Dukes Travel to Virginia Tech for Third Round

James Madison at Virginia Tech
Sunday, November 25, 2018 - 4 p.m.
Thompson Field - Blacksburg, Va.

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THE THIRD ROUND

James Madison travels to Blacksburg, Va. to face in-state foe Virginia Tech in Third Round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. The match is slated for a 4 p.m. kickoff at Thompson Field.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate to Thompson Field. Adult tickets are $10 and youth tickets are available for $5.
The Dukes received an automatic bid to the tournament after winning the Colonial Athletic Association Championship match in penalty kicks, 4-2, over Hofstra on Sunday, Nov. 11. JMU advanced to the Second Round after blanking High Point, 3-0. The Dukes went on to the Second Round where they defeated fifth-seeded UNC, 2-1.
This is the 31st meeting between the two programs and JMU holds the all-time series record 21-6-3. The Dukes are 11-0-1 when playing on the road in Blacksburg. The teams last met on September 4, 2005 when JMU topped Virginia Tech, 1-0.
Virginia Tech earned a national seed in the tournament for the first time since 2007 when the Hokies made an appearance at the College Cup.

PUNCHING THE TICKET

Recapping UNC: JMU took down fifth-seeded North Carolina, 2-1, in the Second Round of the 2018 NCAA Championship. Junior Manuel Ferriol ripped a shot into the upper 90 in the 27th minute to give JMU the early 1-0 lead. The Tar Heels answered five minutes later as Giovanni Montesdeoca scored off a corner kick. Senior Aaron Ward-Baptiste notched the game-winning goal in the 68th minute, splitting two defenders to slip the ball under UNC's James Pyle to score his seventh goal of his senior campaign.
Recapping High Point: The Dukes shut out High Point, winning 3-0 in the First Round of the 2018 NCAA Championship at Vert Stadium. The Dukes took seven shots while the Panthers were unable to take a single shot on frame, resulting in JMU's 12th shutout of the season. Ward-Baptiste tallied three points from the game-winning goal in the 19th minute and an assist while Ferriol notched a brace, scoring on both sides of the halves.

JMU NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

This is the 13th appearance for JMU in the NCAA Tournament and its first since 2014.
The Dukes hold a 6-12-1 all-time record in the tournament and have made it as far as the Quarterfinals in both 1994 and 1995.
When the Dukes made it to the Quarterfinals in 1994, JMU fell to Virginia in Charlottesville, 4-1. The following year, the Dukes made it back to the Quarterfinals round but was edged by Duke 3-2 in Durham, N.C.

LOOKING AHEAD

The winner of Sunday's match advances to the Quarterfinals and will face the winner of Georgetown vs. Michigan State. The Quarterfinals are set for either November 30 or December 1.