career highlights March 14, 2010 - Dukes Claim CAA Title and NCAA Tournament Bid JMU 67, Old Dominion 53 Conference champion and NCAA-bound. Those are the coveted titles the JMU wore after winning the CAA Championship. The Dukes earned their latest distinctions by building an early lead and going on to defeat topseeded Old Dominion 6753 at the JMU Convocation Center. JMU, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, gave up a three-point field goal during the game’s opening possession but scored the contest’s next 14 points and led the rest of the way. The
Dukes were up 43-29 at halftime, raised their margin to 51-32 with just less than 12 minutes to play and survived a rally that got Old Dominion to within five points with 7:24 left in the game. Tournament most outstanding player Dawn Evans led the Dukes with a game-high 25 points and seven assists in 37 minutes. Lauren Jimenez, who joined Evans on the alltournament team, and Tarik Hislop also reached double figures in scoring for the Dukes with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Lauren Jimenez (right) JMU sealed the championship by outscoring the Monarchs 13-4 during the game’s final 7:08 and allowing only two field goals over the final eight minutes. “I’ve dreamt about this moment for a very long time, and now that it’s here, it’s surreal,” head coach Kenny Brooks, said. “It’s a wonderful, wonderful accomplishment for a wonderful group.”
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