Early Goals Push Dukes to 2-0 Win over UNCW

Wednesday, October 26

Wilmington, N.C.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

4-9-3, 3-3-2

UNCW

7-5-2, 2-2-2

James Madison

UNCW

10/26/2016 10:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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WILMINGTON, N.C. – Two goals within the first 10 minutes and a sound defensive effort propelled James Madison men's soccer to a 2-0 win over UNCW on Wednesday night at UNCW Soccer Stadium.

JMU has won three games in a row, and four out of their last five contests, to improve to 4-9-3 with a 3-3-2 mark in Colonial Athletic Association play. The Seahawks fell to 7-5-2 on the year and 2-2-2 in the CAA.

Senior midfielder Callum Hill started the scoring right out of the gate, heading redshirt sophomore forward Billy Metzler's second-minute corner kick into the back of the net. It was the first goal of the season for Hill, and marked the 11th different JMU player to register a goal this season.

Metzler doubled the JMU lead in the eighth minute. The attacker from Fairfax, Va. sent a cross from freshman forward Niclas Mohr off the crossbar, then when the rebound fell back to him, hit a volley past UNCW goalkeeper Ryan Cretens.

???????Redshirt senior goalkeeper Kyle Morton stood tall in goal, making six saves for his fourth shutout of the year. The veteran goalie extended his shutout streak to 242 minutes.

The Seahawks outshot the Dukes 5-2 in the second half, but JMU limited quality scoring opportunities by staying compact and pressing the ball when UNCW had possession in their own half.

CAA STANDINGS

School	CAA Record	Points	CAA Games Left
Hofstra	6-1-0	18	1
Delaware	5-2-0	15	1
Elon	3-1-2	11	2
James Madison	3-3-2	11	0
Northeastern	3-4-0	9	1
UNCW	2-2-2	8	2
William & Mary	2-3-2	8	1
Charleston	1-3-2	5	2
Drexel	0-6-0	0	2

The top six teams at the end of the regular season make the CAA Championship, with the top two seeds getting byes to the semifinals. The top seed will host the semifinals and finals, while the third and fourth seeds will host each quarterfinal game.

QUOTING COACH FOLEY
"We had a fantastic start, and the guys attacked with tremendous confidence. We've created chances all year and when we finish, we can compete with anybody. This was the embodiment of a team win, everybody that was on the trip contributed in some way."

MANIC METZLER
Two days after being named CAA Co-Player of the Week, Metzler recorded a goal and an assist for the second game in a row. It was the third time this season he has both scored and created a goal. He leads the team with three goals, five assists and 11 points.

UP NEXT
While the CAA regular season is over for JMU, the Dukes have one non-conference game remaining, traveling to play at Robert Morris on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m.