Sports Beat

Men's and women's basketball go 1-1 over break

Both the men's and women's basketball teams went 1-1 over the break.
The men's team lost to North Carolina State University 75-58 Nov. 20 in Raleigh, N.C. The Dukes then won their home opener over Gardner-Webb University 85-67 Nov. 24.

The women's team traveled to Moraga, Calif. to play in the St. Mary's College Thanksgiving Classic. The Dukes lost to the University of Illinois 85-45 Nov. 23. JMU then defeated Stoneybrook University 80-58 in the consulation game Nov. 24.

Senior guard Allyson Keener was named to the All-Tournament team.

DeFrancesco places 59th at X-Country NCAAs

Senior Mollee DeFrancesco placed 59th out of 249 runners at the NCAA Cross Country National Championships Nov. 19 in Greenville, S.C.

Volleyball loses in finale

The JMU volleyball team lost to the University of Virginia in its final match of the season Wednesday in Godwin Hall. The Cavaliers came from behind to down James Madison 25-30, 21-30, 30-21, 30-24 and 20-18. The Dukes end their season with an overall record of 10-14.

Four football players named to A-10 teams

The JMU football team had four players named to the Atlantic-10 All-Conference Team.

Senior linebackers Derrick Lloyd and Derick Pack were both named to the A-10 First Team on defense.

Junior defensive end Richard Hicks was named to the Third Team on defense. Red-shirt freshman place kicker Burke George was named to the A-10 offensive Third Team.

In addition, Lloyd was named the 2001 A-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year along with the University of Maine's Stephen Cooper.

Lloyd finshed the season with a A-10-leading 157 tackles, which ranks him second in the country. Lloyd also had 94 solo tackles, most in the nation. Lloyd, is a Buck Buchanon Award finalist for the top defensive player in Division I-AA.