HARRISONBURG, Va. — Alonza Barnett III threw three touchdown passes to Landon Ellis and James Madison defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 24-14 on Saturday.

The Dukes (5-1, 3-0) joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2022 and have compiled a 20-7 record in conference games. This was the first meeting between the Dukes and Ragin' Cajuns.

Barnett's 62-yard touchdown pass to Ellis on the first play of the third quarter tied the score at 14 and a 4-yard pass to Ellis made it 21-14 in the fourth quarter. Morgan Suarez added a 24-yard field goal for the final margin.

Lunch Winfield's two first-half touchdown passes — 5 yards to Brock Chappell and 69 yards to Dale Martin — led the Ragin' Cajuns to a 14-7 halftime lead.

Barnett completed 26 of 40 passes for 290 yards and was intercepted once. Ellis had 12

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