Harrisonburg, Va. (March 18, 2009)—A late 15-to-3 run propelled James Madison past Mount St. Mary's, 69-58, in the First Round of the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. With the loss, the Mount finishes the season with a 19-14 record.

Kelly Beidler's tip-in early in the second half lifted the Mount to a 37-34 advantage, but the Dukes answered with a 9-0 run, capped by a Kyle Swanston three-pointer, to take a 43-37 advantage.

The Mount responded with a 9-3 run of its own to even the score at 46-46. The Mountaineers started the streak with a Kelly Beidler putback that ended a possession that saw five Mount St. Mary's offensive rebounds. Shawn Atupem hit a jumper, Jeremy Goode a lay-up and Will Holland capped the run with a three-point basket to even the score with 11:00 remaining in the game.

The game of streaks saw the Dukes (20-14) score the next eight points, the final six on Pierre Curtis lay-ups. Holland and Pierre Brown nailed back-to-back three-pointers to make the score 54-52 with 6:06 on the clock, but the Dukes sealed the win by scoring 15 of the next 18 points. Julian Wells scored eight points during the run, including a three-point play to make the score 59-53 and a three-pointer with 50 seconds left for a 69-55 lead.

Goode led the Mount with 11 points while Sam Atupem and Holland added 10 points each in the loss. Atupem added eight boards, three assists and three blocks in the final game of his collegiate career. Fellow senior Markus Mitchell posted two points, two rebounds and two assists for the Mountaineers.

Devon Moore paced James Madison with 21 points and five boards while Wells and Curtis each scored 17 points in the win.

"We helped them with turnovers," said Mount St. Mary's head coach Milan Brown. "We got a little apprehensive when they got a few deflections. We were okay when we defended them in the halfcourt, but they made us pay on the breakaways."

The Dukes shot 55.2 percent in the second half to finish at 45.8 percent in the game. The Mount was held to 34.5 percent shooting in the second half to finish at 39.0 percent from the floor.

The Mount jumped to a 10-5 lead early in the game behind strong play from the post players. Four different forwards scored for the Mount during the run for the early five-point advantage. Pierre Brown's three-pointer stretched the lead to 17-9 with 13:45 left in the half, but James Madison got back into the game by scoring the next 12 points.

Curtis started the run with a three-pointer and Wells drained a three to cap the spurt to give the Dukes a 21-17 advantage. The Mount scored the next four points, including a Goode steal and lay-up to even the score. The game was back-and-forth for the rest of the half with the Mount grabbing the 31-30 lead on a Sam Atupem lay-up.

Sam Atupem paced the Mount with eight points and four boards in the opening half while Shawn Atupem and Goode chipped in six points each. Moore led James Madison with 13 points in the opening half.

The Mount shot 43.3 percent from the field in the first half while holding James Madison to 36.7 percent.

Game Notes...This is the Mount's second-straight postseason appearance and the fifth since the move to NCAA Division I in 1988-89...The Mount earned NCAA bids in 1995, 1999 and 2008 and a spot in the NIT in 1996...The Mount's 19 wins tied for the second-most by a MSM team since the school moved to NCAA Division I...Goode dished out two assists and is now tied for second all-time in school history with 471 career helpers.