JMU Clinches SBC Regular Season Title
In an 83-57 win over App State this past Saturday, James Madison clinched the 2024-25 outright Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball regular season title. This is the JMU Dukes 2nd SBC regular season title and 15th overall regular season title in program history. Under 9th-year head coach Sean O’Regan, James Madison is 25-4 overall and 16-0 in SBC play. Their outstanding play is not going unnoticed nationally, as JMU is receiving votes (currently 5) in the AP Top 25, for the 1st time since the 2019-20 season.
The Dukes are led by Peyton McDaniel, a 6’0” redshirt junior guard, who is averaging: 16.1 points per game, 8.4 rebounds per game, and 1.9 steals per game. According to NCAA.com, James Madison as a team, ranks 7th nationally in rebounding, averaging 43.14 rebounds per game.
Looking ahead, with the SBC No.1 seed already secured, JMU has two regular season games remaining: vs Georgia State (Feb 26th) and vs ULM (Feb 28th). The Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament will place March 4 - March 10 in Pensacola, Florida. James Madison has a 5-round bye and won’t play until the SBC Tournament Semifinals on March 9th.