning record against JMU.
JMU has never lost to Louisiana (5-0), Southern Miss (3-0), Texas State (3-0), Arkansas State (2-0), South Alabama (2-0), or ULM (1-0).

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