Griffin later answered with a three to make it an eight-point game, but that margin would not dwindle as JMU held a 55-44 lead after three. Griffin opened the second half with a short jumper to cut the margin to six, but James Madison expanded its lead back out to 13 on a trey by Peyton McDaniel. That scoring drought continued until Higginbottom’s layup at the 7:07 mark of the second quarter broke the 14-0 run.Ī trey by Jade Upshaw midway through the quarter pulled A-State within eight, a deficit that would stand at the half with the hosts holding a 33-25 lead at intermission. JMU held the Red Wolves scoreless for the final six minutes of the period and led 18-11 after one. The sides traded leads early in the contest, with the first quarter seeing for ties. Kseniia Kozlova added 17 points and eight boards while Caroline Germond dropped 11 points with seven rebounds. Kiki Jefferson led the way with 22 points on 5-of-15 from the field and 11-of-13 from the free-throw line with eight rebounds. Izzy Higginbottom added 13 points while handing out seven assists and grabbing five boards.Ī-State limited the Dukes to just 20.0 percent (4-20) from deep, but JMU managed 36 paint points. The Aurora, Ill., native’s output came on 10-of-22 from the field and 4-of-8 from 3-point range, matching her career high in makes from the perimeter. The Dukes (20-6, 10-4) won the rebounding battle 49-36 and had three players score 10 or more points. Griffin led all players with a career-high 24 points and 10 rebounds in the final regular-season road test for A-State (8-17, 3-11 SBC), which returns home for four straight to close league play.
(2/11/23) – Anna Griffin recorded her fourth double-double of the season, but it was not enough for the Arkansas State women’s basketball team in a hard-fought 70-57 loss at James Madison Saturday inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
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