No. 8 Dukes Shut Out Coastal Carolina, Earn Point in Draw

Saturday, October 12

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

5-1-5, 1-0-2

Coastal Carolina

3-7-1, 1-2-1

Coastal Carolina

James Madison

No. 8 Dukes Shut Out Coastal Carolina, Earn Point in Draw

10/12/2024 10:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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HARRISONBURG, Va. — The eighth-ranked James Madison men's soccer team earned a point on Saturday evening at Sentara Park in Sun Belt Conference action as it played Coastal Carolina to a scoreless draw.

The Dukes moved to 5-1-5 overall and 1-0-2 in conference play, while the Chanticleers drew for the first time this season and moved to 3-7-1 (1-2-1 SBC).

Redshirt senior Evan Southern paced the Dukes' offense with three shots, putting two on goal. Junior Sebastian Conlon made three saves in goal, earning his sixth shutout of the season. The shutout was the Reston, Va. native's 15th of his career, moving into a tie for 10th in program history and a tie for fifth in Sun Belt history.

Quoting Head Coach Paul Zazenski
"Positive was we kept a shutout and got a point in the Sun Belt. Negative was we didn't get the result we were hoping for and credit to Coastal."

How It Happened

It was a defensive stalemate in the first half, with only one shot on goal from the two teams combined.
The shot came in the final moments of the half, as the ball was bobbled in the box where graduate Aidan Melville attempted a heel kick that went directly at the Coastal keeper.
Both teams turned the dial up on the attack in the second half, with Doug Hainer putting a pair of shots on goal for Coastal in the 52^nd and 53^rd minutes.
JMU had back-to-back corner kicks late in the second half, with a shot from redshirt senior Yanis Lelin being saved to set up a third corner.

Quick Facts

The Dukes had a 7-3 advantage on corner kicks, with all seven coming in the second half.
JMU outshot CCU 11-9, putting six of the 11 shots on goal.
The seven shutouts this season for JMU is the most since 2022.

Up Next
JMU hits the road on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to play Georgia Southern at 7 p.m. The match was originally scheduled to take place on Sept. 28 but was postponed due to Hurricane Helene.