WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LOSES 67-58 TO OLD DOMINION

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1/17/2010 8:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va., Jan. 17, 2010 -- Old Dominion (3-1, 5-9) jumped out to a 34-19 halftime lead and went on to post a 67-58 victory over James Madison (3-1, 13-2) in Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center.

Senior forward Jessica Canady (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) scored a team-high 14 points for ODU. Junior guard Shadasia Green (Paterson, N.J./Eastside) and guard Jasmine Parker (Norfolk, Va./Maury) also scored in double digits, contributing 13 and 10 points, respectively. Parker also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.

Junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) led the way for the Dukes with 22 points and four of JMU's six assists. Redshirt senior guard Sarah Williams (Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy) had 11 points and six rebounds for JMU, while freshman guard Tarik Hislop (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) had 10 points and six rebounds.

The Monarchs used a 17-4 run in the first half to go up 25-13 at 7:01 and never relinquished that lead en route to the victory, which halted the Dukes' home winning streak at nine. Six ODU players scored points in the Monarch's first-half run, which included three-pointers by sophomore center Mairi Buchan (Stirlingshire, Scotland/Denny), freshman guard Carolann Cloutier (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College)and junior guard Kquanise Byrd (St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood). It was only Buchan's fifth three of the season, while Cloutier hit only her eighth three and Byrd her 13th three of the year. Meanwhile the Dukes missed eight straight shots and committed four turnovers during the Monarchs' surge.

The Monarchs dominated the first half and eventually stretched their lead to 34-19 at halftime. ODU shot 12-for-30 (40%) from the field and shot 6-for-12 (50%) from behind the three-point line in the first half. The Dukes were held to shooting just 7-for-26 (26.9%) from the floor and 1-for-9 (11.1%) from long range.

The 19 points was JMU's lowest first-half total since scoring 18 against Northeastern in a March 13, 2009 contest.

ODU maintained its lead out of halftime and stretched it to 17 points on three separate occasions, the last of which came at the 13:21 mark (51-34). The Dukes were not able to cut the lead to single digits until there was 3:09 left in the game.

JMU eventually trimmed the lead to six (64-58 at 1:10) but couldn't get any closer. The Monarchs went 3-for-4 on free throws in the last 26 seconds to maintain the final margin.

The Dukes shot 14-for-41 (34.1%) from the floor and 1-for-14 (7.1%) from three-point range in the second half, but held ODU to 0-for-9 from beyond the arc. JMU outscored the Monarchs 39-33 in the second period.