Tribe Tops Dukes In Overtime

Sunday, October 28

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

(6-11, 2-4)

William & Mary

(9-7, 5-1)

OT 2

William & Mary

James Madison

10/28/2018 4:11:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – In James Madison field hockey's final regular season game of the season, they fell 5-4 (OT) to William & Mary. The Dukes earned the fourth and final spot in the CAA Tournament that is set to begin next Friday.

James Madison (6-11, 2-4) outshot the Tribe (9-7, 5-1) 10-4 in the opening frame including three corners in the first five minutes to play, but the William & Mary defense held strong and kept the game scoreless early. JMU was able to tie the game 2-2 right before halftime.

The Tribe and Dukes went back-and-forth on goals in the second half with both teams fighting in their final game of the regular season. At the end of regulation, the two teams would remain tied 4-4 and head to overtime.

William & Mary started the extra time with a penalty corner and Caitlin Nelson coming up with a huge save, but the Tribe would continue to fight and would get a second penalty corner where they scored four minutes into the overtime period for the 5-4 win.

HOW THEY SCORED
JMU
22:34 | Emilly Schutt recorded a goal off a rebound shot
34:12 | Elfi de Rooij drew the goalie out of the cage and was able to score on the empty net
44:23 | Corey Mayer dished the ball across the circle to Ongeziwe Mali for the tip in by Mali
55:00 | Mayer went 1-1 with the goalie with help in front of her but was able to tap in the ball for a senior day goal
WILLIAM & MARY
15:18 | Woodard Hooper was able to maneuver around JMU defender to put the Tribe on the board
32:38 | Cassidy Goodwin converted a penalty stroke
46:53 | A lot of action in front the goal helped Estelle Hughes tally a goal
62:06 | Hooper tallied her second goal of the game with a dish by Cara Menges to tie the game, which ultimately sent it to overtime
74:28 | Hughes scored her second goal of the game and game-winner off a corner

GAME NOTES

This was the Dukes first overtime game of the season and first since August 30, 2017, against Old Dominion
Mayer tallied her fourth multi-point game in her career, with her last coming against Richmond (9/28)
Schutt scored her first goal since the Richmond game
De Rooij has now scored in three of the last five games; tallying four goals in those five games
This marks the fifth straight year the Dukes have qualified for the CAA Tournament

UP NEXT
JMU will take on regular season champions and No. 1 seeded Delaware in the CAA Semifinals on Friday, November 2. The game is set to begin at 3 p.m.