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James Madison lacrosse was chosen to repeat as champions of the American Conference in 2026, with Olivia Matthews and Reese Cuviello collecting major preseason awards and joining two other Dukes on the Preseason All-Conference Team, the league announced on Tuesday.

The Bridgewater College women’s lacrosse team will start their 2026 campaign slotted at sixth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference preseason poll, announced Tuesday afternoon.

Cliff Davis scored 23 points, Eddie Ricks III notched a double-double, and James Madison men’s basketball picked up a crucial Sun Belt Conference road victory against Troy, 73-64, on Thursday evening at Trojan Arena.

James Madison shot an Atlantic Union Bank Center record 59.7% (37-of-62) from the field for its largest margin of victory in Sun Belt Conference play with a 96-45 wire-to-wire win over Louisiana on Thursday night.

The Bridgewater College women’s basketball team took down Shenandoah on Thursday, 63-49, behind 25 points from Jay Garcia.

Former James Madison wide receiver Nick DeGennaro has been selected to the East-West Shrine Bowl, which will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

James Madison lacrosse checks in at No. 20 in the 2026 Inside Lacrosse (IL) KANE Preseason Media Poll, the outlet announced on Monday.

James Madison led Arkansas State by as much as 18 (31-13) halfway through the second quarter, but the Red Wolves outscored the Dukes 65-44 over the final three periods for a 74-67 win in Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball action on Sunday afternoon at First National Bank Arena.

James Madison men’s basketball shot 52.6 percent from the floor and made 14 threes in an 82-57 rout of Texas State on Saturday afternoon at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

Due to facility issues at First National Bank Arena caused by Winter Storm Fern, James Madison women’s basketball’s contest at Arkansas State, originally scheduled for Jan. 24 at 12 p.m. ET (11 a.m. CT), has been postponed.