#16 JMU Shuts Out Hofstra, 8-0, on Senior Day

Sunday, October 22

Harrisonburg, Va.

Noon

James Madison University

(10-5, 3-1CAA)

Hofstra

(7-10, 1-3CAA)

Hofstra

JMU

10/22/2017 3:33:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – On the power of multi-goal games from seniors Hannah Hall and Melanie Kusakavitch, No. 16 James Madison field hockey (10-5, 3-1 CAA) shut out Hofstra (7-10, 1-3 CAA) 8-0 in the Dukes' final regular-season home-game of 2017.

Hall powered her way to the first hat trick of her career and added an assist to finish the afternoon with a career-best seven points. Kusakavitch scored twice, once in each half, to tie her career high and extend her scoring streak to five straight games.

HOW WE GOT HERE

Sophomore Lisa Lejeune got the scoring started just 1:09 into the game, deflecting a pass by Florien Sondern into the upper right corner.
Senior Melanie Kusakavitch tallied the second and eighth goals of the day, deflecting in a pass from junior Miranda Rigg off a steal by senior McKenzie Ridgely as well as deflecting in another pass from Sondern on a corner.
Senior Hannah Hall scored the third, fourth and sixth goals of the afternoon. Her first came off a redirect from junior Corey Mayer while her second came from the left side as she shelved it between the outstretched hands of the Hofstra keeper. Her third came off a shot from outside the circle that bounced off the goalie's pads and into the cage.
Hall contributed to sophomore Alicia Cooperman's second-half goal that went straight under the Hofstra goalkeeper.
Sophomore Emilly Schutt made a running move in the 55th minute of action straight in front of the cage to score the first goal of her JMU career.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS

JMU's eight goals is the most for the team this season as is the 21 total team points (8G, 5A).
The five assists are also a season high for the Dukes.
All 22 available Dukes saw action in today's game. Amongst field players, everyone saw double-digit minutes in action.

STILL OF THE DAY
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The full gallery is available here.

OFF THE SCORE SHEET
JMU earned its second straight shutout in the 8-0 victory over Hofstra. Combined with a 4-0 shutout of Northeastern on Friday and a second-half shutout of Wake Forest last Sunday, JMU has held its opponents without a goal for the last 188:59 of play (WF scored at the 21:01 mark of the game on Oct. 15).

SOCIAL-IZING

Awesome way to end the regular season @JMUFieldHockey so glad I decided to become a fan this year #GoDukes
— Dylan Boeckmann (@DylanBoeckmann) October 22, 2017

HALL'S HELPERS
With her assist on Cooperman's goal, Hannah Hall has 25 career assists and 10 for the season, a career high for the senior. She needs three more dishes to crack the JMU all-time top-10 for assists.

KUSAKAVITCH'S STRETCH
Melanie Kusakavitch has scored in five consecutive games, the longest streak by any Duke this season. This is also the longest streak since Loes Stijntjes (JMU '15) scored in the opening five games of the 2014 season when Kusakavitch was a freshman.

CONSTANT IN THE CAGE
Senior Sara Kraeutler earned the 36th win of her career Sunday. She has played 3659:51 minutes in the cage, the sixth-most in JMU history and just over 24 minutes away from jumping into the top five all-time. She also has made 241 career saves, which ranks 10th in JMU history.

SENIOR DAY CELEBRATIONS

CAA STANDINGS
JMU has secured a spot in the 2017 Colonial Athletic Association championship tournament. Delaware and William & Mary have also each punched their tickets.

LOOKING AHEAD
No. 16 JMU hits the road to wrap up the regular season, traveling to No. 19 William & Mary on Friday, Oct. 27 for a 6 p.m. contest before closing at Towson on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. The 2017 JMU field hockey season is presented by Blue Ridge Insurance.