Dukes Travel to Chapel Hill to Face Johns Hopkins in NCAA First Round

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison lacrosse opens NCAA Championship play with a first-round clash against #14 Johns Hopkins on Friday, May 14 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

The opening draw is slated for a 5 p.m. start at Dorrance Field and will be streamed live on ESPN3.

It's the second all-time meeting between JMU and JHU, with the Dukes taking a 14-9 win back on May 13, 2004 in the NCAA first round.

The winner of JMU and Hopkins advances to Sunday's second round to face top-seeded North Carolina at noon.

James Madison Dukes (11-4) vs. Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (8-6)
Friday, May 14, 2021
Chapel Hill, N.C. | Dorrance Field

Game Day Information
Online: ESPN3
Live Stats
Game Notes

JMU IN THE NCAA TOURNEY

JMU is embarking on its 17th appearance all-time in the NCAA Championship, which includes a program-record sixth consecutive appearance.

The Dukes are 12-15 all-time in the tournament. They are 8-3 at home, 1-8 away and 3-4 in neutral-site games.

JMU has produced a victory in nine of its previous 16 berths in the NCAA Championship.

This marks the Dukes' second matchup against the Big Ten, as it fell at Penn State in the 2017 second round.

JMU is also seeking its first NCAA tournament win in the state of North Carolina, having gone 0-3 in previous trips to Durham in 1999, 2006 and 2015.

JMU is just three years removed from capturing its first national championship, as it beat Virginia, Florida, North Carolina and Boston College on its way to the title.

FOUR-PEAT! JMU CAPTURES CAA TITLE IN OVERTIME

JMU won its fourth consecutive CAA championship after rallying from a three-goal deficit for a 13-12 overtime win against Drexel in the conference title game.

The Dukes became the first team in league history to win four straight CAA tournament championships.

Drexel went on a 6-0 run to snag a 12-9 lead with 4:58 to play. Taylor Marchetti scored twice in a span of 2:14, and Katelyn Morgan tied the game with 73 seconds remaining.

Lizzy Fox scored the game-winning goal on a free-position shot with 2:05 remaining in the extra period.

Molly Dougherty turned in a season-high 16 saves to earn CAA Championship Most Outstanding Performer.

Joining her on the All-Tournament team were Fox, Emma Johnson and Isabella Peterson.

Peterson scored a game-high five goals, while Marchetti had three goals. Emma Johnson led the defense with three caused turnovers and four ground balls.

JMU'S NATIONAL RANKS
The Dukes rank top 20 nationally in six categories:

Scoring defense (7th - 8.33)

Saves percentage (7th - 51.6%)

Assists per game (10th - 7.8)

Fewest turnovers (12th - 13.13)

Scoring margin (15th - +5.07)

Clearing percentage (20th - 89.5%)

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