Dukes Win 2-1 on Senior Day; Will be Three Seed in CAA Tournament

Sunday, October 31

Harrisonburg, Va.

12 p.m.

James Madison University

9-8-1, 6-3-0

Delaware

5-11-2, 2-5-2

Delaware

James Madison

Dukes Win 2-1 on Senior Day; Will be Three Seed in CAA Tournament

10/31/2021 3:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – A pair of James Madison women's soccer student-athletes scored to help lead the Dukes to a 2-1 victory over Delaware on Senior Day at Sentara Park, as they will now be the three seed in the upcoming Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

The Dukes now are 9-8-1 overall and 6-3 in league play as they have now won four straight to conclude the regular season. The Blue Hens fall to 5-11-2, 2-5-2 CAA.

JMU was able to take their first lead of the game in the 38^th minute, as Lexi Vanderlinden was able to find the back of the net for the third time this season. Ellie Johnson brough the ball down the near sideline before firing a cross to Vanderlinden inside the box, who then took a few dribbles and buried the shot into the right corner.

The Dukes took the 1-0 lead into the halftime break, but it wouldn't last long into the second half as Delaware scored the equalizer in the 61^st minute off of a free kick. The match looked like it would head to overtime as the teams continued to battle until Amanda Attanasi sent a pass to Ginger Deel about 10 yards out who was able to give the Dukes the lead back at 2-1. The defense held their ground for the remainder of the half to give JMU the 2-1 Senior Day win.

Deel, Vanderlinden, and Iris Rabot all pitched in two shots a piece, while goalkeeper Alexandra Blom made six saves on the day. It is the seventh match of the season for Blom where she recorded six shots.

Game Notes

The Dukes put seven of their 10 shots on goal.
JMU has won four straight for the first time since 2018, when they strung together five straight wins.

Quoting Head Coach Joshua Walters, Sr.
"What a way to send these seniors off in their last game at Sentara Park! The first goal was a masterpiece, with the ability to move the ball on so many passes and find Lexi open. We are really peaking at the right time and excited to head down to the CAA tournament again.

Up Next
The Dukes will be heading down to the campus of Elon for the CAA Tournament, as they will take on the No. 2 seed Hofstra in the semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The match will be streamed on FloSports.