Miller, Dukes Earn 1-0 Win at Elon

Sunday, September 24

Elon, N.C.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

7-4-0, 2-0-0CAA

Elon

7-3-2, 0-1-1CAA

James Madison

Elon

9/24/2017 4:32:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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ELON, N.C. - Freshman Ginger Deel scored her third collegiate goal and sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Miller tallied a season-high five saves to lead the James Madison women's soccer team to a 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Elon on Sunday afternoon at Rudd Field. The win, JMU's second in as many league matches, pushed the Dukes to 7-4 (2-0 CAA), while the Phoenix dropped to 7-3-2 (0-1-1 CAA).

The Dukes controlled the match for much of the afternoon, racking up nine shots on either side of halftime to post an 18-11 advantage for the match. JMU also earned 11 corners to Elon's five, though Elon put five of its shots on frame to the Dukes' three.

HOW THEY SCORED
25' | Deel opened the scoring in traffic within the first half-hour. Sophomore Haley Crawford pushed her dribble to the endline before pulling a pass back to junior Stephanie Hendrie, who deflected the ball towards the six-yard box with the back of her heel. Deel jumped on the loose pass and buried the shot from close range to provide the gamewinner.

If you missed it, make sure you catch Ginger Deel's eventual gamewinner from the Dukes' victory this afternoon at Elon! pic.twitter.com/9cvKBsejjD
— JMU Women's Soccer (@JMUWSoccer) September 24, 2017

QUOTING COACH LOMBARDO
"Today was a great display of grit for us. We battled through a hot day on the road, an injury during the match and facing the most explosive offense in the league and we found a way to get a big 1-0 shutout. I'm really proud of this group."

MATCH NOTES
- The Dukes tallied double-digit shots in a match for the 10th time in their 11 matches this season, with the 11th being a nine-shot performance against Villanova. Dating back to 2016, the Dukes have posted double-digit shots in 26 of their last 27 matches.
- JMU's win marks the third time in the last four seasons that the Dukes have opened CAA play with two consecutive victories.

CAA STANDINGS
Hofstra | 2-0 (6)
James Madison | 2-0 (6)
Northeastern | 1-0-1 (4)
Drexel | 1-0-1 (4)
Delaware | 1-1-0 (3)
Elon | 0-1-1 (1)
UNCW | 0-1-1 (1)
College of Charleston | 0-1-0 (0)
Towson | 0-1-0 (0)
William & Mary | 0-2-0 (0)

UP NEXT
The Dukes will stay on the road next week with a match at UNCW on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the Seahawks dropped a 2-1 decision at Hofstra to fall to 0-1-1 in the league this season. Live video coverage is scheduled to be provided on the Seahawk Digital Network.