Field Hockey Records Shutout Versus No. 12 Wake Forest on Senior Day

Sunday, October 16

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

(8-5)

Wake Forest

(11-4)

Wake Forest

James Madison

Field Hockey Records Shutout Versus No. 12 Wake Forest on Senior Day

10/16/2022 3:26:00 PM | Field Hockey

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HARRISONBURG, Va. -- A stingy James Madison defense held No. 12. Wake Forest to just one shot on goal as the Dukes wrapped up Senior Day with a 2-0 victory Sunday afternoon at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.

JMU improves to 8-5 and snaps a two-game losing streak. For the Demon Deacons, they boast an 11-4 (3-1 ACC) record and head to Chesnut Hill, Mass. to battle conference foe Boston College on Friday, Oct. 21.

Three seniors produced points in the win, as Eveline Zwager scored the gamewinner and added an assist, while Diede Remijnse found the back of the net with an assist from Kara McClure. Junior Brandelynn Heinbaugh started in net for the Dukes and made one save in the shutout.

How It Happened

Heinbaugh denied a strong Wake Forest shot halfway through the first quarter to keep the Demon Deacons off the board.
Zwager broke the deadlock with less than three minutes remaining in the opening period, dribbling around Wake Forest's goalie for the score.
Late in the second quarter, JMU capitalized on a penalty corner as Remijnse snuck one past the keeper with assists from McClure and Zwager.
The Dukes held an advantage in shots in the first half (4-3), but the Demon Deacons had the edge in penalty corners 3-2).
Both defenses locked in, with James Madison holding Wake Forest to just two shots for the remainder of the game.

Game Notes

Zwager's goal was the 10th game-winning goal of her career and the fourth this season.
Heinbaugh's efforts marked her second solo shutout of the season and fifth in her career.
McClure, with 22 career assists, is four shy of cracking the top 10 in program history. Danyle Heffeman (1991-94) holds the record with 36.
The shutout was JMU's third of the year and the second over a ranked opponent.
The victory was James Madison's first over Wake Forest since 2002 and the second time recording a shutout against the Demon Deacons.
The win also gave the Dukes a perfect 6-0 home record, the program's second season in the past three with an unblemished home ledger.
James Madison now boasts four wins over ranked opponents in 2022.
JMU still trails in the all-time series, 12-4.

Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"I'm really proud of the team today. It was Senior Day and there was a lot of emotion that we directed in the right place, and that's on the field. We played high-energy hockey, good-skill hockey, and finishing hockey. Our goalkeeper and defense had a shutout so I'm really proud. Everybody stepped up and played JMU hockey -- it's a new brand, a new opportunity, and a new way of being -- and we love it!

Up Next
James Madison will head to the State of California for three games in four days. On the West Coast, the Dukes will play Stanford (Oct. 20), UC Davis (Oct. 21), and Cal (Oct. 23). Stay tuned for live streaming information.