McDaniel, Robinson Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

GREENWOOD, Ind. – James Madison's Peyton McDaniel and Bree Robinson were both named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team, as announced by the organization on Tuesday.

To qualify for All-District honors, a student-athlete must maintain a grade-point average of 3.50 or better and compete in at least 90% of the institution's matches OR have started at least 66% of the institution's games.

McDaniel earned the honor for the fourth time and is moving on to the national ballot for Academic All-America® consideration. Previously, the Birdsboro, Pa. native was named a College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American® for the 2024-25 season.

McDaniel wrapped up her career with the third-most points (2,325) and the fourth-most rebounds (1,025) in program history. During this year's Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship, the redshirt senior recorded a 50-40-90 showing, shooting 50.9% (28-of-55) from the field, 41.7% (10-of-24) from three, and 90.0% (9-of-10) from the free throw line, while averaging 25.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game to help lead the Dukes to their second conference title in four seasons. She was honored with the Sun Belt Elite award at the tournament for having the highest cumulative GPA among all participating student-athletes on the final day of competition.

Bree Robinson, a Media Arts and Design major, garnered Academic All-District® for the first time in her career. The junior started all 35 games this season, averaging 11.9 points and 3.2 assists in 33.7 minutes per game. Robinson tied JMU's single-season steals record with 82 swipes, sharing the achievement with Jess Cichowicz, who set the record in the Dukes' 2002-03 season. For her efforts this season, the Mississauga, Ontario native was named to the All-Sun Belt Defensive Team and was one of two players in the league with at least 100 assists and 80 steals, alongside Timaya Lewis-Eutsey of Marshall.

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