Dukes Sweep CAA Play, Beat William & Mary 3-2

Friday, October 29

Williamsburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

(11-6, 6-0CAA)

William & Mary

(3-12, 3-3CAA)

James Madison

William & Mary

10/29/2021 8:22:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The James Madison field hockey team secured the first seed in the Colonial Athletic Association championship tournament with their 3-2 win over William & Mary Friday evening at Busch Field.

The Dukes improved to 11-6 in the regular season and 6-0 in CAA play, while The Tribe fell to 3-12 in the regular season and 3-3 in CAA play.

Courtney Lynch started off the scoring for the Dukes, bringing the Dukes to a tie in the first quarter. Eveline Zwager earned three points in the match, checking off a goal and an assist to help with the win.

After a penalty corner goal from William & Mary, Cassidy Strittmatter scored the game winning goal, securing the CAA sweep for the Dukes.

JMU was strong on defense, only allowing seven shots. The Dukes also had a 8-2 advantage in penalty corners to help with the win.

SCORING SUMMARY
08:27 | JMU 0, WM 1 | Lauren Curran out William & Mary on the board.
10:06 | JMU 1, WM 1 | Lynch redirected the ball into the net with a dive off a pass from Zwager.
29:26 | JMU 2, WM 1 | Zwager followed up a rebound off of a penalty corner.
49:13 | JMU 2, WM 2 | Pyper Friedman made a goal off a pass to the back post from Cara Menges
50:44 | JMU 3, WM 2 | Strittmatter tipped the ball in off a rebound.

UP NEXT
The Dukes are headed to the CAA Championship tournament in the first seed and will take on Northeastern on Friday, Nov. 5 in Newark, Delaware. The entire tournament will be streamed live on FloSports.