JMU Rolls Past Davidson in 7-0 Shutout Win

Sunday, September 26

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

(4-4)

Davidson

(2-6)

Davidson

James Madison

9/26/2021 5:34:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score Photo Gallery

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison field hockey team shut out Davidson 7-0 in a strong performance on Sunday afternoon at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.

The Dukes improved to 4-4 while the Wildcats fell to 2-6 on the year.

JMU had seven different goal scorers, which included five in the second half to help the Dukes return to the win column.

Eveline Zwager tallied a game-high three points off one goal and one assists, while Emily Harrison also tacked on one goal and a helper and Courtney Lynch pulled through with two assists as well.

JMU also got scores from Mikenna Allen, Caroline Cahill, Tori Carawan, Samantha Grimes and Diede Remijnse. The goals by Allen and Grimes were the first of their respective careers.

The Dukes dominated the shots department by a 27-1 margin, which included 16-0 in the first half. JMU also held a 16-0 lead in shots on goal. It also had a 12-1 advantage in penalty corners.

After a scoreless first, Zwager opened the scoring 46 seconds into the second quarter off a redirect from Kara McClure. Allen's first-career tally minutes later gave JMU a 2-0 halftime lead.

The Dukes added two more goals in the third and three in the fourth to complete the rout.

For Davidson, Cato Roell made nine saves, while Florien Marcussen earned the win for JMU despite not facing a single shot on goal. Davidson's lone shot was blocked by a JMU defender.

GAME NOTES

JMU has won all four its games by way of a shutout
Cahill produced a three-game goal streak for the first time in her career
It was JMU's most goals scored and largest margin of victory since an 8-1 win over Saint Francis on Oct. 16, 2018
Sunday's shutout was the largest by the Dukes since an 8-0 win versus Hofstra on Oct. 22, 2017

SCORING SUMMARY
15:46 | Eveline Zwager redirects long pass from Kara McClure
18:40 | Mikenna Allen buried shot in front off pass from Courtney Lynch and Aubrey Scott King
34:04 | Caroline Cahill backhand shot
43:20 | Tori Carawan scores on breakaway, assists to Emily Harrison and Zwager
49:03 | Harrison collects ball off deflected shot by Sarah Beers
53:39 | Samantha Grimes goes far side off pass from Courtney Lynch
58:07 | Diede Remijnse penalty stroke

UP NEXT
The Dukes will open conference play on Friday, Oct. 1 by hosting Northeastern at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloSports.