Dukes Lose Rebounding Battle, Fall to Georgia State

Thursday, February 15

Harrisonburg, Va.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

17-9,9-4Sun Belt

Georgia State

15-9,9-4Sun Belt

Georgia St.

James Madison

2/15/2024 8:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Georgia State out-rebounded James Madison 48-37 for a 73-62 road win on Thursday night inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Sun Belt Conference women's basketball action.

The Panthers (15-9, 9-4 SBC) shot 51.5 percent (17-for-33) from the field compared to JMU's (17-9, 9-4 SBC) 32.3 percent (10-for-31) clip in the second half after GSU trailed 33-30 at the break.

Redshirt sophomore Peyton McDaniel led all players with 21 points on 8-of-18 (.444) shooting and knocked down three triples. Redshirt junior Annalicia Goodman finished with nine points and six rebounds in her third start of the season. Classmate Jamia Hazell dished out a team-best four assists and tied her career-high of three steals, while junior Ashanti Barnes led the Dukes with seven rebounds.

Mikyla Tolivert notched 20 points and a team-best five assists. Mya Williams had 15 points, while Alyssa Phillip wrangled in eight rebounds to pace all players.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter

The Dukes opened the game with a 6-2 lead, highlighted by three consecutive baskets.
GSU fought back to make it 10-10 at the media timeout.
Mya Williams scored eight points, while the Panthers shot 3-for-7 (.429) from three to take an 18-14 edge after one.
Goodman registered eight points in the frame on 4-of-5 (.800).

Second Quarter

Georgia State held a six-point advantage (22-16) at the 7:36 mark.
McDaniel knocked down three consecutive triples to help put the Dukes ahead 29-28 halfway through the period.
JMU held the Panthers scoreless for the final 2:59 to take a 33-30 lead at the intermission.
McDaniel scored 11 points in the frame, while the Dukes made 8-of-15 (.533) from the field.

Third Quarter

The Panthers took a 44-38 advantage at the media timeout.
Sophomore Chloe Sterling converted on an and-one opportunity to give the Dukes a 52-51 edge with 1:15 to go.
GSU responded with a triple from Tolivert to make it 54-52 Panthers heading into the final quarter.
Redshirt junior Olivia Mullins scored six points in the period.

Fourth Quarter

James Madison never regained the lead and was outscored 19-10 in the final quarter.
Georgia State shot 8-for-19 (.421) from the field, compared to JMU's 3-for-12 (.250) effort.
GSU finished on a 6-0 run to come away with the 73-62 victory.

GAME NOTES

James Madison leads the all-time series, 13-3, but has lost the last three meetings.
The Dukes lost the rebounding battle for the fourth time this season and the second time against GSU. Additionally, the Panthers' 48 rebounds are the second-most by a JMU opponent this season. Michigan State brought in 50 against James Madison on Nov. 11.
JMU has lost consecutive games for the first time since last season. Previously, the team had not fallen in back-to-back games since dropping contests at Coastal Carolina (79-64, Jan. 26) and Georgia State (72-64, Jan. 28).
The Panthers are the only Sun Belt team to defeat JMU in three straight meetings since the Dukes joined the league in 2022.
James Madison tied its season-high of 10 steals against a Division I team after coming away with 10 versus Georgia Southern on Jan. 18.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will close out their home schedule when they welcome Coastal Carolina for Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 17. The opening tip is slated for 2 p.m. and will steam on ESPN+.