Women’s Hoops

Dukes Down ODU: Giggetts, JMU Win, 68-56

 

NORFOLK — Sophomore forward Toia Giggetts had a career-high 17 rebounds and scored 10 points to lead James Madison to a 68-56 win over Old Dominion in a Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball game Tuesday.

 

The Dukes improved to 16-8 overall, 10-2 in the CAA; the Monarchs fell to 16-8, 7-5.

 

Giggetts’ 17 rebounds were the most for a JMU player since Lauren Jimenez had 17 against Monmouth on Dec. 18, 2010.

 

Senior point guard Tarik Hislop scored a game-high 22 points — 18 in the second half — and had four assists for Madison, and freshman guard Precious Hall had 15 points and four steals for JMU, which out-rebounded ODU 54-38 and outscored the Monarchs 41-29 in the second half. It was tied 27-27 at halftime.

 

Shae Kelley led ODU with 18 points and eight rebounds.

 

JAMES MADISON
 

Gwathmey 4-5 1-3 9, Giggetts 3-11 4-4 10, Hall 3-15 8-9 15, Burkholder 3-10 0-0 8, Hislop 10-22 2-3 22, Jones 1-4 0-0 2, Ross 0-0 1-3 1, Shepherd 0-4 1-4 1, Mickens 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-72 17-26 68.
 

OLD DOMINION
 

Kelley 7-10 4-11 18, Richards 0-1 0-0 0, Gardner 1-5 2-2 5, Betz-White 0-0 0-0 0, Cook 3-9 1-1 7, Buchan 5-11 0-0 13, Allison 1-1 2-3 4, Goodhope 2-12 2-4 7, Younger 1-2 0-0 2, Minor 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 11-21 56.
 

Halftime—27-27. 3-Point Goals—James Madison 3-12 (Hall 1-4, Burkholder 2-6, Hislop 0-2), Old Dominion 5-16 (Gardner 1-1, Cook 0-4, Buchan 3-7, Goodhope 1-2, Younger 0-1, Minor 0-1). Fouled Out—none. Rebounds—James Madison 54 (Giggetts 17), Old Dominion 38 (Kelley 8). Assists—James Madison 10 (Hislop 4), Old Dominion 13 (Gardner 4). Total Fouls—James Madison 17, Old Dominion 18. A—2,165.
 

 

EMU 77, Bridgewater 54: Alisa Brown scored 13 points and Keyla Baltimore had 12 to lead Eastern Mennonite University to a 77-54 win over Bridgewater in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Tuesday at Nininger Hall.

 

The first-place Royals improved to 18-5 overall, 14-1 in the ODAC; the fourth-place Eagles fell to 13-10, 10-5.

 

Steph Rheinheimer and Shakeerah Sykes had 11 points, and Bianca Ygarza had 10 for EMU, which swept the season series.

 

The Royals shot 50 percent from the floor while out-rebounding BC 52-33.

 

Holly Morgan led BC with a game-high 18 points, and Jessica Mullen had 12. The Eagles shot just 33.3 percent.

 

EASTERN MENNONITE
 

B. Ygarza 3-9 4-7 10, Yoders 2-7 4-6 8, S. Rheinheimer 4-6 0-0 11, Brown 5-11 3-5 13, Baltimore 6-10 0-0 12, J. Rheinheimer 1-4 2-2 4, Patterson 2-4 0-2 4, A. Ygarza 2-3 0-0 4, Sykes 5-6 1-4 11, Osei 0-0 0-0 0, Zumfelde 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-60 14-26 77.
 

BRIDGEWATER
 

Hottinger 0-2 1-2 1, Mullen 5-19 1-1 12, Burkholder 3-9 0-0 6, Morgan 7-18 2-5 18, Strom 2-6 0-0 5, Shelley 1-3 0-0 3, Reifsnider 0-0 0-0 0, Spinner 0-0 1-2 1, Thorne 2-3 2-3 6, Hughes 0-0 0-0 0, Floyd 0-0 1-2 1, Ashcraft 0-0 0-0 0, Seitz 0-0 0-0 0, Kelly 0-0 1-4 1. Totals 20-60 9-19 54.
 

Halftime—Eastern Mennonite 39-25. 3-Point Goals—Eastern Mennonite 3-8 (S. Rheinheimer 3-4, Brown 0-1, Baltimore 0-1, J. Rheinheimer 0-2), Bridgewater 5-16 (Mullen 1-6, Burkholder 0-1, Morgan 2-6, Strom 1-1, Shelley 1-2). Fouled Out—Bridgewater (Hottinger). Rebounds—Eastern Mennonite 52 (Sykes 10), Bridgewater 33 (Thorne 9). Assists—Eastern Mennonite 11 (J. Rheinheimer 4), Bridgewater 9 (Burkholder, Morgan, Thorne 2). Total Fouls—Eastern Mennonite 18, Bridgewater 19. A—721.