JMU Drops Hard-Fought 16-11 Decision to Top-Ranked Maryland

Saturday, March 25

Harrisonburg, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

6-5

Maryland

9-0

Maryland

James Madison

JMU Drops Hard-Fought 16-11 Decision to Top-Ranked Maryland

3/25/2017 5:36:00 PM | Lacrosse

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison outscored No. 1 Maryland in the second half, but it wasn't enough as the Terrapins used an 8-2 run to bridge the halves to hand the Dukes a 16-11 loss on Saturday afternoon at Sentara Park.

The Terrapins remained unbeaten, improving to 9-0 this season, while the Dukes dropped their second in a row to fall to 6-5.

Freshman midfielder Maddie McDaniel led all scorers with a career-high four goals, three of which came in the second half. All four of McDaniel's goals were assisted, as the team produced eight assists on its 11 goals. Junior attacker Katie Kerrigan tied her career high with four assists and added a goal for five points, while senior attacker Leah Monticello turned in a three-point afternoon on a goal and two assists. Junior midfielder Shannon Quinlan matched her personal best with a pair of late goals in the final 2:25.

Junior midfielder Haley Warden reached a career milestone in draw controls, in which she won four on the day. With her second draw, which came at the start of the second half, she became the 12th player in program history to reach 100 career draw controls. Warden also contributed four ground balls, which tied her career high, to go with two caused turnovers.

Freshman defender Emma Johnson had three ground balls and tied her career best of two draw controls, while junior defender Rebecca Tooker tallied two caused turnovers and two draw controls. Senior midfielder Hannah Jablonski also tacked on three draw and two ground balls and junior midfielder Elena Romesburg caused a pair of turnovers.

Both goalies saw action against the nation's top-ranked team, as senior Emily Poelma made five saves and allowed nine goals, while sophomore Ellie Harmeyer finished the game with five saves while conceding seven goals in the second half.

The Terrapins out-shot JMU 38-33, including 26-23 on goal. The Dukes controlled ground balls (17-15) and caused turnovers (11-5), while Maryland held the edge in draw controls (16-13). The visitors scored on 4-of-8 free-position opportunities, while JMU missed on all six tries.

Maryland had four three-goal scorers, led by Megan Whittle and Kali Hartshorn, who tallied four points off three goals and one assist each. Hartshorn also led the game with five draw controls.

The Terps surged out to a 5-1 lead at the halfway point of the first half. After a JMU goal, Maryland held JMU to just two goals in nearly 23 minutes to up the advance to 13-4 with just over 20 minutes to play. JMU's offense found a spark in the last 17:24, outscoring Maryland 7-3, which included a pair of 3-0 scoring runs.

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PLAY OF THE GAME

Great passing by JMU and patience on the edge by @katie_kay7 for the score earns our "play of the game." #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/uoHomcYjY3
— JMU Lacrosse (@JMULacrosse) March 25, 2017

Solid passing inside the 8-meter and patience on the edge from Katie Kerrigan gives way for the second-half goal.

OVER THE CENTURY MARK
Haley Warden has proved to be solid in the midfield, emerging as one of the league's top specialists. She won four draw controls against Maryland, sending her over the century mark for her career. She became just the 12th player in school history to reach 100 career draw controls, and has 102 heading into league play.

MADDIE DRIVES AND SCORES OFTEN
Saturday was Maddie McDaniel's best statistical game of her career, as she tallied four goals, including three over an eight-minute span in the second half. All four of her goals were assisted, including two by Katie Kerrigan, who had a game-best four helpers.

PERSONAL-BEST WATCH
Several players tied or set career highs all over the field in Saturday's non-conference finale.

Maddie McDaniel – 4 goals, 4 points, 1 DC (tie CH)
Shannon Quinlan – 2 goals (tie CH), 2 points (tie CH), 1 GB (tie CH)
Katie Kerrigan – 4 assists (tie CH), 2 GB (tie CH), 1 CT (tie CH)
Haley Warden – 4 GB (tie CH)
Emma Johnson – 2 DC (tie CH)
Elena Romesburg – 2 CT (tie CH)
Hanna Haven – 1 CT (tie CH)

UP NEXT
JMU opens Colonial Athletic Association play next Saturday, April 1 when it hosts conference-rival Towson. First draw is set for 1 p.m. at Sentara Park and the game can be seen live on Lax Sports Network.