Dukes Head to Buffalo for Saturday Matinee - James Madison University Athletics

James Madison Dukes (3-2) at Buffalo Bulls (2-2)
November 27, 2021 – 2 p.m.
Buffalo, N.Y. – Alumni Arena

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The James Madison Dukes (3-2) travel to Buffalo, N.Y. for a 2 p.m. tip-off on Saturday, Nov. 27 against the Buffalo Bulls (2-2).
JMU is coming back-to-back wins at home over Hampton (78-60) and NC Central (77-54).
Kiki Jefferson led the Dukes with 23 points in the win over NC Central, while Jaylin Carodine pulled down a career-high 15 boards.
Jefferson leads JMU so far this season with 20.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
Carodine is the second-leading rebounder for the Dukes with 6.2 boards per outing. She is also the only Duke without a turnover so far this season.
Jamia Hazell presents another offensive threat for JMU, adding 13.6 points per game. She is the Dukes leading three-point shooter with her 36.8% (7-19) from beyond the arc.
Annalicia Goodman is one of JMU's leading rebounders with 5.8 boards per game. The forward currently totals more offensive rebounds (15) than defensive (14).
Point guard Madison Green leads JMU in both assists and steals with eight and nine, respectively. Green adds 4.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game for the Dukes.

SCOUTING THE BULLS

Buffalo enters Saturday's game after going 1-2 in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
The Bulls fell to both #1 South Carolina (88-60) and Oklahoma (93-72) before topping Syracuse 88-79 to close out the tournament. The win over the Orange marks the first non-conference Power 5 win since the Bulls defeated Clemson at the San Juan Shootout in 2017.
Dyaisha Fair leads Buffalo with 19.3 points per game. The junior guard is shooting 49.2% (29-59) from the floor and 42.3% (11-26) from long range.
Summer Hemphill adds 17.8 points per game for the Bulls and is one of the top rebounders with 8.3 rebounds per game.
Also averaging 8.3 boards per outing is Adebola Adeyeye. The forward currently leads Buffalo with her 19 offensive rebounds.

SERIES HISTORY

This will be the second meeting between the two programs.
The first meeting came last season on Nov. 30, 2020 at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Va. The Bulls won, 80-64.

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