JMU Ventures to Norfolk for Final Road Test

Saturday, February 14

Norfolk, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

Old Dominion

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women's basketball will complete its four-game road swing with a Saturday afternoon meeting at Old Dominion. Action inside Chartway Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.

TOWNEBANK ROYAL RIVALRY CHALLENGE

The game is part of the TowneBank Royal Rivalry Challenge, now in its fourth year. JMU won the all-sports challenge in the first two years, 2022-23 and 2023-24, while the departments tied in 2024-25.
The Dukes currently lead the Monarchs 4.5-2.5 in the seven meetings so far in 2025-26.

LAST TIME VS. THE MONARCHS

JMU held Old Dominion to 26.0% (19-of-73) from the field and 20.7% (6-of-29)from three as the Dukes powered past the Monarchs 66-53 in front of 4,375 fans – the largest crowd at a women's basketball game in the history of the Atlantic Union Bank Center, on Feb. 15, 2025.
The Dukes shot 50.0% (24-of-48) from the field and poured in 38 paint points for their 12th consecutive victory over ODU. JMU locked in late defensively, not allowing the Monarchs to make a field goal in the final 3:31.

THE DUKES VS. THE SUN BELT

James Madison holds a 109-73 (.599) record against current Sun Belt Conference foes and is 60-16 (.789) since joining the league in 2022.
Moreover, the Dukes are 54-14 (.794) 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.
James 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.
JMU has encountered Old Dominion more than any other 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 (6-0), Southern Miss (5-0), Texas State (4-0), South Alabama (4-0), or ULM (3-0).

NCAA RANKING SUMMARY

JMU owns seven top-75 marks nationally: rebound margin (21st - +8.5), rebounds per game (23rd - 42.07), defensive rebounds per game (29th - 28.6), scoring offense (57th - 74.2), field goal percentage (59th - 44.5), scoring margin (68th - +11.0), and offensive rebounds per game (73rd - 13.5).
Individually, Peyton McDaniel is 13th in points (505), Ashanti Barnes is 19th in rebounds (246), Bree Robinson is tied for 29th in steals (67), Brianna McLeod is tied for 33rd in blocks (41), and Zakiya Stephenson is tied for 48th in assists (115).

BY THE NUMBERS

6: Peyton McDaniel (2,173) is one of six active Division I players with 2,000-plus points, alongside Ta'Niya Latson (South Carolina - 2,420), Hannah Hidalgo (2,148), Ny'Ceara Pryor (Texas A&M - 2,084), Destiny Leo (UNLV - 2,068), and Audi Crooks (Iowa State - 2,068).
41: Brianna McLeod is fourth in the nation in blocks (41) among players with no starts, trailing Kyla Abraham (Baylor - 42), Paulina Hernandez (Youngstown State - 43) and Aziyah Farrier (Stephen F. Austin - 48). Additionally, her 41 rejections are the most by a Duke since Kayla Cooper Williams posted 74 in 2019-20.
78: Grace McDonough has shot 78.0% (39-of-50) from the field over its last nine games. Last time out, the forward made seven of eight for a career-high 14 points at App State on Wednesday. McDonough is the first Sun Belt player to shoot 87.5% or better from the floor with at least seven makes on the road as a freshman since 2011 when Ebony Rowe of Middle Tennessee went 8-of-9 (.889) for 19 points at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 26.

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-point attempts (1st - 932), points (2nd - 2,173), three-pointers (2nd - 327), field goal attempts (2nd - 1,782), field goals made (3rd - 776), three-point attempts per game (4th - 6.38), games played (T-6th - 146), and rebounds (13th - 964).

MILESTONE TRACKER

With 2,173 career points, Peyton McDaniel is 175 points away from passing Precious Hall (2012-2017) for second in all-time scoring at JMU, tallying 2,347 in her career.
For McDaniel, if she maintains her season scoring average of 18.9, she can move into second in 10 games.
With 15 points against App State, Ashanti Barnes became the 35th member of the program's 1,000-point club.
With 67 steals, Bree Robinson is three away from cracking the top-10 in steals in a single season in program history. The last Duke to achieve 70 or more steals in a season was Tamera Young, who finished with 70 steals in 2005-06.