Roeper Lifts Field Hockey Past Georgetown

Sunday, October 29

Harrisonburg, Va.

12 p.m.

James Madison University

(4-12)

Georgetown

(1-17)

Georgetown

James Madison

10/29/2023 4:35:00 PM | Field Hockey

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Sophomore Alice Roeper found the back of the net with 17 seconds remaining to edge Georgetown, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.

The Dukes moved to 4-12 with one game left in the regular season. The Hoyas finished the season 1-17 with a 0-7 mark against BIG East Competition.

In addition to Roeper, senior Sarah Beers and sophomore Julie Narleski each netted a goal. For Narleski, her score in the fourth marked the first goal of her career. Seniors Lauren Satchell, Carissa Tambroni and Mia Julian all added an assist in the win.

Senior Brandelynn Heinbaugh started in cage where she made one save and allowed one goal. Junior netminder Katie Fricke entered the game with the Dukes down one, with just under six minutes to go in the third quarter. The Medford, N.J. native earned her first collegiate win after JMU fought back for the home victory.

Sydney Yodh and Darby Campbell both scored for GU, while Elena Perez Alejandro, Vivienne Trumpbour and Campbell registered assists. Goalkeeper Ella Fahey stopped 12 shots and faced 11 corners by the Dukes.

How It Happened

Both teams held their ground in the first half, with neither team giving up a goal.
Yodh maneuvered around Heinbaugh early in the third quarter with an assist from Campbell to make it 1-0 Hoyas.
The Dukes responded at the 4:12 mark of the period as Beers collected a loose ball in the circle and sent in a shot that trickled in.
On a penalty corner situation early in the fourth, Alejandro found Campbell who took a shot at the top of the circle that deflected off a defender for a Hoyas' goal.
Narleski tied the game, 2-2, with 6:53 left to play thanks to a tipped pass from Satchell in front of the net.
In the last 1:04, the Dukes drew five corners in a row before finally capitalizing with a five-hole goal with 17 seconds remaining to seal the deal.

Game Notes

James Madison leads the all-time series over Georgetown, 7-0.
JMU held the advantage in shots (25-15), shots on goal (15-3) and penalty corners (11-2). All three marks for the Dukes were season highs.
Coming into the contest, JMU had not reached double digits in corners. Previously, the most corners drawn by the Dukes this season was eight versus Longwood on Oct. 6.
Julian leads the team in assists (8) and points (16).
Eleven Dukes have scored in 2023, while 17 have registered points.

Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"I'm really proud of the resilience. We were knocking at the door a lot today and finally, it fell. A lot of teams would've just quit when they were behind, but we continued to fight, and we played some really really good, connected hockey at times. So, I'm proud of this group, and I feel like if we continue to grow, we'll be a much better hockey team than we've ever been. I look forward to playing one more game and having it all come together for a full four quarters at our peak level."

Up Next
The Dukes will wrap up the regular season at home against Queens (N.C.) for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m.