Double-Digit Performances Lead JMU to 61-52 Win at Northeastern

Sunday, February 7

Boston, Mass.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

16-5, 9-1CAA

Northeastern

8-14, 3-8CAA

JMU

Northeastern

Double-Digit Performances Lead JMU to 61-52 Win at Northeastern

2/7/2016 5:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOSTON – James Madison women's basketball capitalized on several double-figure performances to win 61-52 at Northeastern (8-14, 3-8) on Sunday afternoon, the ninth straight win for the Dukes (16-5, 9-1 CAA).

With four Dukes scoring in double figures, redshirt senior guard Jazmon Gwathmey led the way with 18 points and moved into 16^th on the all-time scoring chart at 1,319 career points. She was followed by sophomore Hailee Barron's 15 points. Barron has scored in double figures both times she has played at the Cabot Center (10 points in 2014-15).

Junior forward Da'Lishia Griffin and freshman center Kayla Cooper-Williams each scored 13 points en route to double-doubles at Northeastern. Griffin pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds, including eight offensive boards, while Cooper-Williams added 12 boards to her career-high point total.

Senior point guard Angela Mickens dished out 10 assists for her 11^th career double-assist performance. She now has 595 career assists, just 12 away from taking over second place on JMU's all-time assist chart.

JMU trailed by as many as four, but used a 9-0 run over a four-minute span to take the lead at 24-18. The Huskies, however, closed the second quarter on an 8-3 run that was capped by a steal and layup by Samantha DeFreese just before the clock hit zeros, sending the Dukes into the locker room leading by just one (27-26).

Northeastern pulled ahead once more (31-29) with 8:27 on the third-quarter clock, but a clutch second-chance lay-in from Cooper-Williams tied the game at 31-all. Part of a 7-0 run by the Dukes, JMU pushed out to a 36-31 lead that the Huskies countered with a 5-0 spurt that tied the game for the sixth and final time at 36-all. The Dukes took the lead for good at 38-36 off points in the paint from Griffin.

Leading 40-38 after a Tiffany Montagne layup, the Dukes used a 7-0 run to solidify their lead. The stretch was powered by a pair of blocks from Gwathmey that fed a 3-pointer from Barron. Gwathmey finished the day with four blocks to tie a season high.

The Dukes have a trip to Drexel on their calendar next Friday, Feb. 12, for a 7 p.m. contest. The Dragons are coming off a 49-46 loss at College of Charleston.

PLAYER BY PLAYER

Freshman center Kayla Cooper-Williams posted her second career double-double with a career-high 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Junior forward Da'Lishia Griffin had her third career double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds.

TEAM NUMBERS

JMU trailed 13-9 at the end of the 1^st quarter, just their fifth trailing at the end of the first 10 minutes this season. It marked the second time the Dukes have gone on to win the contest.
The Dukes' 27 first-half points were the fewest they have scored over the first 20 minutes in CAA play.

SUPER SUNDAY FACTS

Today marked the 11^th time JMU has played on Super Bowl Sunday in Kenny Brooks' tenure as head coach. The Dukes are 11-0 all-time.
The Dukes have never played on a Super Bowl Sunday when the Denver Broncos were in the game while led by Kenny Brooks.
This is the first time JMU and Northeastern have faced off on Super Bowl Sunday under Head Coach Kenny Brooks.

ON THE CHARTS

Senior point guard Angela Mickens had 10 assists, the 11^th double-figure assist game of her career. She now has 595 career assists, just 12 dishes away from taking over second place on the JMU assists chart.
Redshirt senior guard Jazmon Gwathmey had 18 points, her 12^th straight double-digit scoring performance. She moved into 16^th on the JMU career points chart with 1,319.

AROUND THE CAA
JMU strengthened its first-place lead in the Colonial Athletic Association (9-1) after Drexel fell 49-46 at College of Charleston. Drexel and Hofstra are tied for second place at 8-3, 1 ½ games behind the Dukes. Elon is in fourth place (7-4) after a 66-64 win at Delaware, who is in fifth place (6-5).

UP NEXT
JMU heads to Drexel to wrap up a three-game road swing on Friday, Feb. 12. The Dukes defeated the Dragons 67-56 earlier this year when the two teams competed at the Convo.