Dukes Bow Out of WBIT, Fall to Stony Brook in First Round

Thursday, March 21

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

23-12,13-5Sun Belt

Stony Brook

28-4,15-2CAA

Stony Brook

James Madison

Dukes Bow Out of WBIT, Fall to Stony Brook in First Round

3/21/2024 11:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Tied 59-59 after three quarters, Stony Brook shot 7-of-14 (.500) from the field and sank 6-of-11 (.545) from the free throw line while holding James Madison to 4-of-16 (.250) from the floor in the fourth for an 81-70 victory on Thursday night inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center in the first round of the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament.

The Seawolves (28-4, 16-2 CAA) knocked down 6-of-10 (.600) three-pointers in the second half compared to JMU's (23-12, 13-5 SBC) 3-of-13 (.231). SBU will head to Champaign, Ill. to face No. 4 seed Illinois on Sunday, March 24, in the second round.

Redshirt sophomore Peyton McDaniel finished with 24 points, connecting on 5-of-10 (.500) from three to go along with six rebounds and three steals. Graduate student Carole Miller added 12 points, while senior Hevynne Bristow and junior Ashanti Barnes each had nine. In addition to her point production, Barnes led all players with 13 rebounds and tied sophomore Chloe Sterling with a game-best four assists. Meanwhile, Bristow wrangled in a career-tying 10 boards and tied her season high of two blocks.

Stony Brook's Gigi Gonzalez scored a game-best 26 points, while Zaida Gonzalez added 20 in the win. Shamarla King chipped in with 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to tie for the team lead in boards with Sherese Pittman.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter – JMU 16, SBU 14

McDaniel opened the scoring with a wing triple before Stony Brook went on an 8-0 run to lead 8-3 in the early going.
Bristow responded with back-to-back scores after a nearly three-minute scoring drought as the Dukes trailed 8-7.
JMU registered 10 points in the paint, while McDaniel finished the frame with eight points.

Second Quarter – SBU 37, JMU 35

An 8-1 sprint near the beginning of the period put the Seawolves ahead, 22-19.
Triples from Miller and Barnes gave JMU the lead back at 29-28 with 2:25 left in the half.
SBU went into halftime ahead 37-35 after Gigi Gonzalez made a driving lineup with six seconds remaining.
Miller dropped seven points in the frame, while Barnes posted five points and five boards in eight minutes.

Third Quarter – JMU 59, SBU 59

The Seawolves' lead grew to six (50-44) before JMU went on a 7-0 tear for a 51-50 edge.
Bristow converted on an and-one opportunity to tie the game at 59-59 with 14 seconds remaining.
SBU shot 4-of-5 (.800) from three in the quarter.

Fourth Quarter – SBU 81, JMU 70

Stony Brook started the period on a 5-0 run for a 64-59 advantage in the opening minute.
The Seawolves took a 71-63 lead, with 10 points coming from Shamarla King halfway through the quarter.
SBU held JMU to 4-of-16 (.250) and drew nine fouls to outscore the Dukes 22-11 in the final frame.

GAME NOTES

James Madison and Stony Brook are tied in the all-time series, 1-1.
The Seawolves held an advantage in fast break points (25-5), bench points (25-21) and points off turnovers (19-15).
The Dukes out-rebounded SBU 47-43, marking the 31st game this season that JMU won the rebounding battle.
The game featured 13 lead changes and nine ties.
Barnes' four assists marked a Division I career high.