JMU upends Gonzaga behind Kirby Burkholder's 28 points, 18 rebounds
Kirby Burkholder had 28 points and 18 rebounds to lead No. 11 seed James Madison to a 72-63 win over No. 6 Gonzaga on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
James Madison Dukes
72
Gonzaga Bulldogs
63
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JMU | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| GONZ | 31 | 32 | 63 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs Navy Midshipmen | W 77-61 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | @ Virginia Tech Hokies | L 43-59 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils | W 77-38 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | @ Miami (OH) RedHawks | L 52-59 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 72-63
Kiara Kudron made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 72-62
Foul on Nikki Newman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 72-62
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 71-62
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 70-62
Foul on Haiden Palmer.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 70-62
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 69-62
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 68-62
Foul on Haiden Palmer.
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LayUpShot 0:47 68-62
Sunny Greinacher made Layup. Assisted by Haiden Palmer.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 68-60
Precious Hall made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 67-60
Precious Hall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 66-60
Foul on Jazmine Redmon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 66-60
Keani Albanez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sunny Greinacher.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 66-57
Toia Giggetts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 65-57
Foul on Lindsay Sherbert.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 65-57
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 64-57
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 63-57
Foul on Jazmine Redmon.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 63-57
Haiden Palmer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:39 63-56
Foul on Toia Giggetts.
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JumpShot 1:59 63-56
Sunny Greinacher made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Sherbert.
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JumpShot 2:29 63-54
Toia Giggetts made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Newman.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 61-54
Jazmine Redmon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 61-53
Foul on Kirby Burkholder.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 61-53
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 60-53
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:52 59-53
Foul on Shelby Cheslek.
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LayUpShot 3:04 59-53
Haiden Palmer made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:49 59-51
Kirby Burkholder made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Newman.
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LayUpShot 5:07 56-51
Lauren Okafor made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Newman.
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PersonalFoul 5:13 54-51
Foul on Shaniqua Nilles.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:24 54-51
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:24 53-51
Foul on Danielle Walter.
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LayUpShot 5:24 53-51
Kirby Burkholder made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:55 51-51
Toia Giggetts made Layup. Assisted by Kirby Burkholder.
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JumpShot 7:19 49-51
Toia Giggetts made Jumper. Assisted by Kirby Burkholder.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:42 47-51
Shaniqua Nilles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Danielle Walter.
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LayUpShot 8:07 47-48
Toia Giggetts made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:31 45-48
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:31 44-48
Foul on Shaniqua Nilles.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:43 44-48
Kiara Kudron made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:43 44-47
Kiara Kudron made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:43 44-46
Foul on Kirby Burkholder.
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LayUpShot 9:39 44-46
Lindsay Sherbert made Layup. Assisted by Haiden Palmer.
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PersonalFoul 9:48 44-44
Foul on Gonzaga.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:53 44-44
Haiden Palmer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:53 44-43
Foul on Jazmon Gwathmey.
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JumpShot 9:53 44-43
Haiden Palmer made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:23 44-41
Toia Giggetts made Layup. Assisted by Kirby Burkholder.
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PersonalFoul 11:20 42-41
Foul on Sunny Greinacher.
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PersonalFoul 11:57 42-41
Foul on Precious Hall.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:38 42-41
Keani Albanez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:38 42-40
Keani Albanez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:38 42-39
Foul on Lauren Okafor.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:22 42-39
Lauren Okafor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:22 41-39
Foul on Sunny Greinacher.
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PersonalFoul 13:50 41-39
Foul on Keani Albanez.
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PersonalFoul 13:54 41-39
Foul on Toia Giggetts.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:10 41-39
Kirby Burkholder made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:57 38-39
Sunny Greinacher made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 72-63
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 72-63
Kiara Kudron made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:14 72-62
Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 72-62
Kiara Kudron missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 72-62
Foul on Nikki Newman.
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Offensive Rebound 0:19 72-62
Haiden Palmer Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 72-62
Keani Albanez missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 72-62
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 71-62
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 70-62
Foul on Haiden Palmer.
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Defensive Rebound 0:26 70-62
Nikki Newman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:30 70-62
Jazmine Redmon missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 70-62
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 69-62
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 68-62
Foul on Haiden Palmer.
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LayUpShot 0:47 68-62
Sunny Greinacher made Layup. Assisted by Haiden Palmer.
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ShortTimeOut 0:53 68-60
James Madison Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 68-60
Precious Hall made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 67-60
Precious Hall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 66-60
Foul on Jazmine Redmon.
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ShortTimeOut 0:55 66-60
Gonzaga Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 66-60
Keani Albanez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sunny Greinacher.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 66-57
Toia Giggetts made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:07 65-57
James Madison Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 65-57
Toia Giggetts missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 65-57
Foul on Lindsay Sherbert.
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Defensive Rebound 1:11 65-57
Toia Giggetts Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:11 65-57
Nikki Newman Block.
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LayUpShot 1:11 65-57
Lindsay Sherbert missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:14 65-57
Lindsay Sherbert Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:14 65-57
Sunny Greinacher missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:14 65-57
Sunny Greinacher Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:14 65-57
Jazmine Redmon missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:25 65-57
Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:25 65-57
Nikki Newman Block.
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LayUpShot 1:25 65-57
Haiden Palmer missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 65-57
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 64-57
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 63-57
Foul on Jazmine Redmon.
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Defensive Rebound 1:39 63-57
Kirby Burkholder Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
JMU
GONZ
23-63
FG
23-70
37
Field Goal %
33
4-18
3PT
4-20
22
Three Point %
20
22-25
FT
13-18
88
Free Throw %
72
47
Rebounds
44
13
Offensive Rebounds
16
34
Defensive Rebounds
28
15
Assists
18
5
Steals
6
6
Blocks
5
10
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
18
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