No. 25 JMU Sprints Past Longwood 3-0

Tuesday, October 23

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

11-3-2

Longwood

4-11-1

Longwood

James Madison

Photo by: Cathy Kushner/JMU Athletics Communications

10/23/2018 11:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. - In its first match since cracking the United Soccer Coaches Poll, the James Madison men's soccer team dominated Longwood 3-0 on Tuesday night at Sentara Park. The No. 25 Dukes notched their 11th win of the season, improving to 11-3-2 (6-1 CAA) while the Lancers move to 4-11-1 (2-3-1 Big South).

Junior midfielder Manuel Ferriol scored the game-winning goal with less than 10 minutes left in the first half, but a second half surge secured the Dukes' sixth consecutive win. With the win, JMU has an impressive 8-1 record at home this season.

HOW THEY SCORED
36' | Sophomore Tom Judge split two defenders to connect with Ferriol from 15 yards out, beating the keeper with a far post finish for the game-winning goal while tallying his fifth on the year.
75' | Redshirt senior Billy Metzler sends a lob through pass to senior Aaron Ward-Baptiste who patiently finds redshirt sophomore Carson Jeffris nine yards out and finishes on an empty net to score his sixth goal of the season.
86' | Freshman Tyler Clegg receives the ball on his own half and dribbles through multiple Lancer defenders to find himself one-on-one with the keeper, finishing for his first collegiate goal.

INSIDE THE BOX
JMU pummeled Longwood in shots, outshooting the Lancers 15-3 with 11 on frame. Persistent offensive pressure earned the Dukes 10 corners whereas the Lancers took two. Redshirt sophomore TJ Bush tallied two saves, raising his season total to 40 while earning his 10th shutout in 2018.

QUOTING HEAD COACH PAUL ZAZENSKI
"We started a little slow tonight, but we finished strong. The guys keep finding ways to get shutouts. Now we have to prepare for a huge game at home on Saturday against Elon."

UP NEXT
The Dukes are back at Sentara Park on Saturday, October 27 for their final Colonial Athletic Association match of the regular season against Elon. JMU will honor its six seniors before the match begins at 8 p.m.