Tag: James Madison
Need for better nighttime lighting gets students talking
What can be done to make nighttime lighting at JMU more cost effective and less obtrusive to the environment?
Baseball: #9 Virginia plays host to James Madison Tuesday
The Virginia baseball team finishes a six-game homestand Tuesday (March 22) with a 4 p.m. game against James Madison at Davenport Field.
Q and A with Alan Levinovitz, author of ‘The Gluten Lie’
JMU professor Dr. Alan Levinovitz exposes the myths behind how we come to believe which foods are good and bad in his book, ‘The Gluten Lie.’
#15 William & Mary rallies past #9 JMU, 44-41
The No. 15 William & Mary football team extended its winning streak to four games and remained unbeaten at home with a thrilling 44-41 comeback victory against No. 9 James Madison at Zable Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
JMU’s Vad Lee named to Watch List for STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year
Less than one week after being tabbed a preseason All-American, James Madison redshirt senior quarterback Vad Lee was named to the Watch List for the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year award on Monday.
JMU men’s basketball signs JUCO star Shakir Brown to National Letter of Intent
James Madison basketball coach Matt Brady announced the signing of Shakir Brown to a National Letter of Intent for the 2015-16 season. He will have two years of eligibility following two years at the junior college level.
James Madison baseball drops season finale at UNCW 5-1
Casey Golden’s third-inning homer gave UNCW the early lead and Evan Phillips allowed one run in seven innings in a 5-1 decision over James Madison in a Colonial Athletic Association baseball game on Saturday in the regular season finale at Brooks Field.
JMU baseball drops mid-week contest at VMI
Junior shortstop Chad Carroll turned in his third three-hit performance in the last four games on Tuesday evening, but the James Madison baseball team dropped a 10-6 decision to VMI in non-conference action at Gray-Minor Stadium.
JMU baseball drops series finale to Towson
The James Madison baseball team scored seven runs across the final four innings on Sunday afternoon, but the Dukes’ comeback fell just short in an 8-7 loss to Towson as the teams wrapped up their Colonial Athletic Association series at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU baseball downs Towson, 9-3, in series opener
Junior left-hander Aaron Hoover threw his third complete game of the season to carry the James Madison baseball team over Towson on Friday evening as the Dukes earned a 9-3 win in Colonial Athletic Association play at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU’s Lauren Okafor taken by Atlanta Dream in third round of WNBA Draft
With the 34th overall pick, the Atlanta Dream drafted James Madison redshirt-senior center Lauren Okafor in the third round of the 2015 WNBA Draft with the team’s second pick.
JMU softball completes sweep at UNC-Wilmington
No. 24/25 James Madison produced three home runs while limiting UNCW to just one hit in a 10-0 Colonial Athletic Association softball victory in five innings on Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU baseball falls to Northeastern, 3-2
Northeastern scored three second-inning runs that would prove to be the difference on Saturday afternoon as the James Madison baseball team dropped a tough, 3-2 decision to the Huskies in Colonial Athletic Association play at Friedman Diamond.
JMU softball extends win streak to 22
No. 24/25 James Madison limited UNCW to just four hits while producing early-runs in both outings, as the Dukes cruised to 7-1 and 8-0 home victories in front of a packed crowd on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU freshman Megan Good named a finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year
Freshman pitcher/infielder Megan Good of the James Madison softball team was named one of 26 finalists for the 2015 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced Wednesday.
JMU baseball drops series finale to Delaware
Sophomore left fielder Ky Parrott went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs, but the James Madison baseball team could not climb out of an early hole on Sunday afternoon, dropping a 9-5 decision to Delaware in Colonial Athletic Association action at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU baseball batters Delaware, 16-8
Eight of the James Madison baseball team’s nine starters tallied at least one hit on Saturday evening as the Dukes rolled to a 16-8 victory over Delaware in Colonial Athletic Association action at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU basketball’s Lauren Okafor named CAA women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
James Madison redshirt-senior center Lauren Okafor is the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s basketball.
Maryland downs JMU baseball in 3-0 pitchers’ duel
The James Madison baseball team held the Big Ten Conference’s best offense to just four hits on Wednesday afternoon, but ran up against an equally formidable pitching performance en route to a tough, 3-0 loss at Maryland in non-conference action at Shipley Field.
Late surge propels #25 JMU softball past College of Charleston, 9-1
James Madison put up four runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth to earn a 9-1 run-rule victory against the College of Charleston in game one of the Colonial Athletic Association softball series Saturdayafternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
#25 JMU softball runs win streak to 15 with sweep at North Carolina
The 25th-ranked James Madison softball team utilized a rally and a shutout to earn a twinbill sweep at North Carolina on Wednesday evening at Anderson Stadium.
JMU drops heartbreaker, 73-72, at USC Upstate in CIT first round
USC Upstate rallied for an eight-point deficit late in the second half, utilizing a 9-0 run over the final three minutes to defeat James Madison 73-72 in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament on Tuesday night at the Hodge Center.
JMU softball’s Jailyn Ford, Megan Good awarded CAA weekly honors
Junior Jailyn Ford and freshman Megan Good accounted for all seven James Madison softball wins last week and the duo was rewarded for their stellar pitching, as Ford was named Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week while Good was tabbed Rookie of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.
JMU women’s basketball earns berth in CAA title game
With key free throws and solid defense down the stretch, top-seeded James Madison women’s basketball secured a thrilling 63-60 win over fourth-seeded Elon in the Colonial Athletic Association semifinal round to earn a trip to Sunday’s championship game.
JMU women’s basketball defeats Towson in CAA Tournament
JMU overpowered eighth-seeded Towson 64-49 in the quarterfinal round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Friday, earning a trip to the Saturday’s semifinals at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md.
