No. 17 JMU Clinches CAA Regular-Season Title with 8-1 Win over Hofstra

Sunday, November 1

Harrisonburg, Va.

Noon

James Madison University

(13-5, 6-0CAA)

Hofstra

(14-5, 4-2CAA)

Hofstra

James Madison

No. 17 JMU Clinches CAA Regular-Season Title with 8-1 Win over Hofstra

11/1/2015 3:17:00 PM | Field Hockey

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – An onslaught of offense on Senior Day propelled the No. 17 James Madison Field Hockey team to an 8-1 win over Hofstra to secure the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association regular-season title.

The Dukes (13-5) finished the regular season with a perfect 6-0 record against CAA foes and earned the right host the tournament on their home field Nov. 6 and 8. The Pride (14-5) completed the regular season at 4-2 in CAA play and are awaiting their seeding for the tournament.

Five Dukes scored in the win, including four seniors. Senior Adrienne le Vatte led the way with her first career hat trick, tallying three goals on the afternoon. She finished the day with a team-high seven points after assisting on a straight corner strike by senior Loes Stijntjes.

Stijntjes and redshirt senior Taylor West finished the day with four points each. West scored two goals to move into a tie for fourth in all-time career goals at JMU (55) and take sole possession of fourth place in all-time career points (128).

Top-seeded JMU awaits the fourth seed in next week's CAA tournament, which has yet to be determined. This is the fourth time in program history the Dukes will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament and third under the guidance of Head Coach Christy Morgan.

QUOTING COACH MORGAN
"The seniors stepped up today and the rest of the team played for the seniors, and that's powerful when you're playing for something bigger than you…We're doing the work and we're getting the results."
For the full postgame interview, please click here.

PHOTO OF THE DAY
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The Dukes celebrate one of Adrienne le Vatte's three goals on Senior Day, her first career hat trick.
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UNSUNG HERO
While not appearing on the stat sheet, freshman Emma Drost played a full 70 minutes against Hofstra and anchored the backline. She served as a solid force to keep the Pride to just nine shot attempts with four on goal.

TWEET OF THE DAY

Statement win! Congrats to @JMU_FieldHockey on a regular season @CAASports title! #GoDukes https://t.co/rLCIXyjoY2
— JMUSports (@JMUSports) November 1, 2015

UP NEXT
No. 17 JMU is the top seed for the 2015 CAA tournament. The Dukes will face the fourth seed on Friday, Nov. 6, at the JMU Field Hockey Complex. Game times will be announced at a later date.