Field Hockey Drops Road Affair at No. 21 Rutgers

Sunday, October 30

Piscataway, N.J.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

(10-7)

Rutgers

(8-9)

James Madison

RUTGERS

10/30/2022 2:46:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – James Madison field hockey fell in its regular-season finale at No. 21 Rutgers, 3-0, Sunday afternoon at the Bauer Track and Field Complex.

JMU finishes the season with a 10-7 record, while Rutgers improves to 8-9 (3-5 Big Ten) and will face No. 3 seed Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament on Nov. 3.

Senior Eveline Zwager registered two strong shots on goal but could not find the back of the net. On the defensive side, junior Brandelynn Heinbaugh started in goal and made two saves.

How It Happened

Heinbaugh denied the Scarlet Knights on their first penalty corner opportunity to keep the game scoreless after one quarter of action.
Rutgers applied heavy pressure in the second quarter, capitalizing on its third penalty corner of the day to take a 1-0 lead heading into the break.
RU found the back of the net in the first six minutes of the third quarter, pouncing on a loose ball for the score.
The Scarlet Knights added to their lead one final time on another penalty corner play with a shot from the top of the circle.
The Dukes out-shot Rutgers 4-1 in the final frame, two of which were on frame as RU earned the 3-0 win.

Game Notes

James Madison recorded more shots (8-6), while RU held the advantage in shots on goal (5-4) and penalty corners (5-4).
The Scarlet Knights lead the all-time series with a 4-1-1 ledger.
JMU was shutout for the second time this season, with the other occurrence being a 1-0 loss at No. 5 Louisville on Sept. 9. Additionally, this was the second time in 2022 that the Dukes lost by multiple goals, falling to Old Dominion 1-6 on Sept. 2.
The team finished the regular. season with an 0-3 record when trailing at halftime and a 2-5 mark when producing fewer shots on goal.

Up Next
JMU will wait to see if it receives an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. The selection show will be streamed on NCAA.com on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 10 p.m.