Late Goal Downs Dukes at Home

Sunday, September 28

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

1-6-1, 0-2-0

South Carolina

7-3-1, 1-0-1

South Carolina

James Madison

9/28/2025 10:15:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's soccer and South Carolina played a leveled contest until an 84^th minute goal downed the Dukes on Sunday night, 1-0, at Sentara Park.

The Dukes dropped to 1-6-1 overall and 0-2 in Sun Belt Conference matches, while the Gamecocks improved to 7-3-1, 1-0-1 Sun Belt.

Sophomore Manuel Lolas had a pair of shots to pace the JMU offense. Classmate Erik Jaspers spent the full 90 minutes in goal, making a career-high-tying five saves.

Quoting Head Coach Paul Zazenski
"We are proud of the way we played overall tonight. We were down a number of starters so seeing the group battle like they did was a huge positive. We played a very strong first half and just couldn't get it done at the end. Credit to South Carolina as they are a very solid team and found a way to win."

How It Happened

JMU had the first opportunity in the seventh minute, as sophomore Milo Wray put a shot on goal directly from a corner kick.
Carolina had a pair of opportunities in the 25^th minute when Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez fired a shot in that Jaspers saved to set up a corner kick. Alexander Stjernegaard then put a header on frame from the corner kick that Jaspers came up with.
In the 38^th minute, a long ball from just in front of the mid-pitch line was sent into the box, where Lolas gathered the deflected ball and fired a shot but missed wide.
Jaspers came up with a big stop in the 79^th minute, making a save on a 1-on-1 play with Tyler Trimnal to keep the contest level.
SC broke the scoreless tie in the 84^th minute with a goal just over Jaspers' hands from the top of the far corner of the penalty box.
With just a second left to go in the match, a review was initiated for a potential Carolina handball in the penalty box. Ultimately, the initial no-call was upheld.