#4 JMU Dominates William & Mary in 21-4 Road Win

Friday, April 13

Williamsburg, Va.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

William & Mary

4/13/2018 8:06:00 PM | Lacrosse

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Four players recorded hat tricks and fourth-ranked James Madison utilized three runs of six or more goals to cruise past William & Mary 21-4 in Colonial Athletic Association women's lacrosse action on Friday evening at the Martin Family Stadium.

The Dukes improved to 12-1 overall and 3-0 in CAA play, while the Tribe fell to 4-9 and 0-2. JMU's 21 goals were the most it had ever scored against William & Mary and the 17-goal win was the widest win margin in the 64-game history of the series. The win also marked JMU's best record through 13 games in the 50-year history of the program.

Senior midfielder Elena Romesburg scored a game-high four goals, while the trio of senior attacker Kristen Gaudian, junior attacker Hanna Haven and sophomore midfielder Halle Duenkel finished with three goals and one assist apiece. Senior attacker Morgan Hardt had a pair of tallies, while both senior midfielder Haley Warden and senior attacker Katie Kerrigan produced a goal and two assists.

JMU dominated for much of the game, out-shooting the Tribe 38-13, including 32-8 on goal. The Dukes controlled all hustle areas, holding advantages on draw controls (15-12), caused turnovers (9-8) and ground balls (21-11). They had 10 fewer turnovers, giving the ball away just nine times and were perfect in the clear, going 19-for-19.

Warden and Gaudian each won three draws as JMU held an 8-4 lead in the circle during the second half. Warden also tallied a game-high four ground balls, while redshirt freshman goalkeeper Molly Dougherty and Duenkel each collected three. Dougherty (4-0) made four first-half saves to earn the win between the pipes.

With the game knotted at 2-2, JMU scored four times in under two minutes to spark a 6-0 run, which gave the Dukes an 8-2 lead with 9:44 to go in the first half. After a Tribe goal, the Dukes struck for six more to bridge the halves, extending the lead to 14-3 early in the second half. W&M was held without a goal for the final 22:45, as JMU ended the game on a 7-0 run to produce the largest win in the history of the series.

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QUOTING COACH SHELLEY
"This is a really disciplined team and they are playing really unselfish ball, which allows them to make great decisions for the team. That's why they're finishing so easily," Head Coach Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe said. "They're not forcing their chances, they're moving the ball until they have the right opportunity, and they make it look so easy. It is discipline that's helping us flourish right now."

A GAME OF RUNS
JMU put together three sizeable runs en route to the 17-goal win. The Dukes rattled off six straight in the first half to extend the lead to 8-2. They later put together another six-goal run to activate the running clock and closed with a game-best 7-0 run. The Dukes held William & Mary without goals for periods of 12:03 and 14:54 before ending with seven straight over the final 22:45.

CAREER WATCH
Three players moved up JMU's top-20 career lists in Friday's win. Romesburg moved into a tie for eighth in free-position goals (31), 16th in ground balls (103) and a tie for 20th in goals (106). Warden moved up into a tie for eighth in ground balls (127), while Gaudian is now 15th in goals (112) and tied for 20th in draws (81).

UP NEXT
JMU remains out on the road to take on CAA-foe Elon on Sunday, April 15. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Rudd Field in Elon, N.C.