Dukes Unable to Answer Early Deficit and Fall to Radford, 4-3

Wednesday, September 20

Radford, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

3-3-1

Radford

4-2-1

James Madison

Radford

Dukes Unable to Answer Early Deficit and Fall to Radford, 4-3

9/20/2017 11:13:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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RADFORD, Va. – The James Madison men's soccer team was unable to complete the late comeback and fell to Radford, 4-3 on Wednesday. After the match, the Dukes move to 3-3-1 while the Highlanders improve to 4-2-1 on the season.

Game Recap
10'| Radford struck first as Michael Walsh scored his first goal of the season
11'| The Highlanders quickly regained possession and doubled the score off a shot from a deflection
15'| Radford scored their third goal from a ball that was played over the top and was shot and saved but Sivert Daehlie scored on the rebound
28'| Sophomore Niclas Mohr scored the first goal for the Dukes by netting his third goal of the season off a penalty kick
63'| Sophomore Manuel Ferriol settled the ball at the top of the box, turned to face the goal and placed the ball into the back of the net for his first goal of the season which reduced the deficit to 3-2
64'| Radford increased the lead to 4-2 after a shot from the near post
66'| Sophomore Brandon Clegg headed in a pass from Mohr off a corner kick from redshirt freshman Shaun McKenna, who both received an assist which lead to the final score, 4-3

Foley Remarks
Overall Thoughts…
"Very proud of the guys who played a good portion of the game and was able to bring the team within striking distance despite being down 3-0 in the first quarter of the game. The team showed great character by competing hard to place themselves in a situation to tie the game. Now we have to build off this experience and get prepared for Saturday."

Inside the Box Score
The Dukes were outshot, 18-10 for the first time this season. Radford tallied 10 shots on goal compared to JMU's seven on goal. Redshirt freshman TJ Bush and junior Sean Connolly tallied six saves collectively. Bush moves to 2-3-1 following the match. The Highlanders took four corners while JMU only saw two corners.

Up Next
The James Madison men's soccer team will head to Elon, N.C., to open up Colonial Athletic Association play on Saturday at 7 p.m.