Dukes Roll Past Lancers, 6-1

Friday, October 2

Farmville, Va.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

(3-6, 3-1MAC)

Longwood

(0-9, 0-4MAC)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
James Madison	1	0	2	3	6
Longwood	0	0	1	0	1

Game Notes

Emma Smit on the field against Virginia.

10/2/2026 8:30:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

FARMVILLE, Va. – James Madison scored five unanswered goals in the second half to overpower Longwood 6-1 on Friday evening in Mid-American Conference field hockey play at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field.

The Dukes (3-6, 3-1 MAC) outshot the Lancers (0-9, 0-4 MAC) 23-4 and recorded an 18-1 advantage in shots on goal for their third win in four games.

Emma Smit came off the bench and supplied JMU with a brace, while Azul Covarrubias, Ava Drexler-Amey, Avery Ruckman, and Emilia Goldsmith also added a goal each. Five Dukes dished out assists, with Diede Donders recording a pair, and Ruckman, Brynna Hill, Mika Hilburger, and Anna Collinge each finishing with one.

Sawyer Anderson was the lone scorer for Longwood, while goalkeeper Sophie Mooldijk made 12 stops.

The Dukes will remain on the road with a tilt at William & Mary on Sunday. The non-conference matchup is slated for 1 p.m. and will stream on FloCollege.

How It Happened

Moments before the first-quarter whistle, Covarubias opened the scoring on a penalty corner with a stop by Ruckman and insertion from Donders.
After a scoreless second frame, Longwood broke through on a corner, tapped in on the left post by Anderson early in the third.
Less than a minute later, Drexler-Amey stole the ball away in Lancer territory, driving through multiple defenders and sending a backhand shot past the LWU netminder.
Hill connected with a darting Ruckman on the left post, who chipped the ball around Mooldijk for a 3-1 JMU advantage at the 9:00 mark of the third.
In the fourth, Goldsmith tapped in a rebound, while Smit closed the game with a pair of late scores for the 6-1 victory.

Game Notes

Covarrubias is the eighth Duke to find the back of the net this season. Additionally, the goal marked her first since scoring versus Temple on Sept. 10, 2023.
Donders is the first Duke to dish out multiple assists in a game since Jola Ollrogge produced three at Bellarmine on Oct. 19, 2025.
Nine players registered points in the win.