HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's soccer held much of the possession against La Salle on Tuesday night, but fell 1-0 in a non-conference tilt at Sentara Park.
The Explorers won their third game in a row to improve to 5-1-0, while the Dukes dropped to 0-5-1.
JMU played in a formation with three forwards, resulting in a 14-6 advantage in shots. Freshman Niclas Mohrled the way with four shots of his own.
In the 75th minute, La Salle's Colman Kennedy headed in a long throw-in from Zach Rutherford to give La Salle a 1-0 lead, one of just three shots on goal for the Explorers.
The Dukes' best scoring opportunity came in the 28th minute when junior forward Joe Vynerdirected a header towards goal, but it rang off the crossbar. Redshirt senior goalkeeper Kyle Mortongot involved in the offense in the 89th minute, getting forward for a corner kick and smashing a header that was saved on the line.
PHOTO OF THE GAME Kyle Mortonpunches away a dangerous ball. See the full gallery here.
DUCCESCHI DEBUTS
Sophomore defender Nick Ducceschiearned his first career start, playing 84 minutes as a right back. He made several key tackles and produced good balls to spur the attack.
UP NEXT
The Dukes start Colonial Athletic Association play by traveling to Hempstead, N.Y. to take on Hofstra Saturday night at 7 p.m. Hofstra is the reigning CAA champion.