JMU Falls 15-9 at High Point for Second Straight Loss

Sunday, February 28

High Point, N.C.

3 p.m.

James Madison University

1-3

High Point

1-2

James Madison

High Point

2/28/2016 6:13:00 PM | Lacrosse

Box Score

By: Photo courtesy of Robin Reifsnider

HARRISONBURG, Va. – High Point scored six of the game's first seven goals and James Madison was never able to climb out of the hole, falling 15-9 in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Sunday afternoon at Vert Stadium.

The Dukes dropped to 1-3 this season while the Panthers notched their first win, improving to 1-2.

Senior midfielder Brooks Lawler and sophomore midfielder Elena Romesburg both scored two goals for JMU. Freshman defender Caroline Sdanowich had a career-high three caused turnovers while senior midfielder Taylor Gress tied her career high with four ground balls, paired with three draw controls.

Freshman goalkeeper Danielle Harmeyer played the final 39 minutes in the cage, making five saves on 11 shots faced. For HPU, Emily Meier scored a game-high four goals while Allie Foard added three scores. Molly Andrews stopped 10 JMU shots as she picked up the win in net.

Both teams produced 24 shots, while the Panthers held a 21-19 advantage in shots on goal. JMU controlled the draw by a 14-12 margin and tallied 24 ground balls, to HPU's 19.

The Panthers surged out to an early 6-1 lead a little less than 12 minutes into the game but the Dukes answered back with back-to-back goals by Lawler and Romesburg 28 seconds apart, trimming the deficit to 6-3 with 16:37 left in the half. HPU answered back with the next two and extended the lead to 11-6 at the break.

HPU played the possession game in the second half and led by as many as seven twice while the Dukes never drew closer than six down the stretch.

QUOTING COACH KLAES-BAWCOMBE
"High Point came to play today and played a solid game on both ends of the field. I give credit to their athletes for coming out ready to play."

ROMESBURG KEEPS SCORING
During the first two games of the four-game road trip, Elena Romesburg found her flow in the offensive third of the field. After scoring three goals at Connecticut, she scored two more on Sunday at HPU. She has more than doubled her single-season best, notching three scores as a rookie.

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Photo courtesy of Robin Reifsnider

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES
Caroline Sdanowich produced three caused turnovers and two ground balls, after having just two caused turnovers and no ground balls in her first two games. Sdanowich's performance came one game after Anne Zabel caused a career-high six turnovers at UConn.

UP NEXT
JMU heads west next week for a pair of games in the Centennial State as the Dukes take on Colorado on Thursday, March 3 at 5 p.m. ET. JMU wraps up the trip on Sunday, March 5 at 2 p.m. ET at Denver.