Dukes Down Delaware on Senior Day

Saturday, March 5

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

14-15,10-8CAA

Delaware

21-7,15-3CAA

Delaware

James Madison

3/5/2022 8:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. — The James Madison women's basketball team topped Delaware 78-62 in the season finale Saturday afternoon at the Atlantic Union Bank Center. The Dukes end their season with a record of 14-15 (10-8 CAA) while the Blue Hens head into the postseason at 21-7 (15-3 CAA).

JMU shot 43.1% (25-58) from the floor while holding Delaware to their lowest field goal percentage of the season at 27.4% (20-73). The Dukes held Delaware to just nine points in the third quarter as they poured in 22 points to distance themselves from the Blue Hens.

Kiki Jefferson scored a team-high 20 points while Jaylin Carodine led all players on the boards with 17 rebounds.

Statistically Speaking
- Jamia Hazell added 15 points for JMU and Brianna Tinsley chipped in 14.
- Both Tinsley and Madison Green handed out three assists in the win.
- Delaware held a slight 46-44 edge on the boards. It is the only win JMU has recorded this season where the collected fewer rebounds than their opponent.

First Quarter: JMU 20, Delaware 12
- The Blue Hens quickly took a 4-0 lead to start the game, but a pair of three-pointers from Tinsley and a jumper from Steph Ouderkirk gave the Dukes a 10-6 at the 5:28 mark.
- JMU ended the opening frame on a 10-0 run to hold an eight-point lead heading into the second.

Second Quarter: JMU 36, Delaware 27
- The first three minutes of the second quarter were scoreless until Jasmine Dickey made a layup to cut Delaware's deficit to six.
- The Dukes went up by as many as 12 points, but the Blue Hens cut it to nine with a pair of jumpers in the final 1:08 of the half.

Third Quarter: JMU 58, Delaware 36
- JMU outscored the Blue Hens 22-9 following the break.
- The Dukes held Delaware to just two points through the first 7:45 minutes as they went 0-for-12 from floor.
- The Blue Hens wouldn't make a field goal until 2:06 when Dickey collected her own rebound off a missed jumper and put it back up for an easy layup.

Fourth Quarter: JMU 78, Delaware 62
- The Dukes went up by as many as 26 points early in the final stanza.
- Delaware outscored JMU 26-20 in the fourth, but the Dukes had distanced themselves enough early on to walk away with the win.