Lady Flames lose 74-53 to JMU

 The Lady Flames basketball team fell to the James Madison University Dukes 74-53 Thursday, Nov. 29. The loss was Liberty’s fourth consecutive defeat, bringing their record to 1-6. 

JMU dominated the game overall and led for the full game, at times by as many as 26 points. 

The Dukes were led by Colonial Athletic Association preseason favorite Kamiah Smalls, who scored a career-high 30 points. 

Liberty struggled to keep up for the length of the game, only shooting 13.3 percent from the 3-point line and 33.9 percent from the field. The Lady Flames never came within 12 points of the Dukes after the first few minutes of the game. 

Liberty was led by senior forward KK Barbour with nine points, who was one rebound short of her career high and one point short of her seventh double-double. She was closely followed by senior guard Tatyana Crowder and redshirt sophomores Emily Lytle and Ria Gulley, who each held eight points.

Allison Heise | Liberty Champion
PASS — Bridgette Rettstatt looks for an open teammate.

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