#15 JMU Battles #1 Duke, Falls 3-1

Sunday, September 10

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

(5-1, 0-0CAA)

Duke

(4-1, 0-1ACC)

Duke

JMU

9/10/2017 4:26:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – No. 15 James Madison field hockey battled No. 1 Duke wire-to-wire, but the Dukes fell 3-1 to the Blue Devils in their first loss of 2017 (5-1).

Knotted at 0-0 coming out of halftime, Duke quickly put a pair on the board with five minutes of the restart. JMU cut into the lead off a corner redirect by junior Miranda Rigg in the 53rd minute, but a Blue Devil goal less than three minutes later solidified the win for Duke.

HOW WE GOT HERE

JMU opened the game with a 6-1 edge in shots over the first 26:50
Eight of Duke's 9 first-half shot attempts came in the final six minutes before halftime, aided by four penalty corners. Five were on-goal, saved by senior goalkeeper Sara Kraeutler (4) and sophomore defender Florien Sondern (1).
Duke's Rose Tynan was a part of all three Blue Devil goals.

LEADING THE WAY
Junior Miranda Rigg scored her team-best sixth goal of the season on Sunday, pushing her season point total to 13. Rigg joined the 30-goal club with the tally.

SHARING IS CARING
With sophomore Florien Sondern's assist on Rigg's goal, she earned the 11th assist of the season on 16 total goals.

Emme in full on JMU mode for today's game. Asked "what color is Duke because I'm putting together my outfit to cheer for @JMUFieldHockey"
— Mike Davis (@MikeDavisJMU) September 10, 2017

CORNER PLAY
JMU earned five corners against Duke, the second-highest single-game total for the Dukes this season. Their season high came in the season opener at then-No. 25 Liberty (6).

TOP FLIGHT OPPONENTS
The Dukes are now 2-1 against ranked opponents this season.

STILL OF THE DAY
Sara Kraeutler makes a crucial save in the first half to preserve a 0-0 tie.
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The full photo gallery is available here.

UP NEXT
JMU starts its four-game road trip on Sunday, Sept. 17 with a 3 p.m. contest against No. 4 North Carolina. Due to construction on UNC's facilities, the game will be played in Durham, N.C. The 2017 JMU field hockey season is presented by Blue Ridge Insurance.