JMU Falls 90-61 at UCLA

Friday, November 20

Los Angeles, Calif.

10 p.m.

James Madison University

2-1

UCLA

2-0

James Madison

UCLA

11/21/2015 12:11:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – James Madison women's basketball fell 90-61 at UCLA on Friday night, dropping to 2-1 on the young season while the Bruins improved to 2-0.

JMU jumped on the board first thanks to a jumper by redshirt senior guard Jazmon Gwathmey before the Dukes and Bruins traded buckets through the first minutes of the game. A 10-2 run by UCLA, however, gave the Bruins the lead for good. It marked the first time in the 2015-16 season the Dukes trailed in a game.

The Dukes won the second half, outscoring the Bruins 36-35. They also limited UCLA to 37.5-percent shooting over the last two periods after the Bruins shot 54.8 percent over the first two periods.

Senior guard Ashley Perez led the offensive attack for JMU with 20 points while senior point guard Angela Mickens added 10 points in the contest. Mickens also dished out eight assists to lead all players.

The Dukes return to the JMU Convocation Center to face Liberty on Monday at 7 p.m.

TWEET OF THE DAY

It's go time! #GoDukes @JMUWBasketball pic.twitter.com/GEfIV0SB8Q
— SoCal Dukes (@SoCalDukes) November 21, 2015

STATS OF NOTE

Ashley Perez has scored in double figures each of the first three games this season.
Angela Mickens has scored in double figures each of the first three games.
UCLA's 55 first-half points were the most allowed over the first 20 minutes of play by the Dukes in series history.
This marks the first loss for the Dukes in their series against the Bruins. They still lead the all-time series 4-1.

UP NEXT
JMU returns home to face Liberty on Monday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. The contest will wrap a four-game in eight-day span to open the season.