Dukes Fall at Home to #8 Maryland

Saturday, March 8

Harrisonburg, Va.

Noon

James Madison University

4-2

Maryland

4-1

Maryland

James Madison

3/8/2025 3:44:00 PM | Lacrosse

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – #13 James Madison lacrosse couldn't overcome a scoreless first period and fell to #8 Maryland, 11-5, on Saturday afternoon at Sentara Park.

Maddie Epke and Maggie Clark paced JMU (4-2) with one goal and one assist apiece. Chloe Bleckley picked up three ground balls to go along with a career-high four caused turnovers. Maddie Weybrecht picked up a career-high five ground balls while causing three turnovers.

Adanya Moyer made her second start in the cage and made eight saves on 30 shots faced.

Kori Edmonson led Maryland (4-1) with three goals and one assist, while also causing two turnovers. JJ Suriano started in the cage for the Terps and made 13 saves on 25 shots faced.

How it Happened
First Quarter – Maryland 5, James Madison 0

Maryland scored on its opening possession to get out to a quick lead and pressured early, forcing two failed clears by the Dukes to lead 3-0 midway through the first. The Terps scored twice more as JMU struggled in its offensive zone and trailed 5-0 at the end of the opening frame.

Second Quarter – Maryland 9, James Madison 4

Clark got the Dukes on the board at the 13:19 mark of the second period.
Maryland took advantage of a man-up opportunity, and another free position shot to respond with two goals to lead 7-1 following Clark's score.
The Dukes were able to outscore the Terps the rest of the period with goals from Savannah Derey, Epke and Bleckley, and trailed 9-4 at halftime.

Third Quarter – Maryland 10, James Madison 4

The Dukes buckled down defensive out of the break, as Moyer made five saves on six shots in the period. Maryland managed just one score at the 7:22 mark.
JMU won the draw battle in the third 2-0, but the Dukes couldn't find a score as Suriano made five saves on all five shots attempted in the frame.

Fourth quarter – Maryland 11, James Madison 5

The Dukes continued to ask questions in their offensive zone as the final frame began, but struggled to find the back of the net.
Maryland netted one more goal at the 10:26 mark of the period, but JMU was unable to spark a rally and managed just one more score from Lauren Savage with 2:41 to play.

Game Notes

The loss snapped a regular season 19-game home win streak, going back to 2022.
Epke is now 19 draw wins away from tying Isabella Peterson as the all-time leader in draw controls for the Purple and Gold. The junior also scored for the 25th consecutive game.
Chloe Bleckley has scored at least one point in every game, and has scored at least one goal in all but the season opener for the Dukes in 2025.

Up Next
#13 JMU will return to action next Saturday, Mar. 15 when it travels to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt and begin AAC play. Opening draw is slated for 1 p.m. ET and will stream on ESPN+.