Dukes Shut Out Niagara, 3-0

Friday, September 15

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

3-2-1

Niagara

1-6

Niagara

James Madison

9/15/2017 10:25:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Behind the third shutout of the season, the James Madison men's soccer team defeated Niagara, 3-0 on Friday at Sentara Park. With the win, the Dukes improve to 3-2-1 while Niagara falls to 1-6 on the season.

Game Recap
14' | Sophomore Ben Dao scored his team-leading third goal of the season of an inside-the-box pass from graduate student Yannick Franz
48' | Sophomore Niclas Mohr doubled the score as Mohr settled a deflection and placed the ball into the back of the net
80' | Franz scored his first career goal off a one-touch pass from redshirt junior Billy Metzler which Franz kicked to the bottom left of the goal

Inside the Box Score
The Dukes did not allow a shot until 85^th-minute as the Dukes outshot the Purple Eagles, 13 to one, with eleven shots on goal. 10 JMU players took a shot in the contest. James Madison received seven corner kicks while Niagara took two. Junior Sean Connolly received the start in the goal on Saturday and finished with a clean slate with only one save to improve to 1-0 on the season.

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Foley's Remarks
Overall Thoughts…
"It's a good match to win 3-0, it was a complete match by the starters as well as the players who came off of the bench. This was a good response from the team after losing our last match."

Up Next
The Dukes will travel to Radford, Va. on Sept. 20 for their first midweek tilt of the season to face off against Radford at 7 p.m.