HARRISONBURG, Va. –James Madison men's soccer collected its seventh victory in a row on Saturday, improving to 7-2-0 overall and 3-0-0 in conference play. JMU has now outscored their opponents 19-3 during the seven-match winning streak.
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Melker Anshelm opened up the scoring in the second half, scoring on a header from
Manuel Ferriol's corner. The Dukes were not done there, scoring just 34 seconds later.
Petur Thorsteinsson used a back-heel touch to finish it into the back of the net and give the Dukes a 2-0 lead.
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Four minutes later
Tyler Clegg used his chest off another Ferriol corner to give the Dukes a 3-0 lead. Drexel would find the back of the net late in the second half to end the Dukes CAA scoreless streak.
TJ Bush improved to 7-2-0 on the season and has allowed one goal in conference play through three matches.
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MATCH FACTS
Drexel (3-5-1, 1-2-0) – 1
No. 20 James Madison (7-2-0, 3-0-0) – 3
SCORING
53' – JMU –
Melker Anshelm (1)
Manuel Ferriol
53' – JMU –
Petur Thorsteinsson (1) Time Estermann,
Lewis Long IV
56' – JMU –
Tyler Clegg (2)
Manuel Ferriol
81' – DRE – Michael Campbell (1)Â
NOTES
- The Dukes allowed their first goal in conference play, outscoring the past three CAA opponents 11-1
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Manuel Ferriol collected two assists on the evening to bring his point total to 21 on the season. Ferriol is now two points off his career-high.
- The two assists in the match marked the first time in Ferriol's career that he notches two in the same match
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TJ Bush stopped two of the three shots he faced tonight, improving to 7-2-0 on the season
- The Dukes improved to 3-0-0 in CAA play and 7-2-0 overall
- JMU has now won seven straight matches and are 5-0-0 at home
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Melker Anshelm collected his first goal of the season off the JMU corner
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Petur Thorsteinsson scored his first goal of the season on a back-heel goal across the face of the goal mouth
WHAT HEAD COACH PAUL ZAZENSKI SAID
"Tonight was a big conference win. Getting three points is always massive and being 3-0 in conference is important. I thought we played well for about 30 minutes tonight and during that 30-minute segment we buried some goals and defended well. A little sloppy other than that, but Drexel is a good team and it is nice to remain undefeated at home and in conference."
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NEXT UP
The Dukes will return to Sentara Park to face off against No. 13 Cal State Fullerton. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
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