JMU women win WNIT opener
James Madison outscored Davidson 41-29 in the second half en route to a 65-49 win over the Wildcats in National Women’s Invitation Tournament first-round basketball action Thursday night at the JMU Convocation Center.
JMU advances to a second-round game against Wake Forest, a 72-61 winner over Charlotte Thursday. The Dukes host Wake at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18.
JMU improved to 25-7 while Davidson completed its season with a 22-10 record. Read more
JMU falls to UNC-W in CAA Tourney
Cedric Williams scored a career-high 22 points, and Keith Rendlemen added 14 as the duo powered ninth-seeded UNCW past eighth-seeded James Madison, 70-59, in the opening game of the 2012 Virginia 529 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship.
UNCW (10-20) notched its first victory in the conference championship since 2008 and advances to Saturday’s quarterfinals against top-seeded Drexel, scheduled for a noon start at the Richmond Coliseum. Read more
JMU women win on Senior Day
James Madison sent its senior class out with a 63-44 win over Old Dominion in the Dukes’ final home game of the season in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center.
JMU improved to 22-6 overall and 13-4 in CAA play. ODU dropped to 9-20 overall and 6-11 in the CAA as the Monarchs dropped their fourth straight game. Read more
JMU women clinch first-round CAA bye
The James Madison women’s basketball team led from the opening basket as the Dukes beat Hofstra 80-61 in Colonial Athletic Association play Thursday night the JMU Convocation Center.
JMU, which clinched a top-four seed and a first-round bye for the upcoming CAA Tournament, improved to 21-6 overall and 12-4 in league play.
Hofstra’s record stands at 18-9 overall and 10-6 in CAA games.
The Dukes led by 13 (43-30) at halftime and Hofstra got no closer than 11 (43-32 at 19:35) in the second period. JMU was up by as many as 24 (62-38 at 13:27) in the second half.
JMU senior forward Kiara Francisco (Lakeland, Fla./Winter Haven) came off the bench to tie her career-high with a game-high 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the floor and 4-for-5 shooting at the foul line. Redshirt senior forward Lauren Whitehurst (Chesapeake, Va./Indian River) added 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-5 FT) and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Three other Dukes scored in double figures as junior guard Tarik Hislop (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) added 11 and redshirt junior guard Jasmine Gill (Greensboro, N.C./Page) and sophomore guard KirbyBurkholder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) each scored 10.
JMU freshman forward Toia Giggetts (Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor) led all players with 11 rebounds, tying her career high.
Hofstra was led in scoring by junior forward Shante Evans (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) with 17 and senior guard Candice Bellocchio (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s) with 10. Evans, Bellocchio and junior forward/guard Candace Bond (Fort Washington, Md./Riverdale Baptist) each finished with seven rebounds.
Same ol’ song: Dukes drop one on the road at Drexel
After trailing by one at the half, Drexel blew past James Madison in the second half by a 44-26 margin to extend its winning streak to 16 in a row with a 78-61 decision in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Wednesday night at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
DU won its school-record 24th game of the season (24-5) and clinched first place in the CAA at 15-2 thanks to George Mason’s overtime loss at Northeastern. The Dragons have won 16 in a row at home and own the nation’s second-longest overall winning streak at 16 games. Read more
JMU women surprised by Northeastern
Northeastern converted 20 of 25 free throws in its first-ever win over James Madison as the Huskies took a 61-50 win in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court.
JMU’S record now stands at 20-6 and 11-4 in CAA play and the Dukes remain in sole possession of second place in the league standings. The loss ended a five-game JMU winning streak, and the Dukes lost a road game for the first time in its last seven outings. Read more
JMU drops BracketBusters contest to Detroit
Five players reached double figures and Detroit withstood James Madison’s rally from an 18-point deficit in the first half to record an 82-70 Sears BracketBusters win on Saturday afternoon at Calihan Hall.
UDM won its fifth game in a row and eighth in nine games to improve to 17-12. JMU fell to 11-18 overall and 3-3 all-time in BracketBusters play.
Guard Jason Calliste led Detroit with 19 points. Donavan Foster added 12. LaMarcus Lowe, Doug Anderson and Evan Bruinsma contributed 10 points apiece with Anderson adding seven rebounds. Read more
