Dukes Take Down Tigers

Friday, October 26

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

(6-10, 2-3CAA)

Towson

(1-16, 0-6CAA)

TOWSON

James Madison

10/26/2018 8:04:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score Photo Gallery

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison field hockey picked up a 3-1 win over Towson on Friday evening. The Dukes are 5-3 at home this season with one more home game left to play.

It was a fast start for the Dukes (6-10, 2-3) who tallied the first goal in the first six minutes of the game. Towson (1-16, 0-6) was limited to just two shots in the opening frame and just one on goal, which Caitlin Nelson saved to keep JMU ahead 1-0. JMU continued to hold the Tigers off and keep the ball within the offensive circle where they tallied two more goals in the second half. Towson was able to get on frame and score in the final seconds, but JMU took the win 3-1.

HOW THEY SCORED
JMU
5:46 | Rachel Yeager dished the corner in and then redirected the shot by Ongeziwe Mali for aa 1-0 Duke lead
59:04 | Ongeziwe Mali found a corner rebound and shot it into the back of the cage for a 2-0 Duke lead
63:25| Aubrey Scott King pushes the corner into play where Yeager is on the side and finds herself in a position to put the ball right in the cage
TOWSON
69:40 | As time began to expire Erica McKay got a pass from Jenna Florenzo to give Towson their sole goal of the game

GAME NOTES

Yeager has now scored six times in the past six games
JMU is 3-1 when Yeager scores and is 2-0 when she scores the first JMU goal of the game
Yeager's goal put her in the sole lead for the Dukes with goals scored on the season (8)
Mali's goal was the fifth for her on the season
Yeager tallied her third multi-goal game and first since against Saint Francis (10/16)
Mali notched her first game-winning goal
This was King's second assist of the season
JMU has now won 24-straight against the Tigers
The Dukes remain undefeated at home in program history when playing Towson (14-0)

UP NEXT
JMU concludes their 2018 regular season schedule on Sunday, October 28 when they host William & Mary. The Dukes will also honor four seniors before the game is set to begin at 1 p.m.