Golden Goal by Deel Lifts Dukes Past Tribe

Sunday, October 24

Williamsburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

7-9-1, 4-3-0

William & Mary

3-8-3, 1-3-3

James Madison

William & Mary

10/24/2021 3:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – After neither team could find the back of the net through the first 90 minutes of regulation, Ginger Deel was able to score the golden goal in the 97^th minute to lift James Madison past William & Mary, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.

The Dukes move to 7-8-1 overall and 4-3 in Colonial Athletic Association play while the Tribe are now 3-8-3, 1-3-3 CAA.

JMU picked up the winning goal as they pushed up the left side and drove into the box. Amanda Attanasi then crossed the ball to Deel, who was standing in front of the goal in the far corner of the six-foot box to fire in the winner.

The match started off slow as both teams only had three shots during the opening period, with JMU leading 3-2 on corner kicks. The Dukes then dominated the second half, outshooting the Tribe 9-3 and taking four corners to build the momentum into overtime.

Deel was one of three Dukes who took three shots on the day, as Attanasi and Ebony Wiseman joined her with all three of Wiseman's shots put on goal.

The defense for JMU played one of their best matches of the season, holding William & Mary to six shots during the contest which is the second lowest allowed by the Dukes this season. Goalkeeper Alexandra Blom made two saves in the day.

Game Notes

The match marked the third consecutive time that the two teams have gone to at least one overtime period when facing each other.
JMU scored their second golden goal of the regular season, matching the 2018 total.

Quoting Head Coach Joshua Walters, Sr.
"Sundays on the road are difficult, but so much credit goes to the players and especially the leaders for getting this performance. We are playing some fantastic soccer right now and it is earning us results!"

Up Next
The Dukes return to Sentara Park for their final two matches of the regular season, first on Thursday, Oct. 28 for a 7 p.m. kickoff against Elon and then finishes the season against Delaware on Sunday, Oct. 31 at noon. Both matches will be streamed on FloSports.