Dukes Fall, 2-1, in Non-Conference Finale

Tuesday, October 20

Bethlehem, Pa.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

3-8-4

Lehigh

8-5-1

James Madison

Lehigh

10/20/2015 9:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The James Madison men's soccer team closed the non-conference portion of its schedule on Tuesday night with a 2-1 loss at Lehigh at the Ulrich Sports Complex.

Scoring chances were abundant, with Lehigh (8-5-1, 2-3 Patriot) holding a 20-11 lead in shots and a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Kyle Morton was made a season-high eight saves for the Dukes (3-8-4, 2-2-2 CAA) in the losing effort.

With the game tied in the 72nd minute, Doyle Tuvesson received a pass in the center of the 18-yard mark and fired a shot into the bottom left corner of the net to give the Mountain Hawks a 2-1 lead.

The goal came just 93 seconds after redshirt junior defender Rhys Howard scored his first career goal to tie the game at one with his 71st-minute tally. Redshirt sophomore Toby Appleton dribbled to the top of the box and found Howard in space who shot it past the diving goalkeeper.

Lehigh opened the scoring in the 43rd minute on Alex Greene's fourth goal of the season on a shot from distance.

The Dukes return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 28 when they travel to Newark, Del., for a 7 p.m. matchup against Colonial Athletic Association foe Delaware.

FRESHMAN SPOTLIGHT
Freshman defender Austin Pelto made his first career start after appearing in five games as a substitute this season. The Fairfax, Va., native played all 90 minutes in tonight's match against Lehigh.

COACH'S QUOTE
"The guys fought hard tonight, but we simply weren't able to get the result we wanted," said head coach Tom Foley. "We will refocus and continue to play hard in our final two conference games."

WHAT IT MEANS
With JMU and six other teams in the Colonial Athletic Association playing non-conference games in the midweek slate, the Dukes will remain in sixth place in the conference standings, despite the loss.

LOOKING FORWARD
In the all-time head-to-head series, the Dukes hold a 13-4-4 advantage over the Blue Hens. The series, which began in 1994, began with six straight wins for JMU and has recently paid dividends for the Dukes with two wins during the 2014 season.