HARRISONBURG, Va. - The James Madison women's soccer team is set to take on Delaware at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, needing a draw or a win to capture the outright Colonial Athletic Association regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in next week's CAA Tournament.
Prior to Sunday's contest, the Dukes will honor the seven members of the 2018 senior class--
Brittany Borum,
Carmen Thomas,
Stephanie Hendrie,
Brianne Beard,
Hailey Stein,
Olivia Miller and
Christine Tack--for their leadership and careers at JMU.
Make sure you check out quotes and photos from the Dukes' seniors across their four years at JMU.
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Brittany Borum
Across four seasons with the Dukes, Brittany has appeared in 52 matches, tallying five goals and 27 shots. Brittany has continued her contributions this season, scoring crucial goals on the road in wins over both George Washington and College of Charleston.
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Carmen Thomas
Carmen has been one of the Dukes' driving midfield forces since arriving on campus. Across four seasons, Carmen has appeared in 60 matches while starting 32. This year, Carmen battled her way back from a knee injury to provide crucial leadership as a senior, appearing in all 17 matches thus far as the Dukes battled their way to the top of the league table.
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Stephanie Hendrie
Stephanie has been nothing short of a stalwart in the Dukes' midfield since setting foot on campus four years ago. Across her time at JMU, Stephanie has played in all but two matches, starting 69 of her 77 contests. While marshalling the Dukes' midfield across four years, Hendrie has also found time to tally three goals and four assists, including goals against Boston College and Towson last year as a junior.
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Brianne Beard
Brianne joined the Dukes for the 2018 season after a pair of seasons at Liberty earlier in her career. After playing in 15 matches for the Flames, Brianne has made 11 appearances in defense or midfield for JMU, including a start earlier this season against her former school.
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Hailey Stein
Hailey has been a constant contributor at multiple positions for the Dukes. Having made 73 appearances and 44 starts for JMU across four seasons, Stein started all 19 matches on the backline last year as a junior, before transitioning into the midfield this season as a senior, where she picked up a goal against George Mason and an assist in JMU's 3-0 win over Maryland.
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Olivia Miller
Olivia has been a key member of the Dukes' goalkeeping corps in her four years at JMU. All told, Olivia racked up 67 career saves across 27 matches as a Duke, including 40 last year as a junior, while making 21 starts for JMU.
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Christine Tack
After tallying four goals and three assists in her first three seasons at JMU, Christine made the move to outside back as a senior, helping marshal the Dukes' backline in the opening half of the season prior to sustaining a knee injury. Since then, she has continued to be an indispensable member of the team and a driving force behind JMU's late-season surge.
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Heading into Sunday's match, the Dukes' 2018 senior class has already racked up 42 victories, adding the 2015 CAA Championship and at least a share of this year's regular-season title with one match still to play.