Hampton University’s women’s basketball team opened its season with a statement, beating James Madison 69-64 in Harrisonburg in the first round of the women’s preseason NIT.Senior Quanneisha Perry, the preseason MEAC player of the year, had 27 points and 17 rebounds as the Lady Pirates, the defending MEAC champions, defeated the defending CAA champions. Both teams made NCAA tournament trips last season.
JMU senior guard Dawn Evans, who averaged 24.6 points per game last season to earn honorable menion All-America honors, scored 25 points, but shot just 8-of-28 from the floor and was 6-of-18 from 3-point range.
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