Women’s Basketball Falls At James Madison

Thursday, November 15

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

Murray State

0-3

James Madison

1-2

Murray St.

James Madison

Photo by: Ricky Martin/Ledger & Times

11/15/2012 9:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

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It was a tale of two halves, however a big first half deficit was too much to overcome, as the Murray State women's basketball team fell to James Madison, 71-51, on Thursday night at the Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Va.

Despite the Racers opening the game with an 8-4 lead, the Dukes (1-2) ended the half on a 40-13 run and took a 44-21 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Racers (0-3) shot just 25.0 percent in the first half, while James Madison shot 48.7 percent.

However, in the second half, the Racers battled back and outscored the Dukes 30-27 in the frame. Murray State bumped its shooting percentage from 25.0 to 29.6 percent in the stanza and raised its free throw percentage from 62.5 to 70.0. The final free throw percentage of 70.8 (17-for-24) was a season-high for MSU and raised its season percentage to 69.6.

Senior Mariah Robinson led the Racers for the second-straight game with 14 points, while fellow senior Kyra Watson led the team with six rebounds to go along with 13 points. Robinson went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe in the game and is currently 16-for-18 (88.9%) on the year.

Another bright spot on the evening was the defense the Racers played on JMU's Kirby Burkholder. Burkholder entered the game averaging 24.5 points, but was held to just two points in Thursday's contest.
Tarik Hislop scored a game-high 17 points for the Dukes, while Crystal Ross pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds

On Saturday, the Racers will travel to Farmville,Va., to take on Longwood. The Lancers will enter the game with a record of 1-2, after falling at North Carolina State, 109-42 on Thursday night. Tip-off from Willett Hall is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET,/1 p.m. CT and can be heard locally on 1340 AM WNBS.