Field Hockey Rolls Past Saint Francis, 9-2

Friday, September 23

Harrisonburg, Va.

3 p.m.

James Madison University

(6-3)

Saint Francis (Pa.)

(1-7)

SAINT FRANCIS

James Madison

9/23/2022 7:13:00 PM | Field Hockey

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - Seven Dukes scored as James Madison trounced Saint Francis, 9-2, Friday afternoon at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.

JMU extends its winning streak to four and improves to 6-3. The Red Flash drop to 1-7 with one more game before starting Northeast Conference competition.

Seniors Diede Remijnse and Morgan Merritt scored a pair of goals in the effort, while classmates Kara McClure and Eveline Zwager tallied two assists. Junior Brandelynn Heinbaugh started in net for the Dukes.

How It Happened

Zwager scored in the opening minute thanks to an assist from junior Tori Carawan.
At the 6:57 mark, senior Morgan Merritt found the back of the net off a close shot to put JMU up by a pair.
Minutes later, Carawan connected with Zwager to make it 3-0 Dukes.
Saint Francis responded to cut its deficit to two with under six minutes to go in the first quarter.
Less than 30 seconds later, Remijnse recorded her first goal of the game off a corner play with assists from McClure and junior Mia Julian.
Sophomore Kenzie Lever received a feed from Zwager to give James Madison a 5-1 lead after the first quarter.
Remijnse and freshman Alice Roeper found the back of the net in the second period, while Merritt and junior Lauren Satchell added goals in the third.
The Red Flash snuck one through in the waning minutes to make it 9-2, a score that held for the remainder of the game.

Game Notes

James Madison leads Saint Francis 4-0 in the all-time series dating back to 2018.
JMU tallied more shots (19-3), shots on goal (14-2), and penalty corners (6-0).
Remijnse scored twice against the Red Flash, the third time this season the senior has recorded a multi-goal game.
Merritt produced a career-high two goals, her first goals of the season.
The Dukes scored five goals in the first quarter, the best scoring quarter for the team in 2022.
Lever and Satchell registered the first goals of their career. Additionally, junior Carissa Tambroni's assist in the second quarter was her first point while donning the Purple and Gold.
Seven Dukes scored against SFU, the first time the program has accomplished the feat since 2021 when seven found the back of the net against Davidson on Sept. 26. In that matchup, JMU defeated the Wildcats 7-0.
The last time James Madison scored nine or more goals was in 2016 when the Dukes bested Towson, 12-0, on Oct. 2, 2016.

Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"I'm really proud of the team," said Morgan. "We played a really disciplined and connected style. We had a lot of different people that finished today and I'm really proud of people valuing the opportunity to be helpers rather than everybody wanting to be the finisher. There was movement to create people to be free so that we could score those goals. Seven people scored nine goals tonight. To me that's extraordinary, that's commitment, that's valuing the opportunity and taking advantage of it."

Up Next
JMU will trek south for a matchup with No. 20 Duke on Sunday, Sept. 25. The contest in Durham, N.C. is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ACCNX.