{"id":61,"date":"2009-12-15T11:51:32","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T16:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2009-12-15T11:51:32","modified_gmt":"2009-12-15T16:51:32","slug":"lady-dukes-in-top-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Lady Dukes in Top 25!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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!\u00a0\u00a0They are ranked #24 in this week’s AP poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0team also proved it was\u00a0much more than just The Dawn Evans Show by blowing the doors off Siena without her in the lineup at the Convo last Sunday.\u00a0 They got fantastic performances up and down the lineup, including a breakout\u00a0game\u00a0from freshman Tarik Hislop (Paint Branch) who recorded her first double-double with 16 points and 10 dimes.\u00a0 Here’s the full recap<\/a>.\u00a0 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?<\/p>\n

\"Hislop\"Here at JMUSB we certainly think they’re worthy of an even\u00a0higher ranking, but in typical CAA fashion, the respect has been slow to follow the wins.\u00a0 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\u00a0Duke this Friday.\u00a0 Needless to say, a win would go a long way towards making an impression\u00a0on the national consciousness and set them up as not\u00a0just the front-runners, but a truly intimidating presence in the Colonial.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dukes > Duke!<\/p>\n