JMU Rolls Past William & Mary in 4-0 Shutout

Sunday, September 15

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

(3-1)

William & Mary

(0-6)

William & Mary

James Madison

9/15/2024 4:30:00 PM | Field Hockey

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison field hockey held William & Mary without a penalty corner and limited the Tribe to four shots in a 4-0 victory Sunday afternoon at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.

The Dukes (3-1) saw goals from senior Cassidy Strittmatter, freshman Madelief Molier, junior Alice Roeper and graduate student Sarah Beers. Juniors Skyler Brown, Jola Ollrogge, Julie Narleski and sophomore Brynna Hill each added an assist in the win.

Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Molly Schreiner earned her first career shutout and improved to 3-1 after making three saves.

Maddie George stopped eight shots in 60 minutes of action between the posts.

Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"I'm really pleased with our performance today. Leading up to the game, we had an amazing week of practice. We did not execute perfectly the way we practiced – we probably did 80% of that – and we were good enough. The neat thing about this team is that there's more. Every field player got in the game so we put more experience under our belts to be ready for the challenge of our first Mid-American Conference game of the season. We're really excited about that and we built a lot of confidence today."

How It Happened

Narleski drove down the end line and made a cross pass to Strittmatter late in the opening frame to make it 1-0 after one.
Halfway through the second, Brown sent a hard pass into the circle to Molier who maneuvered around W&M's keeper for a 2-0 lead.
JMU went ahead 3-0 early in the third after being granted a penalty stroke that was converted by Roeper.
On a penalty corner situation, Beers knocked one home from the top of the circle for her first goal of the season with assists from Hill and Ollrogge.

Game Notes

JMU leads 42-24-6 in the all-time series, dating back to 1974, and has won five straight over the Tribe.
The shutout was the Dukes' first since trouncing Queens (N.C.) 14-0 last season on Nov. 4.
Roeper's penalty stroke goal was the first for the program since former Duke Diede Remijnse executed one versus #13 Syracuse on Oct. 2, 2022.
Strittmatter's first-quarter goal marks the third gamewinner of her career.
JMU held the advantage in shots (21-4), shots on goal (12-3) and penalty corners (4-0)

Up Next
The Dukes will play on the road for the first time this season with a contest at Mid-American Conference foe Miami (Ohio) on Friday, Sept. 20. Action in Oxford, Ohio is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.