It was two days before Christmas in a foreign country, but there was a little bit of home for two former James Madison women's basketball standouts.
In a professional game in Italy on Wednesday, the leading scorer for Empoli was Kamiah Smalls with 22 points while Jazmon Gwathmey had 13 points for Sesto. Each former JMU player led their team in minutes played as Empoli won 80-66.
Smalls, who ended her JMU career last season, is the latest former Dukes' player to see time in the WNBA and with a pro league overseas.
She played in seven games for the Indiana Fever in 2020 before heading to Italy. Smalls was drafted in the third round by the Fever after averaging 18.6 points per contest for the Dukes in 2019-20.