JMU Downs New Hampshire 5-2 for Fourth Straight Home Win

Friday, September 16

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

(4-2)

New Hampshire

(2-5)

New Hampshire

JMU

JMU Downs New Hampshire 5-2 for Fourth Straight Home Win

9/16/2016 9:52:00 PM | Field Hockey

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Sophomore Miranda Rigg posted her second hat trick of the season to lead James Madison field hockey (4-2) to a 5-2 win over New Hampshire (2-5) and keep the Dukes unbeaten streak at home alive (4-0).

Rigg sparked the Dukes three-goal first half as they kept the Wildcats without a shot-on-goal in the first stanza. UNH broke up the shutout in the 46^th minute by scoring a rebound shot from a penalty corner, but Rigg answered less than five minutes later in a 1-on-1 battle with the goalie. She answered the Wildcats' second goal as well, dribbling down the baseline and slotting the ball home to cap the JMU scoring.

JMU edged UNH in penalty corners 8-7, but the Wildcats secured all seven attempts in the second half. New Hampshire also outshot the Dukes 13-11 in the second half after JMU held the 8-1 shot advantage in the first.

The Dukes head back on the road for an afternoon contest at No. 13 Old Dominion on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m.

QUOTING COACH MORGAN
"We're really trying to play team hockey because that's our strength. We're excited today about playing moments of really good, connected hockey."

BY THE NUMBERS

Sophomore Miranda Rigg's hat trick was her second consecutive three-goal performance in a home game. She tallied her first collegiate hat trick in a 5-1 win over Appalachian State on Sept. 2.
Junior Hannah Hall tied her career of two assists, passing the ball to Rigg for the first tip-in of the game and then serving as the stick-stop for freshman Florien Sondern's penalty corner goal.
Sondern and junior Melanie Kusakavitch each scored for the first time since the 6-2 win over Longwood on Aug. 30.

BREAKING OUT
Sophomore Lindsay Gippe got her first collegiate start on Friday night, playing 65 minutes against the Wildcats.

PHOTO OF THE DAY
Fans enjoyed watching the Dukes take on the Wildcats in style with tonight's stylish sunglass giveaway. See the full photo gallery here.
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CAPTAINS CHOSEN
This week, the JMU field hockey team selected their 2016 team captains: juniors Melanie Kusakavitch, Hannah Hall and McKenzie Ridgely.

TWEET OF THE DAY

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— jerrie (@jerrieschutt) September 16, 2016

UP NEXT
JMU travels to No. 13 Old Dominion on Sunday, Sept. 18 for a 1 p.m. contest, the 63^rd meeting in the series history. The Monarchs have won the last five meetings against the Dukes.