JMU Set for Rematch with Towson for Duke Dog Reading Day

Duke Dog Reading Day #1
Doors open at 12:30 p.m.

James Madison vs. Towson
Convocation Center | Harrisonburg, Va.
Sunday, January 22, 2017 - 2 p.m.

12-5 (5-1 CAA)
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GAME DAY NEWS

Game is presented by Virginia 529.
Duke Dog Reading Day #1 - Local elementary students who participated in the Duke Dog Reading Program with their school and met the reading goal will receive vouchers from their teachers for free admission to this game for themselves and two (2) other guests. Doors are opening 90 minutes prior to tip, and fans are encouraged to arrive early to allow extra time for parking and entry into the JMU Convocation Center. More information regarding parking and traffic can be found here.

QUICK HITS

JMU is on a three-game win streak after snapping Elon's nine-game win-streak on Friday with a 76-70 come-from-behind win.
Redshirt senior guard Precious Hall erupted for 41 points at Elon, her second 40+ scoring performance of the season. She represents two of this seasons 15 40+ point performances across Division I women's basketball. She is one of two DI student-athletes to have more than one 40+ point night, joined by Kelsey Plum's (Washington) three 43-point outings.
JMU and Towson are facing off for the second time in two weeks, and the Dukes are looking to avenge a 54-51 loss at Towson that is the lone JMU loss over the last eight contests. The Dukes have never lost to Towson in Harrisonburg.
The Tigers have won three of their last four contests including the win over JMU on Jan. 8.
Towson is led by Raven Bankston (16.7 ppg) and Sianni Martin (15.3 ppg) on the scoring end. The two each scored 11 points in the first meeting of the season.

NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RULES

FORMAT: Women's basketball games has four 10-minute periods with an intermission between the first and second periods and the third and fourth periods as well as a 15-minute halftime intermission.
FOULS: A player will be awarded two free throws for each common foul committed by a team starting with the fifth team foul in each period - there are no more 1-and-1 situations. Team foul counts will reset at the beginning of each period.
TEAM-CALLED TIMEOUTS: Each team will have four timeouts to be used during the course of the game (three 30-second timeouts and one full 60-second timeout). Three timeouts carry over to the second half; if no timeout is taken in the first half, a team loses one 30-second timeout. If the game goes past regulation, one 30-second timeout is awarded for each extra period, plus the remaining second-half timeouts.
MEDIA TIMEOUTS (2:45 in length): There will be seven media timeouts during regulation time: three prior to halftime and four after halftime. The intermission between the first and second periods as well as the intermission between the third and fourth periods will count as media timeouts. Each period will have one media timeout at either the first team-called timeout of the period OR the first dead ball at or below the five-minute mark. A floating media timeout will take place during either the third or fourth period at the first team-called timeout. This will not eliminate the set media timeout of that period.