Dukes Triumph Over Drexel in Senior Night Thriller

Thursday, October 19

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

9-8-0, 4-4-0CAA

Drexel

10-6-1, 5-2-1CAA

OT 2

Drexel

James Madison

10/19/2017 11:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - Junior midfielder Brittany Borum rifled home a 25-yard shot in the sixth minute of overtime on Thursday night to give James Madison a crucial 2-1, come-from-behind win over Drexel in Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer action at Sentara Park.

The win, which clinched a berth in the CAA Tournament for JMU, lifted the Dukes to 9-8 (4-4 CAA) on the year, while second-place Drexel fell to 10-6-1 (5-2-1 CAA) in the loss.

For the second match in a row, the Dukes erased a late 1-0 deficit, with sophomore Haley Crawford burying the match-tying goal with just 9:02 to play to force overtime and give Borum a chance at the winner. On the evening, the Dukes outshot Drexel by a 15-8 margin, scoring the first two goals surrendered by the Dragons in the month of October, a span of nearly five complete matches.

HOW THEY SCORED | COMPLETE HIGHLIGHTS
Drexel
70' | Madison Dunn opened the scoring after the hour mark, getting her head to Emma Heckenberg's corner kick to push home the opener from inside of six yards.
JMU
81' | Crawford levelled things on her sixth goal of the year with less than 10 minutes to play after freshman forward Ginger Deel saw her 12-yard half-volley parried by the keeper. The rebound fell to Crawford just inside the penalty spot and the sophomore ripped her first shot off the underside of the crossbar to square things at 1-1.
96' | Borum's second goal of the season gave the Dukes the victory with less than five minutes to play in the first overtime period. After getting a square pass from Crawford, the junior took a pair of touches and lashed a shot towards the near post from the left wing. The shoulder-high shot hit the hands of the goalkeeper, but caromed into the net to give the Dukes the win.

MATCH NOTES
- The Dukes' victory clinched their fifth consecutive berth in the CAA Tournament later this month. JMU is still capable of earning any seed between third and fifth.
- The Dukes tallied double-digit shots in a match for the 15th time in their 17 matches this season and have not had fewer than eight shots in any contest. Dating back to 2016, the Dukes have posted double-digit shots in 31 of their last 33 matches.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Hannah McShea had one of the best showings of her collegiate career, racking up five saves to preserve the win while coming up with stops in multiple one-on-one situations, including one in the final minute of regulation.
- With a win in Sunday's regular-season finale, the Dukes will clinch either the third or fourth seed in the CAA Tournament, earning them the right to host a CAA Quarterfinal next weekend.

PHOTO OF THE MATCH | COMPLETE PHOTO GALLERY

Sophomore goalkeeper Hannah McShea comes out of her net to make a crucial grab on a cross late in Thursday's win. McShea came out and put a stop to multiple golden chances from Drexel in the victory.

CAA STANDINGS
Hofstra | 8-0-0 (24)
Drexel | 5-2-1 (16)
Northeastern | 4-1-3 (15)
James Madison | 4-4-0 (12)
College of Charleston | 3-4-1 (10)
Elon | 2-3-3 (9)
William & Mary | 2-4-2 (8)
UNCW | 2-5-1 (7)
Towson | 2-5-1 (7)
Delaware | 2-6-0 (6)

QUOTING COACH LOMBARDO
"I'm incredibly proud of this team tonight. All season long, we've been described as young, immature and inexperienced, but these last two wins have proven our maturity. I'm excited that we've earned a berth into the conference tournament because this team's best soccer is still ahead of them!"

UP NEXT
The Dukes will close out their regular season slate on Sunday, Oct. 22, when they travel to Newark, Del. to take on 10th-place Delaware at 1 p.m. On Thursday, the Blue Hens dropped a 2-1 decision to Elon to fall to 5-10-2 (2-6 CAA) and out of contention for the CAA Tournament.