Porter Powers Dukes to Crucial Win Over Elon

Sunday, February 12

Harrisonburg, Va.

3 p.m.

James Madison University

18-6, 11-2CAA

Elon

19-6, 11-2CAA

Elon

JMU

2/12/2017 6:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - Junior forward Amber Porter racked up a season-high 20 points and James Madison outscored Elon 20-10 in the fourth quarter to pick up a 61-54 win over the Phoenix in a crucial Colonial Athletic Association game in front of 4,019 fans at the JMU Convocation Center on Sunday.

The Dukes (18-6, 11-2 CAA) used a 16-2 run in the fourth quarter to take a nine-point lead (57-48) with 1:55 remaining, spurred by a deep go-ahead three-pointer by redshirt senior guard Precious Hall. The Phoenix fell to 19-6 and 11-2 in conference play.

Porter needed just 19 minutes on the floor to go 7-of-11 from the field and 6-of-7 from the charity stripe en route to her best scoring night since arriving at JMU, adding three rebounds and a pair of blocks. Hall added 15 points to notch her 24th straight double-digit performance, while sophomore Savannah Felgemacher grabbed a career-high 12 boards.

DOWN LOW
Redshirt junior Amber Porter had a 20-point afternoon, her first in a JMU uniform, to pace all scorers. She had a season-high six makes at the free-throw line, one of three Dukes to see the charity stripe.

FELGEMACHER'S SPARK
Savannah Felgemacher tied a career high with 12 rebounds, evenly spaced between offensive and defensive boards. Over the last three games, she has a team-best 26 boards for an 8.7 per game average.

P2K
Precious Hall scored 15 points, her 24^th straight double-figure performance to take sole possession of sixth-longest streak in JMU history. She now has 2,066 career points, 55 points behind Tamera Young's career mark of 2,121.

That was one of the best games I've been at in a LONG time. Well done, @JMUWBasketball #GoDukes
— Justin Tarbell (@JustinWTarbell) February 12, 2017

HAPPY AT HOME
The Dukes played their 50th straight game at the Convo in front of at least 2,000 fans on Sunday, as over 4,000 members of JMU Nation were in attendance for the second Duke Dog Reading Day of the year.

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CAA LANDSCAPE
JMU is tied with Elon for the best mark in league play at 11-2, but holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with a pair of victories over the Phoenix. Drexel is in third place with a 9-4 CAA record.

Look good, feel good ?? GoDukes win 61-54 over Elon to move back into a tie for CAAhoops lead! #prevail

A photo posted by James Madison WBB (@jamesmadisonwbb) on Feb 12, 2017 at 2:19pm PST

UP NEXT
The Dukes are on the road for the next three, beginning at UNCW on Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. They then head to College of Charleston on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. before traveling to Drexel on Friday, Feb. 24 for a 7 p.m. game.