Dukes Fall to Delaware in Conference Title Game

Sunday, November 7

Newark, Del.

1:00 PM

James Madison University

(12-7 (6-0))

Delaware

(12-8 (5-1))

James Madison

Delaware

11/7/2021 3:58:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. - The James Madison field hockey team fell to Delaware, 3-1, in the conference championship game after a relentless effort Sunday afternoon at the Fred P. Rullo field.

The Dukes fell to 12-7 on the season while the Blue Hens improved to 12-8.

JMU held Delaware scoreless in the first quarter after facing seven shots, with goalie Florien Marcussen making two saves.

Delaware led 2-0 at the half and scored once more in the third to extend its lead to 3-0. The Dukes had a pair of goals disallowed, however, Eveline Zwager answered with a goal across the net late in the third.

The Dukes kept the pressure on in the fourth, but couldn't muster any more scores, falling by a pair of goals to the Blue Hens.

The Hens held 15-11 advantage in shots and 7-5 edge on penalty corners. JMU had more shots on goal, with a 9-7 lead on the hosts.

SCORING SUMMARY
16:37 | JMU 0, DU 1 | Kiki Oudshoorn shot in front of the goal.
28:16 | JMU 0, DU 2 | Morgan Rigual short shot out front.
39:05 | JMU 0, DU 3 | Ashlyn Carr shot from the left-hand side.
44:27 | JMU 1, DU 3 | Zwager swipped the ball across the goal to find the back of the net from a tough angle.

AWARDS
The conference announced Diede Remijnse, Zwager, and Marcussen as members of the All-Tournament Team during the post-game awards.