Dukes Earn Point in Draw at Marshall

Friday, October 14

Huntington, W.Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

8-2-5, 4-0-3

Marshall

2-8-4, 1-4-2

James Madison

Marshall

2022 JMU Women's Soccer- Northern Colorado

10/14/2022 10:21:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – James Madison extended its lead in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference, earning another point as it drew Marshall, 1-1, in women's soccer action at Hoops Family Field on Friday night.

The Dukes move to 8-2-5, 4-0-3 SBC, extending its unbeaten streak to seven matches. The Thundering Herd move to 2-8-4, 1-4-2 SBC.

Senior Lidia Nduka led the team offensively, putting two of her three shots on goal. Redshirt junior Alexandra Blom made three saves in goal.

How It Happened

The match opened up slow, with only one shot coming from either team in the opening 10 minutes.
The Dukes got on the board in the 22^nd minute, when redshirt junior Ellie Johnson fired in a shot that Alexis Wolgemuth saved. The shot deflected off of the keeper's gloves straight to redshirt sophomore London Lewis who tapped the ball across the keeper and into the back of the net for the first goal of her career.
The Thundering Herd had a pair of chances to equalize in the 30^th and 40^th minutes, but Blom denied both shots to maintain the 1-0 lead into halftime.
To start the second half, JMU fired off three straight shots that included a shot from Suwaitbatu Mohammed that would've found the goal if it wasn't for a diving Wolgemuth denying her.
Marshall equalized in the 56^th minute, when a pass in the box evaded JMU defenders and found its way past the goal line off the foot of Kat Gonzalez. The goal ended a streak of 632:22 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal in the run of play.
Both teams struggled to muster any shots over the remaining 30-plus minutes of action, with the Dukes taking two.

Game Notes

The Dukes are now 6-0-1 when leading at half, the first match not resulting in a win when up after the first 45 minutes.
JMU continues to not yield a goal in the first half this season.

Quoting Head Coach Joshua Walters, Sr.
"Frustrating night when you feel like you create enough to get the win, but it doesn't come off. We did some positive things tonight, but we need to be hungrier in front of goal to earn results."

Up Next
The Dukes return home to take on Georgia State at Sentara Park on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.