Dukes Edged By Hawks

Friday, September 21

Philadelphia, Pa.

3 p.m.

James Madison University

(2-4)

Saint Joseph's

(5-2)

James Madison

Saint Joseph's

9/21/2018 5:21:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison field hockey fell 3-2 at #16 St. Joseph's on Friday afternoon. The Dukes held the lead early in the second half, but two goals by the Hawks in the period gave St. Joe's the victory.

St. Joseph (5-2) outshot the Dukes (2-4) 21-10 as the Hawks held JMU to just five shots per half. St. Joe's was awarded seven penalty corners compared to JMU's two.

HOW THEY SCORED
JMU
27:48 |Lindsay Gippe scored her second collegiate goal on the season off a loose ball which tied the game at one
36:13 | L. Gippe tallied her first multi-goal game with a dish from Casey O'Donnell to put JMU up 2-1
St. Joseph's
10:24 | Anna Willocks scored the fourth goal of the season firing the shot right under the crossbar which gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead early
56:26 | Tonya Botherway scored her seventh goal of the season and tied the game after redirecting off a corner
63:36 | Botherway tipped in a corner to give the Hawks an advantage and ultimately the win

GAME NOTES

L. Gippe tallied the first multi-goal game of her career
Caitlin Nelson notched a career-high nine saves
Nelson completed her third complete game in the cage
This was just the eighth time playing a team ranked #16. The Dukes are now 5-3 overall when playing the #16 ranked team. This also marked just the first true road game against a #16 team
Of the eight teams JMU has played who have been ranked #16, this is the third game played on September 21.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
Coach Morgan: "It was the best we played all season. We had desire and fight to finish. I'm really proud of our work today! We have grown a great deal and are excited to continue on this path. Each day we are looking for an inch of growth and I'm proud of the efforts put forth and am excited for what is to come!"

UP NEXT
The Dukes continue their road trip and are set to face #4 Duke on Sunday, September 23 at 1 p.m.