HARRISONBURG, Va. — The non-conference gauntlet continued for LIU men's basketball on Sunday against James Madison.
 
The Sharks fell to the Dukes, 115-79, but got an important return from one of its returners from last year's squad.
 
Andre Washington, a sophomore guard, made his season debut after he missed the first 10 games due to injury.
 
The Staten Island, N.Y. native finished with 19 points, a career-high, on 8-16 shooting in 30 minutes off the bench. He fouled out with 3:55 remaining.
 
The game was tied at eight apiece early, but the Dukes engineered a long scoring run to maintain a sizable advantage.
 
Marko Maletic earned his second career start and poured in a career-high 32 points on 10-19 shooting, including 5-for-12 from three.
 
Jacob Johnson stuffed the stat sheet with five points, six rebounds, three assists and five steals.
 
Head coach Rod Strickland faced his son, Terrell, who made his season debut against his father's team. The two had a warm embrace prior to tip.
 
As a unit, the Sharks finished shooting 48% from the field and was 8-21 from deep. Their 79 points was the second-highest output of the season.
 
LIU returns home to face Purchase on Dec. 22 at 12 p.m.