2024–25 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

2024–25 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
Sun Belt regular-season champions
WBIT, quarterfinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record30–6 (18–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kayla Cooper-Williams
  • Alex Tomlinson
  • Nicole Razor
  • Anastasiia Zakharova
  • Neil Harrow
Home arenaAtlantic Union Bank Center
2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 6   .833
Arkansas State † 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Troy 13 – 5   .722 24 – 14   .632
Coastal Carolina 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Old Dominion 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529
Appalachian State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Louisiana 9 – 9   .500 13 – 16   .448
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Louisiana–Monroe 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Texas State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Marshall 6 – 12   .333 15 – 20   .429
Georgia Southern 6 – 12   .333 16 – 18   .471
Southern Miss 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
South Alabama 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2024–25 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented the James Madison University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by ninth-year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Dukes finished the season with a 30–6 record, 18–0 in Sun Belt play, to finish in first place.[1] In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated fourth seed Coastal Carolina in the semifinals[2] before finishing off second-seeded Arkansas State in the championship game.[3] In the WBIT, the Dukes beat Davidson and Marquette in the first[4] and second rounds,[5] respectively, before losing to Belmont in the quarterfinals.[6] The Dukes set a program record for single-season wins with 30.[5]

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play, to finish in third place.[7] They were defeated by first-seeded Marshall in the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament in overtime.[8] The Dukes then competed in the WBIT and lost to Stony Brook in the first round.[9]

Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. James Madison was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt regular season.[10]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 191 (12)
2 Troy 169 (2)
3 Old Dominion 167
4 Louisiana–Monroe 150
5 Louisiana 122
6 Marshall 118
7 Southern Miss 113
8 Georgia State 107
9 Coastal Carolina 77
10 Texas State 67
11 Appalachian State 61
12 Georgia Southern 53
13 Arkansas State 50
14 South Alabama 25

Source:[10]

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams
Team Player Position Year
First Peyton McDaniel Guard 4th
Second Kseniia Kozlova Center 5th
Third Ro Scott Guard 5th

Player of the Year: Peyton McDaniel, Guard, RS-Jr.

Source:[10]

Roster

2024–25 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Peyton McDaniel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Twin Valley High School Birdsboro, PA
G 1 Olivia Mullins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Saint Joseph's Somerset, NJ
G 2 Ro Scott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Marshall Earle, AR
G 3 Alonna Poole 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Oakland High School Nashville, TN
G 4 Delilah Soltys 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mauldin High School Fountain Inn, SC
F 5 Ashanti Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Trinity Valley Community College Norfolk, VA
G/F 10 Angela Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Shades Valley High School New Orleans, LA
G 11 Bree Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Michigan State Mississauga, ON
F 14 Annalicia Goodman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Heritage High School Newport News, VA
G 15 Jada Mills 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Putnam Science Academy Norwich, CT
G 21 Zakiya Stephenson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Ole Miss Virginia Beach, VA
F 23 Mikaya Tynes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Norview High School Norfolk, VA
G 25 Jamia Hazell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Southeast Raleigh High School Raleigh, NC
G 31 Atiana Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Menchville High School Newport News, VA
C 35 Kseniia Kozlova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Middle Tennessee Moscow, Russia
G 77 Laura Molnárová 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Gymnázium Imre Madácha Bratislava, Slovakia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 67–56  1–0
 MAC Center (1,350)
Kent, OH
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 85–54  2–0
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,273)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina W 57–51  3–0
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,298)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 6 Notre Dame L 46–92  3–1
 Purcell Pavilion (6,716)
Notre Dame, IN
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 102–69  4–1
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,240)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's W 73–32  5–1
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,518)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 28, 2024*
3:30 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Northern Arizona
St. Pete Showcase 		L 83–85 OT 5–2
 Walter Athletic Complex (173)
Tampa, FL
November 29, 2024*
3:00 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Florida
St. Pete Showcase 		W 77–72  6–2
 Walter Athletic Complex (333)
Tampa, FL
December 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at VCU W 55–42  7–2
 Siegel Center (825)
Richmond, VA
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 4 Texas L 62–93  7–3
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,361)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Villanova W 71–67  8–3
 Finneran Pavilion (1,501)
Villanova, PA
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 21 NC State L 47–61  8–4
 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy W 63–52  9–4
(1–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,376)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana W 68–63  10–4
(2–0) 		Cajundome (511)
Lafayette, LA
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 81–60  11–4
(3–0) 		Strahan Arena (756)
San Marcos, TX
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall W 71–59  12–4
(4–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,235)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 85–68  13–4
(5–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,370)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall W 93–65  14–4
(6–0) 		Cam Henderson Center (1,149)
Huntington, WV
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 74–54  15–4
(7–0) 		HTC Center (941)
Conway, SC
January 24, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 62–47  16–4
(8–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,320)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 26, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 76–69  17–4
(9–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,396)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 77–60  18–4
(10–0) 		Hill Convocation Center (573)
Statesboro, GA
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry 		W 85–62  19–4
(11–0) 		Chartway Arena (2,987)
Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama W 76–62  20–4
(12–0) 		Mitchell Center (358)
Mobile, AL
February 8, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 78–74  21–4
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,970)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 13, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 77–61  22–4
(13–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,108)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry 		W 66–53  23–4
(14–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,375)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 19, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State W 62–55  24–4
(15–0) 		GSU Convocation Center (1,302)
Atlanta, GA
February 22, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State W 83–57  25–4
(16–0) 		Holmes Center (1,129)
Boone, NC
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 80–74  26–4
(17–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,270)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 79–51  27–4
(18–0) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,799)
Harrisonburg, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 9, 2025
12:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (4) Coastal Carolina
Semifinals 		W 89–65  28–4
 Pensacola Bay Center (717)
Pensacola, FL
March 10, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(1) vs. (2) Arkansas State
Championship 		L 79–86 OT 28–5
 Pensacola Bay Center (847)
Pensacola, FL
WBIT
March 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) Davidson
First round 		W 77–50  29–5
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (985)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 23, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) Marquette
Second round 		W 80–76  30–5
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (1,239)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 27, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (3) Belmont
Quarterfinals 		L 45–90  30–6
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (1,645)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "Efficient Shooting Leads Dukes Past Coastal Carolina, Advance to Sun Belt Title Game". James Madison University Athletics. November 3, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "Dukes Fall in Overtime to A-State in Sun Belt Championship Game". James Madison University Athletics. November 3, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Second-Half Surge Pushes JMU Past Davidson in WBIT First Round". James Madison University Athletics. November 3, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Dukes Top Marquette in Overtime Classic, Set Program Record With 30 Wins". James Madison University Athletics. November 3, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "Dukes Fall to Hot-Shooting Belmont in WBIT Quarterfinals". James Madison University Athletics. November 3, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  8. ^ "JMU Falls to Marshall in Overtime of Sun Belt Title Game". James Madison University Athletics. March 11, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "Dukes Bow Out of WBIT, Fall to Stony Brook in First Round". James Madison University Athletics. March 21, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "James Madison Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. October 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  12. ^ "James Madison Dukes Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
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