Strong Team Effort Propels JMU to 2-0 Win over Lafayette

Sunday, September 3

Harrisonburg, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

(4-0)

Lafayette

(2-1)

Lafayette

JMU

Strong Team Effort Propels JMU to 2-0 Win over Lafayette

9/3/2017 5:52:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison field hockey stretched its unbeaten start to the season (4-0) with a 2-0 victory over Lafayette (2-1) on Sunday afternoon at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.

Junior Miranda Rigg scored both JMU goals, taking passes from senior Hannah Hall on both tallies.

HOW WE GOT HERE

JMU outshot Lafayette 26-8, including a 16-0 advantage in the first half. The Dukes held the Leopards without a shot for the first 38:13 of the game.
Rigg broke the stalemate a minute before halftime by taking Hall's feed from the right side and fired it home from near the top of the circle.
Rigg's second goal came with less than 10 minutes to play as Hall faked the goalie and passed to Rigg for the quick score.
Following a timeout with just over five minutes left in regulation, the Leopards pulled their goalie to play a man up. The Dukes, however, kept them off the board despite the extra attacker.

HOW THEY SAW IT

FAST START
JMU is 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2014 (4-0).

SERIES INFORMATION
JMU's victory put the Dukes ahead in the all-time series with Lafayette 2-1. The Dukes have won the last two meetings with the Leopards.

STILL OF THE NIGHT
The Dukes celebrate their first goal of the afternoon.
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DOUBLE RIGG
Miranda Rigg has had two multi-goal performances through two games. She scored two in the season opener and doubled her total with a pair today.

HALL'S HELPING HANDS
Hannah Hall has a team-best four assists already this season, which is nearly halfway to her season total from a year ago (9). She had two as a freshman and four as a sophomore.

SOCIALIZING

Was upset about my morning shift, until I realized I will get to watch @JMUFieldHockey this afternoon!!!! #GoDukes
— Dylan Boeckmann (@DylanBoeckmann) September 3, 2017

UP NEXT
The Dukes remain at home next weekend to close out a five-game home-stand. JMU hosts Saint Joseph's on Friday, Sept. 8 at 3 p.m. and No. 2 Duke on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. The 2017 season is presented by Blue Ridge Insurance Services.