Women's Basketball Ventures to East Carolina

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12/1/2025 4:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women's basketball will open December in Greenville, N.C. for a meeting with East Carolina on Wednesday. Action in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.

LAST TIME VS. ECU

Peyton McDaniel registered 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead James Madison past East Carolina, 57-51, inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Nov. 10, 2024.
Annalicia Goodman scored 11 points off the bench on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting day. Kseniia Kozlova finished in double figures with 10 points to go along with eight rebounds.

THE DUKES VS. THE AMERICAN

James Madison owns a 40-34 (.541) mark versus current American Athletic Conference members.
The Dukes have faced East Carolina the most with 56 meetings. JMU holds a 30-26 advantage in the all-time series, dating back to 1973.
James Madison is undefeated versus USF (3-0) and Wichita State (1-0).

GAME RECAP VS. WISCONSIN

Peyton McDaniel scored 28 points, connecting on 10-of-21 (.476) from the field and 5-of-11 (.455) from three to help push James Madison past Wisconsin, 69-50, on Saturday afternoon at the Ocean Center to conclude its time at the Daytona Beach Classic.
The Dukes held a 30-10 advantage in points in the paint and limited the Badgers to 18-of-62 (.290) from the floor for JMU's third straight win. Additionally, the victory is the program's third consecutive over Power 4 opponents, with wins over Virginia Tech (65-56 – Nov. 23), Boston College (73-53 – Nov. 28) and Wisconsin (69-50 – Nov. 29).
McDaniel registered her 33rd game with 20-plus points and her 13th with five or more triples. Her scoring production moved her into fifth all-time at JMU with 1,852 career points. Ashanti Barnes led all players with eight rebounds to go with 14 points. Bree Robinson finished with 10 points and added four assists.

NCAA RANKING SUMMARY

Through Nov. 30 games, JMU owns four top-75 marks nationally: rebounds per game (T-42nd - 42.78, defensive rebounds per game (44th - 29.2)blocks per game (T-66th - 4.3) and field goal percentage defense (75th - 36.5).
Individually, Peyton McDaniel is tied for second in field goal attempts (149), tied for eighth in points (184), 12th in field goals (64), 22nd in points per game (20.4), tied for 32nd in three-point attempts (59) and tied for 36th in free throws (36).
Additionally, Ashanti Barnes is tied for eighth in rebounds (85), Brianna McLeod is tied for 19th in blocks (16) and Bree Robinson is tied for 34th in steals (23).

ROAD DOGS

The Dukes went 12-2 in true road games and 2-2 in neutral matchups for a 14-4 (.778) record in 2024-25.
JMU was one of 10 Division I teams with at least a dozen road wins, with Portland (13) being the only program with more.

NON-CONFERENCE

James Madison's non-conference slate features four teams that competed in the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: George Mason, Liberty, Texas and Notre Dame.
Meanwhile, four foes finished in the top 50 from the final NET rankings of the 2024-25 season: Texas (3), Notre Dame (4), George Mason (45) and Virginia Tech (47).
Four opponents were voted a top-two team in their respective preseason polls: Kent State (1st - Mid-American Conference), George Mason (2nd - A10), Liberty (2nd - CUSA) and Texas (2nd - SEC).
Lastly, Texas (#4) and Notre Dame (#15) were ranked in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll.