Pair of Goals Lead Dukes to Shutout Win Over Iona in Return to Sentara Park

Tuesday, September 23

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

1-5-1, 0-1-0

Iona

2-2-2, 0-0-0

Iona

James Madison

Pair of Goals Lead Dukes to Shutout Win Over Iona in Return to Sentara Park

9/23/2025 9:51:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – After a three-match road trip, James Madison men's soccer returned to Sentara Park on Tuesday night, getting goals from junior Jonas Griesbauer and sophomore Diego Ossa in a 2-0 win over Iona.

The Dukes snapped their six-match winless streak and improved to 1-5-1, while the Gaels fell to 2-2-2.

In addition to the goals, sophomore Manuel Lolas had a pair of assists and classmate Milo Wray led the team with a career-high four shots. In goal for the Dukes was sophomore Erik Jaspers, recording three saves for his second clean sheet of the season.

Quoting Head Coach Paul Zazenski
"It was a positive night. Getting a result at home is always what you work for and tonight the guys battled. Offensively we were sharp, scoring twice, and defensively we kept the shutout. Overall I think it was a positive mindset and it feels good to win."

How It Happened

Iona had the first chance of the match, firing a shot on goal in the 17^th minute.
In the 21^st minute, the Dukes were awarded a corner kick. Wray stepped to take it and connected on the post off the kick, with graduate Zemi Rodriguez getting a foot on the rebound and pushing it wide.
The Dukes had another close opportunity in the 31^st minute, as Lolas had a shot go off the crossbar.
JMU finally found the back of the net in the 36^th minute, as Griesbauer headed Lolas' corner kick to give the Dukes the lead.
Lolas nearly had a goal again, hitting the far post in the 53^rd minute.
In the 78^th minute, JMU doubled its lead as Lolas had a quick touch to Ossa inside the 18-yard box to help Ossa score for a 2-0 lead.
Iona seemed to cut the deficit in half on a bicycle kick from Enbiya Bolur in the 81^st minute, but a foul was called and the goal was waved off.

Quick Facts

The two assists are the first of Manuel Lolas' career, as he became the first Duke to record multiple assists since Jeffrey Aguilar had three on Sept. 24 last season.
The Dukes had a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks.
JMU scored multiple goals for the first time since playing UCF in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament last season.

Up Next
The Dukes return to Sun Belt Conference play as they host South Carolina on Sunday, Sept. 28 with a 7 p.m. kickoff at Sentara Park.