Dukes Open Final Road Swing at Northeastern

James Madison Dukes (12-13, 8-6 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (12-12, 6-8 CAA)

February 25, 2022 – 6 P.M.
Boston, Mass. – Cabot Center

THE DUKES

The Dukes travel to Northeastern for their first game of their final road trip of the season on Friday, Feb. 25 for a 6 p.m. tip-off at the Cabot Center.
JMU arrives in Boston after a 73-51 win over UNCW on Sunday, Feb. 20.
Kiki Jefferson led the Dukes with 21 points while Madison Green added 15 as she knocked down 5-of-6 three-point attempts.
Jefferson is JMU's leading scorer with 18.9 points per game. The junior guard is shooting 40.7% from the field and 82.5% from the free throw line.
Jefferson has made 146 foul shots, ranking fourth in the country in made free throws.
Over the past four games, Green has averaged 15.7 points and 4.5 made threes per game.
Jaylin Carodine leads the Dukes with 10.4 rebounds per game. She is one of just two players in the conference averaging 10+ boards.
JMU currently has a field goal percentage of 38.5, three-point percentage of 27.6 and free throw percentage of 73.0.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES

Northeastern enters Friday's game with a record of 12-12 (6-8 CAA).
The Huskies are coming off a 78-65 loss at Elon for their fifth-straight loss.
Kendall Currence led Northeastern with 20 points while Claudia Soriano added 13 and Gemima Motema chipped in 10.
Northeastern's last win came against the Dukes on Jan. 30 (62-50).
Currence leads the Huskies with 16.3 points per game.
Soriano leads both Northeastern and the CAA in steals per game with 3.2. The guard adds 11.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per night.
Soriano has been named the CAA Rookie of the Week five times thus far this season.
Leading Northeastern in the rebounding column is Donna Ntambue with 6.7 boards per outing.
The Huskies are shooting 41.9% from the floor to rank second in the conference in field goal percentage.
Northeastern adds a 30.1 three-point percentage and a 71.1% from the foul line.

SERIES HISTORY

JMU leads 28-3 in the all-time series against Northeastern.
The Huskies won the last matchup against the Dukes 62-50 on Jan. 30, 2022 in Harrisonburg.
When playing at Northeastern, JMU is 11-1. Their lone loss in Boston came on Feb. 19, 2012 when the Huskies won 61-50.