Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Kent State on November 3, 2025 at 6 p.m.
WBB
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James Madison
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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
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Peyton McDaniel
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Birdsboro, Pa.
- High School:
- Twin Valley
- Major:
- Adult Education/Human Resource Development
Bio
Career Highlights:
2024-25:
2023-24:
2022-23:
2021-22:
2020-21:
High School:
Personal:
- 2025 Sun Belt Player of the Year
- 2025 All-Sun Belt First Team
- 2025 All-Sun Belt Tournament Team
- 2024-25 CSC Academic First Team All-American
- 2025 Sun Belt Elite Award
- 2024 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year
- 2024 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
- 2024 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
- 2024 Second Team All-Sun Belt
- 2023 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
- 2023 Sun Belt Sixth Woman of the Year
- 2021-22 Preseason All-CAA Second Team
- 2021 CAA Rookie of the Year
- 2021 CAA All-Rookie Team
2024-25:
- 2025 Sun Belt Player of the Year
- 2025 All-Sun Belt Tournament Team
- 2025 All-Sun Belt First Team
- 2025 Sun Belt Elite Award
- 2024-25 CSC Academic First Team All-American
- 2025 Sun Belt Elite Award
- 2024 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year
- 2024 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
- Finished the season eighth in program history in scoring (1,668 points)
- Four-time Sun Belt Player of the Week (12/3, 1/21-1/28, 2/18)
- All-ECAC Second Team
- 2024 St. Pete Showcase All-Tournament Team
- Led the Dukes in scoring (16.0 ppg), rebounding (8.3), three-point percentage (33.5), free throw percentage (84.5), blocks (26) and steals (61)
- Started in 35 out of 36 games, averaging 31.9 minutes per contest
- Only player in the nation to average 16 or more points and eight or more rebounds while making at least 70 shots from three
- Scored in double figures 31 times, 15 or more points in 19 contests, and at least 20 points in 10 games
- Scored a season-high 29 points against Georgia Southern (1/11) and App State (2/13)
- Produced 14 double-doubles, including recording five consecutive double-doubles (1/18-2/1)
- Knocked down 6-of-15 (.400) from three in a 77-72 victory over Florida at the St. Pete Showcase (11/29)
- Averaged 24.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 55.6 percent (20-of-36) from the field and 46.2 percent (6-of-13) from three at the Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Championship
- Grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds against Northern Arizona at the St. Pete Showcase (11/28)
- Played career-high 39 minutes in overtime loss to Arkansas State in Sun Belt title game (3/10)
- Registered career-high seven steals in season-opener at Kent State (11/4)
- Recorded career-high three blocks against Coastal Carolina (1/26), Old Dominion (2/15) and Arkansas State (3/10)
- CSC Academic All-District
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
- Virginia Sports Information Directors Academic All-State
2023-24:
- Started in all 35 games
- Averaged 15.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game
- Led the Dukes in scoring (15.1 ppg), rebounding (7.1) field goals (189), three-pointers (81) and steals (30)
- Shot a league-best 46.4 percent (45-of-97) from three in conference play
- Recorded 27 double-digit scoring outings – including 11 of 20-plus points – and eight rebounding in double figures
- Scored a career-high 33 points on 13-of-18 (.722) from the field and 4-of-8 (.500) from three in an 81-76 win at Southern Miss (1/11)
- Grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds at Xavier (11/11) and Coastal Carolina (2/17)
- Poured in 24 points on 9-of-19 (.474) from the field and 5-of-10 (.500) from three in the first round of the WBIT versus Stony Brook (3/21)
- CSC Academic All-District
- President's List (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
2022-23:
- Played in 32 games, starting in two
- Led the team in three-pointers made (75), three-pointers attempted (195), and three-point percentage (.385)
- Finished second on the team in total points (369) and scoring average (11.5 ppg)
- Also third on the team in field goals made (132), rebounds (144), and rebounding average (4.5)
- Scored 17 points on 5-of-10 (.500) from deep and grabbed six rebounds against #13 North Carolina (11/20)
- Produced 22 points, knocking down 5-of-8 (.625) threes versus Maryland Eastern Shore (12/4)
- Connected on 5-of-9 (.556) from behind the arc for 17 points at William & Mary (12/11)
- Shot 6-of-11 (.545) from downtown against both Georgia Southern (1/19) and Troy (1/21)
- Recorded first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds at App State (2/22)
- Shot 7-for-7 from three to tie her career-high of 30 points in the Sun Belt Championship game versus Texas State (3/6)
- 2022-23 Sun Belt Player of the Week (1/24)
- 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's Award
- CSC Academic All-District
- President's List (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2021-22:
- Did not play due to injury
- President's List (Spring 2022)
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
2020-21:
- Played in 16 games, starting in 12 and averaged 27.7 minutes a game
- Finished the year scoring 12.2 points a game, second-most on the team, while grabbing 4.8 rebounds a game
- Led the team averaging 1.2 steals per contest
- Third on the team in blockers per game (0.4)
- 3x CAA Rookie of the Week (12/14/20, 1/4/21, 1/18/21)
- Grabbed a season- and game-high 10 rebounds against Buffalo (11/30)
- Became the third freshman in program history to score 30-plus points in a game when she dropped 30 points on 12-19 shooting (6-9 3FG) with six rebounds in the win over George Mason (12/6)
- Has scored at least 14 points over her last four games, while knocking down one trey in her last five outings
- Grabbed at least one steal in all but one game, led by securing four steals against Mount St. Mary’s (11/25) and West Virginia (12/13)
- Nearly posted her second career double double with 14 points and eight rebounds against West Virginia (12/13)
- Secured two blocks to go along with 11 points and six rebounds in 32 minutes against Towson (1/3)
- Posted 12 points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes of action against Elon (1/16)
- Secured 11 points on 44.4 percent (4-9) shooting with six rebounds against Elon (1/17)
- Posted 14 points with five rebounds, to go along with two assists and one steal against Northeastern (1/25)
- Secured 20 points on 46.7 percent (7-15) shooting to go along with four rebounds and one block.
- Posted 11 points on 57.1 percent (4-7) shooting with one block and one steal in 32 minutes of action against Drexel (2/28)
- Shot 50 percent (5-10) from three, posting 22 points to go along with one assist and one steal in 28 minutes against Northeastern in the CAA quarterfinals (3/11)
- CAA Commissioner Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
- President’s List (Fall 2020)
- Dean’s List (Spring 2021)
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
High School:
- All-time leading scorer (boys and girls) with 2,102 career points
- 2x Berks County Player of the Year (2019-20)
- 3x All-Berks County First Team (2018-20)
- 3x Team captain (2018-20)
- 2020 First Team All-State
- 2019 Second Team All-State
- 2018 Third Team All-State
- 2017 All-Berks County Honorable Mention
- Played AAU for Lehigh Valley Fever
- Distinguished Honor Roll
- National Society of High School Scholars
Personal:
- Daughter of Tyrone McDaniel and Holly Hubert
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