Dukes Fall in Quarterfinals to Michigan State

Saturday, December 1

East Lansing, Mich.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

15-5-3

Michigan State

14-4-4

James Madison

Michigan State

12/1/2018 9:08:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

EAST LANSING, Mich. - James Madison men's soccer historic season comes to an end as the Dukes fell to Michigan State, 2-1, in the 2018 NCAA Quarterfinal match. JMU finished out the 2018 campaign with a 15-5-3 record.

JMU found a rhythm midway through the first half and took the early 1-0 lead on a goal from junior Niclas Mohr. After the first 45 minutes of action, both teams took three shots apiece.

With nearly twenty minutes left in the match, the Spartans scored the equalizer. MSU continued to attack as redshirt sophomore TJ Bush faced nine shots from the Spartans in the second half alone.

HOW THEY SCORED
32' | Mohr put the Dukes on the board first, striking his first goal of the season as the ball slid past the keeper and bounced off the right post into the net. Redshirt sophomore Carson Jeffris was in on the action, earning his fourth assist on the year.
72' | Michigan State's Ryan Sierakowski scored the equalizer, placing the ball past into the lower right corner past redshirt sophomore TJ Bush.
81' | Sierakowski notched back-to-back goals for the Spartans, scoring from three yards out for his eighth goal of the season.

FOR HISTORY'S SAKE
-This was the third NCAA quarterfinal appearance for JMU and its first since 1995.
-The Dukes' 15 victories on the season marks the most wins since 2004 (15-3-1).

QUOTING HEAD COACH PAUL ZAZENSKI
"I'm so proud of the efforts of our guys throughout the season. We owe a lot of our successes this year to our phenomenal group of seniors. We fell a little short this time to a very good MSU team, but it wasn't due to a lack of effort or quality. Both sides had chances and they are a veteran group that converted more. This 2018 season was special and one that we will remember for a long time. We appreciate all the support along the way and look to build upon the successes of this season moving forward!"