RICHMOND, Va. – James Madison field hockey got off to a fast start and turned in its third clean sheet of the season to upend Richmond 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at Crenshaw Field.
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The 24th-ranked Dukes improved to 3-1 on the year, while the Spiders dropped to 0-3. All three JMU victories this season have come by way of 3-0 shutouts.
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Eveline Zwager scored a game-high two goals with an assist, as she upped season goals total to six.
Diede Remijnse also opened the scoring for the Dukes with her second tally of the season.
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In cage,
Florien Marcussen made five saves in just under 49 minutes of work, and
Brandelynn Heinbaugh finished the game making two saves to preserve the shutout.
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JMU out-shot Richmond 16-11, including an 8-7 edge in shots on goal. Penalty corners were nearly even, with UR holding a 7-6 lead, though JMU had a 4-0 advantage in the fourth quarter.
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SCORING SUMMARY
10:10 | JMU 1, UR 0 | Remijnse scores on penalty corner, assists to
Kara McClure and Zwager
12:08 | JMU 2, UR 0 | Zwager scores on penalty stroke in left corner
28:46 | JMU 3, UR 0 | JMU gets transition opportunity behind UR defense, and
Tori Carawan feeds Zwager for the score on left side
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UP NEXT
JMU is back in on Friday, Sept. 10 when it travels to Boone, N.C., to take on Appalachian State at 6 p.m.
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