HOFSTRA CRUISES TO 68-48 WIN OVER JAMES MADISON

2/4/2010 2:10:00 AM

Junior guard Charles Jenkins (Queens, NY) had 20 points on 7-11 shooting as the Hofstra Men's Basketball team rolled to a 68-48 win over James Madison on Wednesday evening at the JMU Convocation Center.

With the win, the Pride improves to 12-12 on the year and 5-7 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while winning its third straight game. The Pride also won its 11th in a row in the series with James Madison, improving to 11-4 in the all-time series. The Dukes fall to 10-13 overall, and 3-9 in the CAA with the loss.

Jenkins scored 13 of his points in the first half as the Pride led for most of the opening stanza. Hofstra had a lead as high as eight points at 29-21 on a Jenkins jumper with 3:18 left, but settled for a 30-25 lead at the break.

With the score 32-29 one minute into the second half, the Pride went on an 11-0 run to pull away. Jenkins started the rally when he pulled up for a three-pointer on the fast break, and capped it off with another jumper to make the score 43-29 with 14:20 to go. Hofstra was able to cruise from there, as James Madison was unable to get the deficit back down to single digits.

Senior forward Miklos Szabo (Szeghalom, Hungary) had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Pride, while junior forward Greg Washington (Centereach, NY) had nine points and 12 rebounds. Washington also had one blocked shot, giving him 174 in his career, four shy of the Hofstra school record held by David Taylor (1979-83).

Denzel Bowles and Julius Wells each had 15 points for James Madison in a losing cause. Bowles, who came in averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds a game, was held to only two boards, while Wells shot only 4-15 on the day. Hofstra shot 47.4 percent from the floor and held a 41-30 rebounding advantage, while the Dukes shot only 34.0 percent overall and 12.5 percent (2-16) from three-point territory.

Hofstra will next be in action when it returns home to face Northeastern on Saturday afternoon at the Mack Sports Complex by a 4 p.m. contest. For ticket information, log on to www.GoHofstra.com or call 516-HOF-TIXX.

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