Dukes Sprint Past Radford in WNIT First Round

Friday, March 17

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

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Radford

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Radford

James Madison

3/17/2017 9:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - All 10 players scored and pulled down at least one rebound for James Madison women's basketball on Friday night, as the Dukes rolled to an 80-59 win over Radford in the opening round of the Women's NIT at the JMU Convocation Center.

The Dukes (25-8) pushed the tempo on offense, going 31-of-66 (47.0 percent) from the field as they advanced to face in-state foe Virginia in Sunday's second round at 2 p.m. at the Convo. JMU also held Radford (24-9) to just 7-of-26 (26.9 percent) shooting after halftime, including a 1-of-11 mark in the third quarter.

Sophomore forward Savannah Felgemacher made the most of her first start since Dec. 13, 2015, racking up a season-high 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds on her way to her third career double-double. Felgemacher stuffed the stat sheet, adding three assists and a trio of steals on the evening.

Senior guard Precious Hall continued her record-setting offensive production, going 8-of-19 from the field en route to 23 points in just 27 minutes of floor time.

On to the WNIT second round! @JMUWBasketball will face Virginia on Sunday at 2 pm at HOME!

?? Highlights from tonight's win over Radford ?? pic.twitter.com/ocJVfHNhu4
— JMUSports (@JMUSports) March 18, 2017

PRIMETIME PRECIOUS
Precious Hall set the single-season record for points with a deep-range 3-pointer in the first quarter, moving by Dawn Evans' previous mark of 764, set in 2009-10. Hall finished the night with 777 career points.

Primetime @Its_PHall now holds the #GoDukes single-season scoring record! pic.twitter.com/sAKpvfYW5L
— JMU Dukes WBB (@JMUWBasketball) March 17, 2017

BUTLER BATTLES
Redshirt-junior forward Tasia Butler scored 11 points on Friday night, her first double-digit scoring performance since sinking 11 at College of Charleston on Feb. 19.

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THIRD-QUARTER THROWDOWN
The Dukes held the Highlanders without a field goal for a 13:05 span in the second half, including the final 8:09 of the third quarter. In the third frame, JMU limited Radford to 9.1-percent shooting while the Dukes sank 62.5 percent of their shot attempts.

TURNOVERS WON
The Dukes won the turnover battle 17-9 and the off-turnover points battle 14-4. This marked the fourth time this season the Dukes had fewer than 10 giveaways in a game.

UP NEXT
JMU will host Virginia on Sunday, March 19 at 2 p.m. in the WNIT Second Round. This will be the second time in series history the Dukes and Cavaliers will face off in the WNIT, with JMU having won 68-69 in the fourth round of the tournament in 2012. The Cavaliers are coming off a 62-56 win at Saint Joseph's in today's first round. Tickets are available now and priority deadline for season ticket holders is Saturday, March 18 at 5 p.m.

JMU Nation already picking up tickets for Sunday's WNIT 2nd round vs. Virginia at 2pm at the Convo #GoDukes #prevail pic.twitter.com/EaCrTxGsvP
— JMU Dukes WBB (@JMUWBasketball) March 18, 2017