ATLANTA \u2013 James Madison women’s basketball will complete its regular-season series versus Georgia State with a Saturday afternoon tilt in Atlanta. Action inside the GSU Convocation Center is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.<\/p>\n
LAST TIME VS. THE PANTHERS
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\u00a0<\/p>\n NCAA RANKING SUMMARY (THROUGH JAN. 7 GAMES)<\/p>\n
\n\tTrailing 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, James Madison connected on 25-of-46 (.544) from the field over the final three periods and posted a 53-33 rebounding advantage over Georgia State for an 84-64 victory in Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball action inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center on New Year’s Day.
\n\tThe Dukes poured in 42 points in the paint, while limiting the Panthers to just three second-chance points.
\n\tFour players scored in double-figures, led by Zakiya Stephenson<\/a> with a career-high 22 points. Stephenson registered 19 points in the second half, going a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-3 from behind the arc.
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\nJMU VS. THE SUN BELT<\/p>\n
\n\tJames Madison holds a 102-71 (.590) record against current Sun Belt Conference foes and is 53-14 (.791) since joining the league in 2022.
\n\tMoreover, the Dukes are 47-12 (.797) 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.
\n\tJames 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.
\n\tJMU 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.
\n\tThe Dukes have never lost to Louisiana (5-0), Southern Miss (4-0), Texas State (4-0), South Alabama (3-0), or ULM (2-0).
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\n\tJMU 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).
\n\tIndividually, Ashanti Barnes<\/a> is tied for 16th in rebounds (154), Brianna McLeod<\/a> is tied for 20th in blocks (31), Peyton McDaniel<\/a> is 21st in points (301), and Bree Robinson<\/a> is tied for 41st in steals (41).
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\nROAD DOGS<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Dukes went 12-2 in true road games and 2-2 in neutral matchups for a 14-4 (.778) record in 2024-25.
\n\tLast 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.
\n\tThe Dukes have gone a combined 18-7 (.720) across true road games and neutral site contests over the last two seasons.
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\nPEYTON’S CAREER STATS<\/p>\n
\n\tPlaying her fifth season of collegiate basketball, Peyton McDaniel<\/a> 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 (14th – 888).
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\nMILESTONE TRACKER<\/p>\n
\n\tWith 1,969 career points, Peyton McDaniel<\/a> is 31 points away from becoming the fourth Duke to reach 2,000-plus career points.
\n\tIf McDaniel maintains her career scoring average of 14.5 ppg, she’ll reach the 2,000-point plateau in three games.
\n\tFor Ashanti Barnes<\/a>, with 917 points across her time at Old Dominion (2021-22) and JMU (2023-Present), she is 83 shy of reaching 1,000 in her Division I Career.
\n\tIf Barnes averages 11.0 ppg, she can reach 1,000 career points in eight games.
\n\tThe achievement would make Barnes the 35th member of the program’s 1,000-point club.
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