Hofstra Trips Dukes in Hempstead

Friday, October 21

Hempstead, N.Y.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

8-9-0, 5-3-0CAA

Hofstra

9-7-1, 3-5-0CAA

James Madison

Hofstra

10/21/2016 10:53:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Hofstra scored four unanswered goals on Friday night, saddling James Madison with a 4-1 loss in Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer action at Hofstra Soccer Stadium.

JMU dropped to 8-9 (5-3 CAA) in the loss, while the Pride stayed in contention for the CAA Tournament with a 9-7-1 (3-5 CAA) mark. The Dukes were outshot in the contest by a 22-15 margin, marking the first such occurrence since an August 28 match against No. 18 Virginia Tech.

Senior forward Ashley Herndon put the Dukes ahead early for the third consecutive match, turning in a low cross from freshman Haley Crawford in the second minute to give JMU a 1-0 lead. The tally marked Herndon's 10th of the season and 36th of her career. Crawford's cross gave her a CAA-leading nine assists on the season.

Hofstra would turn things around inside of 10 minutes, however, picking up goals in the eighth and 10th minutes to go back on top, 2-1. Despite the opening flurry, that scoreline would carry the two sides into halftime.

After the break, senior midfielder Allie Bunner just missed levelling things after just 27 seconds, breaking free inside the box, but her shot drew a diving parry from Pride goalkeeper Friederike Mehring. Hofstra would capitalize, scoring on a free kick in the 56th minute before sealing the match with a 78th minute goal in traffic off a corner kick.

In all, Hofstra placed nine shots on frame to JMU's five. Freshman Hannah McShea tallied five goals in the loss, while Mehring racked up four of her own.

AROUND THE CAA
With Friday's results, the Dukes sit in second place with 15 points, three points back of first-place Northeastern. JMU faces the Huskies on Sunday afternoon and, with a win, would tie Northeastern atop the standings and clinch the top seed by virtue of winning the head-to-head matchup.

Drexel currently sits in third with 14 points, with William & Mary in fourth at 12 points and UNCW tied with College of Charleston in fifth with 11.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will close out the regular season on Sunday afternoon, when they travel to first-place Northeastern for a 1 p.m. contest. The match is scheduled to be broadcast live on American Sports Network.