JMU Heads to Atlanta for Rematch With Georgia State

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JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – JANUARY 9,2026 – GAME NOTES

TEAM RAPID FACTS

• Overall Record: 13-2
• sun Belt Conference Record: 4-0
• Head Coach: Sean O’Regan (6th Season)
• Record at JMU: 118-35
• Career Record: 235-88

SERIES HISTORY

• The Dukes are 47-12 (.797) in regular-season Sun Belt Conference matchups and had won 21 consecutive regular-season tilts prior to their 83-74 overtime loss to marshall on December 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 February 15, 2024.
• JMU has encountered Old Dominion more than any othre SBC opponent with 85 meetings, with the Dukes trailing 32-53 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 (5-0), Southern Miss (4-0), texas State (4-0), South Alabama (3-0), or ULM (2-0).

NCAA RANKING SUMMARY (THROUGH JANUARY 7, 2026 GAMES)

• JMU owns five top-75 marks nationally: rebounds per game (31st – 42.71), defensive rebounds per game (39th – 28.8), rebound margin (48th – +7.4),scoring offense (74th – 73.5), and offensive rebounds per game (75th – 13.9).
• Individually, Ashanti barnes is tied for 16th in rebounds (154), Brianna McLeod is tied for 20th in blocks (31), Peyton McDaniel is 21st in points (301), and Bree Robinson is tied for 41st in steals (41).

ROAD WARRIORS

• The Dukes went 12-2 in true road games and 2-2 in neutral matchups for a 14-4 (.778) record in 2024-25.
• Last season, JMU was one of 10 Division I teams with at least a dozen road wins, with Portland (13) being the only program with more.
• The Dukes have gone a combined 18-7 (.720) across true road games and neutral site contests over the last two seasons.

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-pointers (2nd – 302), three-point attempts (2nd – 862), three-point attempts per game (3rd – 6.34), field goals made (4th – 704), points (4th – 1,969), field goal attempts (4th – 1,632), games played (6th – 136), and rebounds
  

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