James Madison finding success in transition to Sun Belt

By HANK KURZ Jr. The Associated Press
FILE - James Madison head coach Sean O'Regan directs his team during the first half of a women's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Harrisonburg, Va., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. James Madison’s winter sports teams have picked up right where the fall programs finished in their transition to the Sun Belt Conference.(Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Daniel Lin]

James Madison’s winter sports teams have picked up where the fall programs left off in their transition from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Sun Belt Conference. Women’s basketball is atop the standings and has won 14 of its last 15 games. The Dukes have already won three more games than last season. The men’s team is among the national leaders in scoring. That’s after a fall season in which the Dukes won the league volleyball championship and played for the men’s and women’s soccer titles. They would have played for the football title but were ineligible in their first year at the Football Bowl Subdivision level.

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