Dukes Top Tribe

Friday, January 25

Harrisonburg, VA.

7 P.M.

James Madison University

14-4 (6-1CAA)

William & Mary

10-7 (3-3CAA)

William & Mary

James Madison

1/25/2019 11:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Redshirt junior Kayla Cooper-Williams had a record-shattering night as James Madison women's basketball (14-4, 6-1) defeated William & Mary (10-7, 3-3) 65-48 in the Convocation Center on Friday night.

The Dukes started the game on a 10-2 run thanks to Jackie Benitez and Kamiah Smalls both hitting three-pointers to increase the JMU lead. JMU added another six points in the first to end the quarter up 17-6.

The Dukes extended their lead at the start of the second, pushing the lead to 22-6. JMU held William and Mary scoreless from the 4:01 mark in the first quarter until the 4:55 mark in the second quarter.

Coming out of half William and Mary outscored the Dukes 21-18 but the Dukes were able to maintain the lead 50-36. In the third ,the Purple and Gold shot 58.3 percent from the floor, but the Tribe made all 10 shots from the charity stripe in the frame.

Kayla Cooper-Williams nearly collected a double-double scoring 9 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. In the fourth quarter, Cooper-Williams became the all-time blocks leader at JMU with 187. The Dukes closed out the victory and will now host Elon at the Convocation Center on Sunday, January 27 at 2 p.m.

TWEET OF THE GAME
Kayla Cooper-Williams breaks the JMU All-Time Blocks Record and stands with 187 on her three-year campaign

We have a new JMU Blocks Leader in Kayla Cooper-Williams!!

Congratulations, Kayla #GoDukes | #CAAHoops pic.twitter.com/lafcElmUdU
— JMU Women's Basketball (@JMUWBasketball) January 26, 2019

GAME NOTES

Friday's win ties the third longest win streak in program history with 21 wins
William & Mary's 15 points were the fewest allowed by the Dukes this season
Three Dukes scored in double figures
JMU out-rebounded William & Mary 46-30 and was lead by Cooper-Williams with nine boards
JMU tied their third-longest home win streak with 21-games
Kamiah Smalls led the Dukes in scoring for the 13^th game this season
Cooper-Williams was one rebound and one-point shy of a double-double
Devon Merritt poured in 10 points for the fifth time this season
Lexie Barrier notched her third consecutive game with 10-plus points
Cooper-Williams led the Dukes with four blocks while Merritt and Barrier added two

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"It's a point guards dream. To have another shooter and to have everyone on the team be able to shoot and score" – Logan Reynolds
"I don't think about that stuff at all so I didn't realize why Coach called timeout. It's nice to think off all the people that came through before me and that my name is on something" – Kayla Cooper-Williams
"One step at a time, one game at a time. It's about JMU women's basketball. We treat every opponent as a top opponent." – Kamiah Smalls
"It's a good victory against a pretty good team. It was balanced game scoring wise, it was a good performance" – Coach Sean O'Regan
"I think that's a really cool accomplishment with a lot of time left in her career. She's got a lot more to play and so she can be etched in that record with for as long as she can" – Coach O'Regan