HARRISONBURG, Va. - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team caps its three-game season-opening road swing this Sunday as the Hawks head to James Madison for a 2 p.m. game on Sunday. The game will be streamed for free, with live audio also available on the Saint Joseph's Sports Network.
GAME STORIES...
• Saint Joseph's cap a three-game road swing to open the 2017-18 season this Sunday as the Hawks travel to James Madison.
• Sunday's contest is the fifth meeting all-time between the Hawks and Dukes.
• James Madison holds a 3-1 edge in the series and won last year's meeting, 85-72, on December 28 at Hagan Arena.
• Saint Joseph's is coming off a 77-53 win at Bucknell on Wednesday to improve to 2-0.
• The Hawks are looking to improve to 3-0 to start the year for the first time since 2010-11.
• As a team, SJU shot 61.4 percent from the field (35-of-57) and 75 percent from three-point range (15-of-20).
• Junior guard Alyssa Monaghan has opened the season going 12-of-13 from the field, with her lone miss coming on a heave to beat the halftime buzzer at Bucknell.
• Monaghan matched Mégan Compain's program's single-game mark for three-point proficiency going 7-of-7 from behind the arc at Niagara
• The Hawks enter Sunday averaging 85 points per game and shooting 54.1 percent from the field.
• Senior Chelsea Woods led four Hawks in double figures with 21 points at Bucknell.
• Sunday marks the second meeting between the two teams at the Convocation Center. The Dukes won the previous contest, 70-63, on January 22, 1990.
• Last season's 72 points versus James Madison was the most scored by the Hawks in a loss.
• The first meeting between the two teams came at the 1985 Women's Court New Year's Classic.
• Last year, SJU led 49-40 at halftime, but were outscored 45-23 in the second half as James Madison pulled away for a 85-72 win.
• Adashia Franklyn led four Hawks in double figures with 20 points versus the Dukes in last year's contest.
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