JMU Women Beat Georgia Mason In Home Finale

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The James Madison women's basketball team beat George Mason 67-56 in their regular season home finale Sunday at the Convention Center.

Toia Giggetts scored a team-high 15 points, as the Dukes improve to 20-9 overall, and 14-3 in the CAA.

JMU will play at Drexel (13-4 CAA) in their regular season finale Wednesday.

The winner of that game will be the 2-seed in the CAA tournament.

James Madison has won 20 or more games a school-record eight years in a row.

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