Louisiana-Lafayette 45, at James Madison 96

HARRISONBURG, Va. (Interstat) — The James Madison Dukes delivered a dominant wire-to-wire performance Thursday night, overwhelming the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 96-45 in a Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball game at the JMU Convocation Center. From the opening tip, the Dukes established a pace and defensive intensity that the visiting Ragin’ Cajuns could not match. James Madison scored the game’s first eight points, fueled by an early layup from Zakiya Stephenson and a transition jumper from Peyton McDaniel. While Louisiana-Lafayette’s Mikaylah Manley briefly stemmed the tide with a first-quarter jumper, the Dukes’ relentless pressure created a cascade of turnovers and easy… Read more...