Women’s Hoops Set for Nine-Day Excursion in Spain

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women’s basketball will travel to Spain for a nine-day trip that will include two exhibition games, team-building opportunities and sightseeing from July 23-31. The Dukes will visit Madrid, Barcelona, and the surrounding areas, highlighted by a visit to Sagrada Família, a guided tour of Real Madrid CF’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, a walk through the medieval streets of Toledo, and much more.

While in Spain, JMU will face a club in Madrid on July 25 before taking on a local Barcelona team on July 28. The trip will mark the program’s first offseason tour abroad since 2019 when it played exhibition matches in the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain. Additionally, JMU competed in the 2023 Cancun Challenge in Riviera Maya, Mexico, falling to Michigan State (95-69, Nov. 23) before edging Montana State (65-62, Nov. 24).

The Dukes are preparing for the upcoming season, which will see them open their 2025-26 campaign at home against Kent State on Nov. 3 as part of the MAC-SBC Challenge. JMU’s full schedule and game times will be announced at a later date.