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Bonnies Welcome James Madison To Reilly Center Monday Night

ST. BONAVENTURE (5-2) vs. JAMES MADISON (5-1)
Monday, Dec. 7 - 7:00 p.m.
Bob Lanier Court at the Reilly Center – St. Bonaventure, N.Y.

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GAME COVERAGE
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St. Bonaventure Game Notes (PDF)
James Madison Game Notes

RELATED LINKS
ST. BONAVENTURE: Roster | Schedule | Stats
 JAMES MADISON: Roster | Schedule | Stats

OPENING TIP OVERVIEW
The Bonnies make the quick turnaround, playing just over 48 hours after an impressive win over Georgetown of the Big East, 69-54, on Saturday afternoon. Monday marks the second of four home games in the span of a week for SBU.

Saturday's win marked the fourth in a row for the Brown and White, both overall and at home.
To keep their winning streak alive, the Bonnies will face another tough test by welcoming in a James Madison squad that is among the more successful programs in the nation and is again the favorite in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

ABOUT THE DUKES

  • The James Madison Dukes come into the Reilly Center having played just two games on the road. The Dukes split those games, falling at UCLA, 90-61, on Nov. 20, and winning at Hampton, 68-56, on Nov. 29.
  • Three players average in double-figure scoring for the high octane Dukes - redshirt senior Jazmon Gwathmey posts 17.8 ppg while senior guards Ashley Perez and Angela Mickens check in at 16.3 and 11.3 points per game respectively. JMU averages over 75 points per game and is strong inside and out - the Dukes have dominated on the boards (a +8.7 rebounding margin) and hit nearly eight three-pointers per game.
  • In 2014-15, JMU finished with an overall record of 29-4, and 17-1 in Colonial Athletic Association games.  James Madison won both the regular season CAA title and the CAA conference tournament to earn an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament last year. The Dukes fell in their opening game to Ohio State.
  • In postseason play, the Dukes have won the CAA Tournament eight times, including the past two seasons and four in the last six years. JMU has sent a team to either the NCAA Tournament or the WNIT every season dating back to 2005-06.
  • The Dukes bring back two starters and seven total letter winners from last season's CAA championship team. One starter/letterwinner is sitting out due to injury. Senior guard Ashley Perez leads the offense, her early season highlighted by back-to-back 20+ point performances against Morgan State (Nov. 17) and UCLA (Nov. 20). Redshirt senior guard Jazmon Gwathmey dropped 33 points against Liberty on Nov. 23, a game in which she went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc and a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line.

SERIES HISTORY WITH JMU
 The two schools have met just once, when the Dukes handed the Bonnies their worst loss of the 2014-15 season, 76-43, at James Madison last year. James Madison held SBU to just 23.6 percent shooting (13-for-55) and won the battle of the boards, 53-27, leading to 23 second chance points. Nyla Rueter paced the Bonnies with 11 points while Gabby Richmond pulled down a team-high six rebounds.

TWEETABLES

  • The Bonnies are 54-15 during the month of December since the 2006-07 season.
  • Monday will be the 100th career game for graduate student Emily Michael.
  • The Bonnies are averaging 75.0 ppg over the last four games after averaging 52.3 ppg over their first three contests. 
  • The Bonnies are averaging 18.0 assists per game the past four contests.
  • Sophomore Mariah Ruff dished out a career-best seven assists Saturday vs. Georgetown.
  • Redshirt junior Gabby Richmond picked up her first start since Feb. 18 vs. Georgetown on Saturday.
  • Richmond delivered a season-best 17 points. Her seven made field goals were one off a career-high.
  • Senior Katie Healy missed Saturday's game due to an injury and is considered day-to-day. Healy had started 86 consecutive games and scored in 91 straight.
  • The Bonnies improved to 6-7 vs. power five conference teams as well as the Big East and American conferences since 2011-12 with Saturday's win.
  • Sophomore Miranda Drummond has matched her career-high of 17 points twice in the past week including Saturday vs. Georgetown.
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