James Madison women's basketball routs Central Connecticut 77-38

James Madison women's basketball beat Central Connecticut 77-38 on Thursday night at Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, in front of 2,161 fans. The Dukes are 1-1 overall and 1-0 at home. The Blue Devils fell to 0-2, with both losses on the road.

How it unfolded

James Madison led 18-8 after the first quarter and 32-18 at halftime. The Dukes outscored the Blue Devils 19-13 in the third and 26-7 in the fourth. Their largest lead was 41 points.

Central Connecticut never led by more than 2 and shot 11-of-43 from the field (26 percent), including 4-of-14 from three. The Blue Devils committed 23 turnovers, and the Dukes turned them into 27 points. James Madison had just 8 turnovers and made 7 steals.

Who stood out

Zakiya Stephenson led the Dukes with 13 points, going 3-of-6 from three and 4-of-4 at the line, and added 4 assists. Bree Robinson, Maddie Leach and Ja'Quoia Jones-Brown each scored 10. Jones-Brown also had 3 steals. Trynce Taylor scored 9 on 4-of-5 shooting and grabbed 5 rebounds.

Trinity Moore scored 7 and had 6 rebounds, tied with Delilah Soltys for the team high. Soltys also had 4 assists and 2 blocks. Grace McDonough scored 6 in 13 minutes.

James Madison shot 31-of-69 overall (45 percent) and 6-of-21 from three. The Dukes were perfect at the free throw line, 9-of-9, and outscored the Blue Devils 40-12 in the paint. They also had a 14-3 edge in fast break points and finished with 14 assists to Central Connecticut's 3. Rebounding was 40-34 in the Dukes' favor.

Jill Dingler led Central Connecticut with 9 points. Liana Salamone had 8 points and a team-high 6 rebounds.

Next up

James Madison plays at Virginia Tech on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET.