Boxscore and play-by-play

IUP returned to action Wednesday night for the first time since going 3-0 at Disney’s Division II Tip-Off Classic over the weekend and dropped a 92-46 decision to James Madison in an exhibition game.

Jahzinga Tracey, Hillary Shope and Kylie Miller each scored 10 points for the Crimson Hawks.  Tracey led the team with five rebounds and joined Shope with three steals while freshman Lacey Claar dished out three assists.

Dawn Evans led five Dukes in double figures with 21 points while Tamera Young had 14 points and 14 rebounds.  James Madison held IUP to 24.2 percent shooting and maintained a 57-26 advantage on the boards. 

The Dukes were 27-6 and played in the NCAA Division I tournament a year ago.

IUP stayed close for most of the first half, pulling to within seven twice in the final five minutes of the period, with a 3-pointer by Shope making it 35-28 with 1:23 remaining before halftime. 

But James Madison scored the final five points of the first half and then continued its run by scoring the first eight points of the second stanza to build a 48-28 lead.  The Crimson Hawks could not get closer than 16 the rest of the way.

IUP resumes its regular season November 17-18 against Charleston and Salem International at California’s Holiday Inn Classic.

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