The American University women's basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped on Friday night at James Madison, falling 65-49 to the Dukes in Harrisonburg, Va.

Arron Zimmerman led the Eagles with a career-high 13 points, besting her previous career mark of 10 in the first half. Zimmerman was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor, going three-for-three from beyond the arc. Michelle Holmes also scored in double figures, posting a career-high 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the field. Stephanie Anya led the team with 10 rebounds, registering a season-high five blocks. Jen Dumiak and Micaela Sancisi each dished out a team-best three assists. 

The contest went back-and-forth early before James Madison (4-6) went on an 11-3 run to take a 17-11 lead with 12:07 remaining. The Dukes added seven more after a pair of free throws from Geleisa George.

Zimmerman sparked a 10-0 run by the Eagles, hitting her second three of the day and forcing a James Madison turnover on the next possession. Dumiak capped off the run with a lay-up inside the paint to put the lead at 24-23 with 4:27 to play. James Madison closed out the half with five straight points to take a 29-23 lead into the break.

American (5-5) shot 33.3 percent from the floor in the first half, going 5-for-10 from beyond the arc. The Dukes shot 35.1 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range. 

James Madison came out of the intermission with an 8-1 run to go up 37-24 at the 18:08 mark, forcing the Eagles to call the timeout. American chipped away at the Dukes' lead, with Holmes tallying her first bucket of the day to cut James Madison's lead to 42-30 with 12:58 remaining. The Dukes answered with a three-pointer from Precious Hall to open up a 7-0 run for the 49-30 advantage.

The Dukes continued to stifle American's offense. The Eagles cut it to a 15-point game twice on a pair of free throws from Dumiak and lay-in from Holmes after she knocked it away from Crystal Ross with 4:31 to play. Ari Booth drilled in a three and Holmes laid it in again after a dish from Sancisi to close out the scoring for American before a pair of free throws from Kirby Burkholder secured the 65-49 final score. 

Tarik Hislop and Hall led the Dukes with 16 points apiece. Burkholder posted a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. James Madison outshot the Eagles 38.9 to 34.6 percent from the field and 46.2 to 42.9 percent from beyond the arc. The Dukes also held the 53-34 advantage in rebounds for the game.

American will take a break for the holidays before taking on another CAA opponent, Drexel, on Friday, December 28 at 4 p.m.