Dukes Dominate the Highlanders, 3-1

Saturday, September 8

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

2-2-1

Radford

0-4

Radford

James Madison

Photo by: Cathy Kushner/JMU Athletics Communications

9/8/2018 11:13:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – On a rainy Saturday night at Sentara Park, the James Madison men's soccer team used a second half surge to defeat Radford, 3-1. The Dukes improve their record to 2-2-1 while the Highlanders fall to 0-4.

HOW THEY SCORED
28' | Freshman Amadou Diop headed in Radford's first goal of the season on a long cross from sophomore Max Angelides.
35' | From 20 yards out, sophomore Tom Judge scored the equalizer into the top right corner on a touch from junior Brandon Clegg.
69' | Junior Manuel Ferriol played a ball from midfield to redshirt senior Billy Metzler, who tripped the keeper and sailed it into the left corner.
73' | Off a corner kick taken by graduate student Yannick Franz, junior Fernando Casero found the net on a rebound off of the keeper's chest, tapping it into the right side.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
The Highlanders edged the Dukes in shots 10-9, but both teams took six on goal. Radford took eight corners while JMU took two. Redshirt sophomore TJ Bush made five saves and Radford's Dimitrios Valkanos made three.

SEASON AND CAREER MARKS
-Billy Metzler scored his second goal on the season
-Fernando Casero and Tom Judge notched their first collegiate goals
-Manuel Ferriol earned his first collegiate assist

QUOTING HEAD COACH PAUL ZAZENSKI
"I was really proud of the guys with how they responded being down a goal. They stuck to the game plan and executed against a solid Radford team. It was nice to see us close out a game and play quality soccer before we open up conference play at Drexel."

UP NEXT
The Dukes travel to Philadelphia for their first conference match of the season, facing the Drexel Dragons on Saturday, September 15. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m.