STATESBORO, Ga. (WHSV) - Ro Scott provided 17 points off the bench, Ashanti Barnes and Peyton McDaniel each had double-doubles, and James Madison stayed perfect in Sun Belt Conference play, defeating Georgia Southern 77-60.

(WHSV) - James Madison’s softball team is projected to finish fifth, according to the Sun Belt Preseason Coach’s Poll released Wednesday. The Dukes also received one first place vote. JMU is coming off a 31-22 (12-12 SBC) campaign in 2024, which saw the season end in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals to the No. 1 seeded Louisiana.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-13, 1-8 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Coastal Carolina will look to end its five-game road losing streak when the Chanticleers take on James Madison.

James Madison had started to get used to dominating in Sun Belt play, but Sunday afternoon at the Atlantic Union Bank Center against Coastal Carolina, the Dukes got to be

The James Madison Dukes (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) face the Old Dominion Monarchs (9-12, 6-4 Sun Belt) in a matchup of Sun Belt squads at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday. The game will be available on ESPN+.Buy

Xavier Brown led Jamess Madison (10-8, 3-3 SBC) with 13 points. Elijah Everett-Hutchins added 12 and Lindsay 10. Mark Freeman, who burned the Herd for 31 points in the first meeting, managed just five. He was 1-of-7 from the field with no threes in four tries. He had gone over 1,500 career points and 500 career assists in his previous game.

James Madison ranks sixth in the Sun Belt with 34.1 rebounds per game led ... the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play. TOP PERFORMERS: Davis is shooting 35.3% ...

Coastal Carolina comes into the matchup with James Madison as losers of six straight games. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season for the two teams.

Led by AJ Smith's 21 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Old Dominion Monarchs 74-60 on Wednesday night

The Dukes come to Chartway Arena Wednesday having won seven straight in the series. It’s their longest win streak in the rivalry’s 53-year history, which the Monarchs still lead by a

In a transition season under first-year coach Alyson Habetz and major turnover with the roster, the UL Ragin’ Cajuns still got the most first-place votes but were predicted to finish

Appalachian State Mountaineers (10-7, 4-2 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (10-8 ... The Mountaineers are 4-2 in conference games. Appalachian State has a 2-0 record in games decided by 3 points ...