James Madison Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
James Madison Dukes
 
Sun Belt (26-8, 14-4)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/23 Virginia Tech (65-56), 3/9 vs Troy (69-52)
Bad Losses: 12/20 at Marshall (74-83), 1/10 at Georgia State (70-72)
Coach: Sean O’Regan
 
Probable Starters:
Grace McDonough, Freshman, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Ashanti Barnes, Senior, Forward, 14.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 2.5 apg
Bree Robinson, Junior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 3.2 apg, 2.6 rpg, 2.4 spg
Zakiya Stephenson, Junior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 4.3 apg, 2.4 rpg
Peyton McDaniel, Senior, Guard, 18.9 ppg, 2.2 apg, 7.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Brianna McLeod, Junior, Forward, 4.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Delilah Soltys, Freshman, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.2 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.6 (47th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.8 (128, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.5 (53, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.8 (67, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (165, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.2 (159, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.5 (288, 12)
Rebound Margin: 8.5 (16, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.2 (71, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.1 (105, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025WBIFirst Round win over Davidson
2025WBISecond Round win over Marquette
2025WBIQuarterfinal loss to Belmont
2024WBIFirst Round loss to Stony Brook
2023NCAARound of 64 loss to Ohio State
2019NITFirst Round win over North Carolina A&T
2019NITSecond Round win over South Florida
2019NITThird Round win over Virginia Tech
2019NITQuarterfinal win over Georgetown
2019NITSemifinal loss to Northwestern
2018NITFirst Round win over East Tennessee State
2018NITSecond Round win over Radford
2018NITThird Round loss to West Virginia
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to DePaul
2015NCAARound of 64 loss to Ohio State
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Gonzaga
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Texas A&M
2013NITFirst Round win over North Carolina A&T
2013NITSecond Round win over North Carolina State
2013NITThird Round win over Fordham
2013NITQuarterfinal loss to Florida
2012NITFirst Round win over Davidson
2012NITSecond Round win over Wake Forest
2012NITThird Round win over South Florida
2012NITQuarterfinal win over Virginia
2012NITSemifinal win over Syracuse
2012NITFinal loss to Oklahoma State
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2009NITFirst Round win over American
2009NITSecond Round loss to Richmond
2008NITFirst Round win over Radford
2008NITSecond Round win over Indiana
2008NITThird Round loss to Kentucky
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Pittsburgh
2006NITFirst Round loss to Charlotte
 
*all team stats through 3/5