Hall Reaches 2,000 Career Points as JMU Takes Down Hofstra 61-50

Friday, February 3

Hempstead, N.Y.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

15-6, 8-2CAA

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8-12, 1-8CAA

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Hall Reaches 2,000 Career Points as JMU Takes Down Hofstra 61-50

2/3/2017 9:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Redshirt senior guard Precious Hall became just the third Duke in program history to reach the 2,000-point mark as she powered James Madison women's basketball (15-6, 8-2) to a 61-50 road win at Hofstra (8-12, 1-8 CAA) on Friday night.

After an 11-0 Hofstra run to bridge the third and fourth quarters, Hall sank a 3-pointer from the corner to eclipse 2,000 career points and extend the JMU lead back to four (50-46) with 4:27 left on the clock. The Pride closed the gap to two twice more before a 9-0 Dukes run closed the game, including a 7-for-8 performance from the free-throw line.

Hall led all scorers with 20 points, joined by sophomore guard Logan Reynolds' career-high 11 points. JMU shot 21-for-59 (.356) from the field with nine 3-pointers and held Hofstra to 18-for-54 shooting (.333) overall with four 3-pointers.

The Dukes won the rebounding battle, pulling down 51 compared to the Pride's 32 boards. Freshman guard Kamiah Smalls pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds while fellow freshman guard Lexie Barrier had a game-best five offensive boards. JMU converted 19 offensive boards into a 15-7 advantage in second-chance points.

HIGHLIGHTS:@JMUWBasketball picks up a 61-50 road win over @hofstrawbb.

Precious Hall scores 2000th career point in the victory! pic.twitter.com/WZQKP2TMnA
— CAA Basketball (@CAABasketball) February 4, 2017

P2K
Precious Hall became the third Duke in program history to score over 2,000 points for her career. Ending the night with 2,004 career points, she joined Tamera Young (2,121) and Dawn Evans (2,667) in the exclusive club. She also became just the eighth player in Colonial Athletic Association history to reach the mark, the first since Shante Evans (Hofstra) did so during the 2012-13 season. This marked her 99^th double-figure scoring performance over 125 games played for the purple and gold.

@JMUWBasketball !!! 2,000th point is a dagger !!! #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/hJiHlNbmyd
— Kim Fucci (@kimfuch) February 4, 2017

And counting... #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/1SKUVznXog
— JMU Dukes WBB (@JMUWBasketball) February 4, 2017

CAREER NIGHT
Logan Reynolds had a career high by halftime (11pts), having drained her first three 3-point attempts and adding a jumper with the shot clock winding down late in the second quarter.

LOW ON THE FLOOR
JMU limited Hofstra to just 17 first-half points, the second-lowest halftime score for a JMU opponent this season. This is the second time in three games the Dukes have held a CAA foe to under 20 points (14pts – Drexel, Jan. 27).

UP NEXT
JMU closes out its road swing with a trip to Northeastern on Sunday, Feb. 5. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. in the second contest this season between the Dukes and Huskies.