HARRISONBURG, Virginia – Senior guard Shatia Cole and junior guard Jasmine Steele combined to score 25 points, but it was not enough as UNCW dropped a 60-40 Colonial Athletic Association decision against defending CAA champion James Madison on Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center.
 
The win allowed the Dukes to improve to 14-5 overall and 7-1 in the CAA while the Seahawks dropped to 6-14 overall and 2-7 in league play.
 
Senior guard Jazmon Gwathmey led James Madison to the victory by posting her second double-double of the season with 24 points and 11 rebounds. She made 9 of 22 shots from the floor, including a 2-for-7 effort from three-point range, while converting four of six free throws as James Madison earned its seventh straight victory.
 
Sophomore guard Hailee Barron added 14 points for the Dukes, including a 4-for-10 performance from three-point range. Freshman center Kayla Cooper-Williams contributed 10 rebounds while scoring eight points.
 
Senior guard Shatia Cole paced UNCW by scoring 13 points, including nine points in the fourth quarter. She shot 6-for-13 from the field and added four rebounds. Junior guard Jasmine Steele tallied 12 points while junior forward Jordan Henry posted a team-high 10 rebounds.
 
How It Happened: The Dukes, who never trailed in the game, broke away in the second quarter by outscoring the Seahawks, 19-5. Gwathmey and Barron combined to score 17 of James Madison's 19 points in the period as the Dukes took a 35-15 lead into the intermission.
 
#SeahawkStats: James Madison has won 11 straight games against the Seahawks and now leads the all-time series by a 57-9 margin … Cole scored in double figures for the eighth consecutive game … It is also the 10th time in the last 11 games she has tallied at least 10 points … Steele posted her third consecutive double-digit scoring effort … She has also scored 10 or more points in six of the last nine games … Henry recorded her ninth double-digit rebounding effort, including three of the last five games … The Dukes outrebounded UNCW by a 50-43 margin … The Seahawks were held to a season-low 15 points in the first half … Sunday's game marked just the third time this year UNCW has not led at any point in a game.

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What's Ahead for the Seahawks:
Friday, Feb. 5 vs. Drexel • 7 p.m. • Trask Coliseum, Wilmington, N.C.
Sunday, Feb. 7 vs. William & Mary • 2 p.m. • Trask Coliseum, Wilmington, N.C.
Friday, Feb. 12 vs. Northeastern • 7 p.m. • Trask Coliseum, Wilmington, N.C.

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