JMU Heads to William and Mary for Sunday CAA Battle

Sunday, January 11

Williamsburg, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

William & Mary

1/10/2015 11:02:00 AM | Women's Basketball

2014-15 JMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
GAME #15

12-2 (3-0 CAA)
Game Notes

James Madison at William and Mary
Kaplan Arena - Williamsburg, Va.
Sunday, January 11, 2015 – 2 p.m.

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6-8 (0-3 CAA)

Game Plan

JMU wraps up its four games in eight days swing with a trip to in-state rival William and Mary on Sunday. The game is also the second of three consecutive CAA games on the road for the Dukes.
Live audio for the contest will be available through the nTelos Wireless Network on WHBG 1360 AM locally in Harrisonburg, Va., as well as online at JMUSports.com/Madizone.
A free live video stream is available through TribeAthletics.TV, which can be accessed by clicking here.

Scouting Report

Sunday's game marks the 78th showdown between the Dukes and Tribe. JMU holds a 63-15 all-time series lead over William and Mary, including a 21-3 record under Head Coach Kenny Brooks. All three losses in Coach Brooks' tenure have come on the road.
JMU holds a 3-0 record to start league play (12-2 overall) after downing Northeastern 77-55 in the Dukes' CAA road opener on Friday night.
Redshirt-junior guard Jazmon Gwathmey led four Dukes in double figures against the Huskies with 14 points. Redshirt-senior center Lauren Okafor followed with 13 points while senior forward Toia Giggetts added 12 points.
Freshman guard Hailee Barron dropped a career-high 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range and 1-of-2 shooting from the free-throw line. She also added a career-high three rebounds over 11 minutes of play.
JMU shot 45.5 percent from the floor at NU, making 30-of-66 attempts with 22 assists. Junior point guard Angela Mickens dished out 10 assists, pushing her over the 300-assist plateau. She is just the 14th Duke to the mark and is tied for 11th most all-time (302) with Tamera Young (JMU '08) and Lesley Dickinson (JMU '07).
William and Mary is on a five-game losing streak, including a 0-3 start to CAA play. The Tribe dropped road contests at UNCW (L, 63-62) and Towson (L, OT, 77-69) before falling to Elon (L, 72-59) at home on Friday.
The Tribe is led by Marlena Tremba, who is averaging 15.0 points per game with a 33.3 percent shooting average from beyond the arc (34-102). Jazmen Boone also averages double-digit scoring for William and Mary (11.8 ppg) while adding a second-most 6.3 rebounds per game. Alexandra Masaquel leads the team in rebounds with 6.9 boards per game.
JMU and William and Mary boast the two most potent offenses in the CAA, averaging a league-best 74.8 points per game and 67.4 points per game, respectively. The Tribe, however, is shooting 41.8 percent from the floor while the Dukes are shooting 40.2 percent from the floor.