JMU Caps Weekend With South Alabama

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women's basketball will wrap up its week at home with a Saturday tilt against South Alabama. The opening tip inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center is slated for 1 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.

LAST TIME VS. THE JAGUARS

James Madison knocked down 26-of-53 (.491) from the field and poured in 44 points in the paint to survive a second-half surge from South Alabama in a 76-62 win in Sun Belt women's basketball action on Feb. 5, 2025.
With the victory, Head Coach Sean O'Regan notched his 200th win at the helm of the program. O'Regan is the third coach in program history to reach 200 career wins, joining Kenny Brooks (337-122) and Shelia Moorman (302-134).
JMU sank 21-of-29 (.724) from the charity stripe and received 31 points from its bench to down the Jaguars.

THE DUKES VS. THE SUN BELT

James Madison holds a 106-73 (.592) record against current Sun Belt Conference foes and is 57-16 (.778) since joining the league in 2022.
Moreover, the Dukes are 51-14 (.785) in regular-season league matchups and had won 21 consecutive regular-season tilts prior to their 83-74 overtime loss to Marshall on Dec. 20, 2025.
James Madison has not lost a home game against a Sun Belt foe since dropping a 73-62 result to Georgia State on Feb. 15, 2024.
JMU has encountered Old Dominion more than any other SBC opponent with 85 meetings, with the Dukes trailing 53-32 in the all-time series. Additionally, ODU is the only team in the league with a winning record against JMU.
The Dukes have never lost to Louisiana (6-0), Southern Miss (4-0), Texas State (4-0), South Alabama (3-0), or ULM (3-0).

PEYTON'S CAREER STATS

Playing her fifth season of collegiate basketball, Peyton McDaniel has placed herself in the top 15 of career rankings in eight categories: three-point attempts (1st - 909), points (2nd - 2,085), three-pointers (2nd - 318), three-point attempts per game (3rd - 6.41), field goal attempts (3rd - 1,717), field goals made (4th - 742), games played (T-6th - 142), and rebounds (14th - 933).

MILESTONE TRACKER

With 2,085 career points, Peyton McDaniel is 37 points away from passing Tamera Young (2004-08) for third in all-time scoring at JMU, tallying 2,121 in her career.
If McDaniel maintains her career scoring average of 14.7 ppg, she'll reach 2,122 points in three games.
With 940 points at JMU, Ashanti Barnes needs 60 more to become the 35th member of the program's 1,000-point club.

NCAA RANKING SUMMARY

Through Jan. 29 games, JMU owns five top-75 marks nationally: rebounds per game (23rd - 42.17), rebound margin (29th - +8.1), defensive rebounds per game (32nd - 28.7), scoring offense (64th - 74.0), and blocks per game (71st - 4.0).

HOME SWEET HOME

JMU is 65-23 (.739) since the Atlantic Union Bank Center opened at the start of the 2020-21 season. Moreover, Head Coach Sean O'Regan is 125-33 (.791) when playing in Harrisonburg.
The Dukes went 16-2 inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center in 2024-25, marking consecutive seasons with at least a dozen home victories. Additionally, the 16 home wins were the most by the program since the 2018-19 season when James Madison produced an 18-1 record at the Convocation Center.

SEASON TICKETS

Tickets for the 2025-26 JMU Women's Basketball season are still available - both season tickets and single-game tickets can be found here.

PARKING
Reserved Parking

All parking pass holders — both Spot-Specific and Reserved — will enter through the North Entrance of the Ballard Parking Deck. All reserved parking opens two (2) hours before tip-off.

General Parking

General Parking is located in the adjacent surface lots (C12, D3, and R4) as well as the South Entrance of the Ballard Parking Deck. General parking is available beginning two (2) hours before game time. General parking is free of charge, available on a first-come, first-served basis.