#12 JMU to Battle #5 Ohio State Saturday in NCAA Tournament

Saturday, March 21

Chapel Hill, N.C.

1:30 p.m.

James Madison University

Ohio State

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#12 JMU to Battle #5 Ohio State Saturday in NCAA Tournament

3/19/2015 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

2014-15 JMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
GAME #33
NCAA Tournament First Round

29-3 (17-1 CAA)
Postseason Guide

No. 12 James Madison vs. No. 5 Ohio State
Carmichael Arena - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Saturday, March 21, 2015 – 1:30 p.m.
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23-10 (13-5 Big Ten)

Send-Off and Best Wishes

JMU athletics invites fans to the JMU Convocation Center Thursday at 4 p.m. to send the 2015 CAA Champions off the NCAA Tournament!
If you cannot make the send-off, make sure to tweet a message to the @JMUWBasketball team using #BackForMore.

Game Plan

Entering their second NCAA Tournament in a row and 11th overall, the Dukes are a No. 12 seed and will take on fifth-seeded Ohio State on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Carmichael Arena.
JMU topped third-seeded Hofstra on Sunday, March 15, to win the CAA Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Saturday's first-round matchup will air on ESPN2 and WatchESPN. Broadcasts on ESPN2 are regional, check local listings. Full broadcasts for every NCAA Tournament game are available on ESPN3 and WatchESPN.
Live audio for the contest will be available through the nTelos Wireless Network on 92.1 FM and 550 AM WSVA locally in Harrisonburg, Va., as well as online at JMUSports.com/MadiZONE.

Scouting Report

Making its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, No. 12 James Madison will take on fifth-seeded Ohio State on Saturday afternoon in just the sixth matchup all-time between the two programs. Through the previous five games between the two programs, Ohio State has come out the victor each time. Each of the last two meetings resulted in nine-point wins for the Buckeyes. Ohio State's largest defeat of JMU is just 16 points.
JMU ran through the CAA Tournament field with wins over eighth-seeded Towson, fourth-seeded Elon and third-seeded Hofstra to earn the NCAA Tournament berth. The Dukes averaged 63 points during the conference tournament after averaging more than 75 during the regular season.
For her performance throughout the tournament, redshirt-junior guard Jazmon Gwathmey earned CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second year in a row. She rounded out the tournament with 17 points and 11 rebounds to record just the third double-double of her career. She was joined on the All-Tournament team by junior guard Precious Hall and redshirt-senior center Lauren Okafor.
Hall is averaging 20.5 points per contest thus far this year, which is good for No. 20 in the country. With 2.97 made 3-pointers per game, she ranks ninth in the nation in shots from range.
Junior guard Angela Mickens, who was named to the Lieberman Award Final 15, is averaging 7.5 assists per contest to put her fourth in the nation in the category. Her 2.88 assist turnover ratio is good for eighth in the nation.
Ohio State is led by Big Ten Co-Player of the Year in freshman Kelsey Mitchell. In her first year with the Buckeyes, she led the nation in scoring with 25.0 points per game while finishing second nationally with 3.7 made 3-pointers per contest. The Buckeyes have three other players averaging double figures in Ameryst Alston (19.3 ppg), Alexa Hart (11.9 ppg) and Shayla Cooper (10.8 ppg)
Scoring 80.7 points per game, the Buckeyes boast the fifth-highest scoring percentage in the nation. UConn leads the way averaging 89.7 points per contest.
Saturday's game will feature two of the top scoring teams in the nation, as JMU also sits among the country's best with 75.8 points per game. That mark is good for 19th overall.