Dukes Top Tribe on Senior Night
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeMarch 1, 2010
The first time the JMU women’s basketball team traveled to Williamsburg, it was upset by William & Mary. Sunday afternoon, with one major addition, Madison was able to hold off the Tribe and all but solidify the No. 2 seed in next week’s conference tournament. Dawn Evans had 25 points after missing the Feb. 11 matchup with an ankle injury, and the Dukes (22-6 overall and 12-5 in the Colonial Athletic Association) defeated W&M (9-19, 4-13) 71-59 in their final home game of the regular... Read more »
Jimenez, Evans Take Dukes Past VCU
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeFebruary 26, 2010
Recovering from a broken nose that kept her sidelined for JMU’s last three games, Lauren Jimenez didn’t know what kind of minutes to expect entering her first action since Feb. 11. Luckily for her, and for the Dukes, JMU got into early foul trouble and the junior found her way onto the floor. Jimenez’s 16 points and six rebounds helped lead Madison to a 79-72 victory over VCU on Thursday night at the Convocation Center. With the win, JMU improves to 11-5 and gains sole possession of second... Read more »
JMU Makes Statement with Early Domination
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeFebruary 25, 2010
Following JMU’s 16-3 win over Virginia Tech, both coach Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe and junior attacker Mary Kate Lomady referred to the Hokies as an in-state rival. The “rivalry,” however, is as one-sided as one can get. Madison earned its second straight season-opening victory over Tech on Wednesday afternoon, improving its series record to 8-0 against the Hokies. The teams began competing against each other in 2001, and have met in each of the past seven seasons. The 13-point margin of victory... Read more »
JMU Shuts Down CAA Star in Win Over Drexel
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeFebruary 12, 2010
Dawn Evans made yet another statement with her play Monday — this time in front of the Colonial Athletic Association’s all-time leading scorer. Drexel (8-3 in CAA, 14-8 overall) senior forward Gabriela Marginean surpassed JMU’s Tamera Young (’07) as the all-time leading scorer in January. In Madison’s (8-3, 18-4) first meeting with the Dragons since Young’s mark was broken, Evans showed why the CAA crown will likely return to Harrisonburg by the time the junior’s career at JMU ends. As... Read more »
JMU Takes Down Tigers
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeFebruary 1, 2010
While the JMU women’s basketball team participated in shooting drills during practice Friday afternoon, coach Kenny Brooks used the time to send his team a message: Forget about what happened the night before, and concentrate on Sunday’s game. With help from his iHome and Jay-Z’s “On to the Next One” blasting through its speakers, the Dukes’ apparently heard Brooks’ message loud and clear. JMU bounced back from an overtime loss to Hofstra on Thursday, which gave the Dukes’ a two-game... Read more »
JMU Cannot Recover From Monarchs’ Fast First Half
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeJanuary 19, 2010
JMU coach Kenny Brooks said in Monday’s press conference that he has received multiple e-mails telling him to “keep his head up” after Sunday’s 67-58 loss to Old Dominion. He chuckled as he reminded the room that his team’s record was 13-3. “We had a situation like this last year, where we got beat, we got beat to a drum by VCU, and the kids bounced back,” Brooks said. “We responded from that, and you know, maybe that was a wake-up call, maybe this is a wake-up call.” The game was... Read more »
Dukes Take Two From Flames
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeApril 9, 2009
After being swept by the visiting Panthers of Georgia State this weekend, Madison took both ends of its doubleheader against the Liberty Flames on Wednesday afternoon. JMU won game one 4-1 behind a complete-game, four-hitter from senior right-hander Jenny Clohan. She also had an RBI double in Madison’s 2-1 victory in game two. The wins increase the Dukes’ record to 22-11 this season. Game two’s key play came in the bottom of the sixth inning when a passed ball allowed freshman shortstop Ashley... Read more »
International Sensation
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeMarch 30, 2009
Corky Julien woke up the morning before the biggest game of her international career unable to see out of her left eye. The day before, in Canada’s semifinal victory against Russia in the Cyprus Cup, Julien went up for a 50-50 ball with a Russian defender. Still fighting for position once the ball was cleared, JMU’s standout forward caught the Russian’s elbow directly in her eye. Playing in just her third international game — having already scored a goal and two assists for Canada’s national... Read more »
‘Charlie Wholestaff’ Falls to Radford
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeMarch 26, 2009
Tuesday is typically the day JMU has “Charlie Wholestaff” on the mound, as JMU coach Spanky McFarland said in the preseason. And with plenty of pitchers to share the blame, JMU baseball dropped its fourth straight game to Radford on Tuesday in Harrisonburg. Sophomore James Weiner took the loss as the Dukes were pummeled 14-3. Weiner was one of six pitchers to throw for Madison on the day, giving up four runs — one earned — and four hits in one and 1/3 innings. In the absence of a true fifth... Read more »
‘Charlie Wholestaff’ Whacked
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeMarch 24, 2009
Tuesday is typically the day JMU has “Charlie Wholestaff” on the mound, as JMU coach Spanky McFarland said. And with plenty of pitchers to share the blame, JMU baseball dropped its fourth straight game to Radford on Tuesday in Harrisonburg. Sophomore James Weiner took the loss as the Dukes were outscored 14-3 by the Highlanders. He was one of six pitchers to throw for the Dukes, however, only giving up one earned run in his outing. Three of JMU’s last four losses to Radford have been on... Read more »
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