James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Wednesday, October 25
Harrisonburg, Va.
7 p.m.
James Madison University
8-6-3
1
vs
2
Penn State
4-9-2
1
2
F
PSU
1
1
2
James Madison
0
1
1
Dukes Winning Streak Snapped By Penn State
10/25/2017 10:55:00 PM | Men's Soccer
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison men's soccer team dropped a tough 2-1 decision to Penn State on Wednesday at Sentara Park in non-conference play to snap its four-game winning streak. Following the match, the Dukes move to 8-6-3 and the Nittany Lions improve to 4-9-2 on the season.
Game Recap
16' | Penn State's Sam Bollinger headed in the first goal of the match from a header pass off a free kick
60' | The Nittany Lions doubled their lead as Ethan Beckford scored on a penalty kick from a handball inside the box by JMU
85' | Junior Aaron Ward-Baptiste netted his first goal of the season off a rebound from a saved shot attempt
Inside the Box Score
There was a controversial call in the beginning of the match as sophomore Tim Estermann scored a goal from a corner kick but was soon taken away due to the referee stating that Penn State's goalie was pushed in the back. JMU tallied 12 shots with nine shots coming in the second half while the Nittany Lions took eight shots with four on goal. Redshirt freshman TJ Bush scraped up two saves on the night and is 6-4-1 on the season.
Foley's Remarks
Overall Thoughts…
"We knew Penn State has a good team despite its record, so we were expecting them to play a hard game. Some unfortunate things happened in the game that we could not control and we just have to live with that. Ultimately, the big thing that the team has to do now is to put this game behind us and get ready for Saturday."
Preparing for Saturday…
"We have to take what we can learn from the game, which is what we have done all season long. The other thing we have to do is to forget about this game, it is over now so we have to focus on Drexel."
Up Next
The Dukes will play their final regular season match against Drexel at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Sentara Park.
Game Recap
16' | Penn State's Sam Bollinger headed in the first goal of the match from a header pass off a free kick
60' | The Nittany Lions doubled their lead as Ethan Beckford scored on a penalty kick from a handball inside the box by JMU
85' | Junior Aaron Ward-Baptiste netted his first goal of the season off a rebound from a saved shot attempt
Inside the Box Score
There was a controversial call in the beginning of the match as sophomore Tim Estermann scored a goal from a corner kick but was soon taken away due to the referee stating that Penn State's goalie was pushed in the back. JMU tallied 12 shots with nine shots coming in the second half while the Nittany Lions took eight shots with four on goal. Redshirt freshman TJ Bush scraped up two saves on the night and is 6-4-1 on the season.
Foley's Remarks
Overall Thoughts…
"We knew Penn State has a good team despite its record, so we were expecting them to play a hard game. Some unfortunate things happened in the game that we could not control and we just have to live with that. Ultimately, the big thing that the team has to do now is to put this game behind us and get ready for Saturday."
Preparing for Saturday…
"We have to take what we can learn from the game, which is what we have done all season long. The other thing we have to do is to forget about this game, it is over now so we have to focus on Drexel."
Up Next
The Dukes will play their final regular season match against Drexel at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Sentara Park.
Team Stats
PSU
JMU
Goals
2
1
Shots
8
12
Shots on Goal
4
5
Saves
4
2
Corners
3
6
Fouls
10
18
Scoring Plays
Bollinger, Sam (1)
Assisted By: Sigue, Aymar , Perno, Kyle
headed in off a headed pass in the box
15:58
Beckford, Ethan (1)
PSU Beckford, Ethan PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 1 for season.
59:18
Ward-Baptiste, Aaron (1)
off rebound from blocked shot
84:52
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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