JMU Dominates Drexel in 6-1 Win

Friday, October 22

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

(10-5,CAA 5-0)

Drexel

(5-12,CAA 2-3)

DREXEL

James Madison

10/22/2021 9:08:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score Photo Gallery

HARRISONBURG, Va. - The No. 25 James Madison field hockey team rolled by Drexel in a 6-1 win Friday evening at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.

The Dukes improved to 10-5 in the season, going 5-0 in Colonial Athletics Association play, while the Dragons fell to 5-12 overall and 2-3 in CAA play.

JMU was led by Eveline Zwager, who scored a season high four goals to secure the win. Three of her four goals came within seven minutes of each other.

Cassidy Strittmatter scored her first career goal in the fourth quarter and Diede Remijnse started off the scoring for JMU in the first. Rachel Yeager and Kara McClure also picked up an assist each.

The Dukes' defense was strong, only allowing Drexel one shot the whole game. JMU had a total of 17 shots and had double the penalty corners of Drexel.

SCORING SUMMARY
07:12 | JMU 1, DU 0 | Remijnse shot to the back of the net off a penalty corner with assists from Yeager and McClure
13:51 | JMU 2, DU 0 | Zwager directed ball in from in front of the goal.
32:00 | JMU 2, DU 1 | Puk Thewessen shot from the top of the circle off a penalty corner
32:37 | JMU 3, DU 1 | Zwager shot the ball from in front of the goal.
33:24 | JMU 4, DU 1 | Zwager dove as she hit the ball into the goal.
39:18 | JMU 5, DU 1 | Zwager shot it in off of a breakaway.
57:49 | JMU 6, DU 1 | Strittmatter tipped the ball in from the air.

UP NEXT
JMU will take on No. 4 Louisville at home Sunday, Oct. 24 at noon. The game will be streamed on FloSports.