Lady Dukes in Top 25!

After racing out to an undefeated start including wins over bigger name local teams Virgina, Georgetown, and Virginia Tech, the women’s basketball team is movin’ on up!  They are ranked #24 in this week’s AP poll.

The team also proved it was much more than just The Dawn Evans Show by blowing the doors off Siena without her in the lineup at the Convo last Sunday.  They got fantastic performances up and down the lineup, including a breakout game from freshman Tarik Hislop (Paint Branch) who recorded her first double-double with 16 points and 10 dimes.  Here’s the full recap.  Wonder if the women’s team (51% FG, 80% FT) would be willing to spend a little holiday time conducting shooting clinics for the guys?

Here at JMUSB we certainly think they’re worthy of an even higher ranking, but in typical CAA fashion, the respect has been slow to follow the wins.  The squad, which has gone on the road to collect their big wins thus far, will get a shot at one of the bigger fish in the women’s game when they travel to historic Cameron Indoor to take on #7 Duke this Friday.  Needless to say, a win would go a long way towards making an impression on the national consciousness and set them up as not just the front-runners, but a truly intimidating presence in the Colonial. 

Dukes > Duke!