Dukes Set Program Shutout Record in Sun Belt Quarterfinal Win Over Texas State

Wednesday, November 2

Foley, Ala.

7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT)

James Madison University

11-3-5, 6-1-3

Texas State

12-5-2, 6-3-1

Texas St.

James Madison

Dukes Set Program Shutout Record in Sun Belt Quarterfinal Win Over Texas State

11/3/2022 12:05:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

FOLEY, Ala. – The James Madison defense suffocated a Texas State attack, producing its 12^th shutout of the season to set the single-season program record for shutouts in the 1-0 win on Wednesday night at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex in the Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Quarterfinal.

The Dukes move to 11-3-5 and advance to a conference semifinal match for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The Bobcats drop to 12-5-2.

Sophomore Amanda Attanasi scored the deciding goal for the Dukes, taking a career-high seven shots. Redshirt junior Alexandra Blom made two saves in goal for her eighth shutout of the season, setting the junior class record for individual shutouts in a season.

How It Happened

The JMU attack dominated the first half, outshooting Texas State 11-3.
In the 30^th minute, redshirt junior Suwaibatu Mohammed had a chance to give the Dukes the lead, but Texas State goalkeeper Katelyn Chrisman made a jumping save to keep the match scoreless.
The Dukes pressured at the end of the half, getting off three shots from Attanasi and freshmen Jamie Swartz and Y-Von Nguyen all within the last minute.
The beginning of the second half was a Attanasi and Mohammed show, with the two taking the first three shots of the half.
Attanasi found the back of the net in the 57^th minute, netting her eighth goal of the season to give the Dukes a 1-0 lead. It is the most goals for a Duke since Ginger Deel's eight goals in the 2019 season and Mohammed was given the assist for the first of her career.
Texas State's lone opportunity on goal in the last 45 minutes of the half occurred in the 78^th minute to equalize, but Blom showed why she was named the Sun Belt Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and made the save.

Game Notes

Every shot taken by JMU in the second half was from Attanasi or Mohammed.
JMU's 16 shots tied a season-high, matching the shot output the Dukes had against Georgia State.

Quoting Head Coach Joshua Walters, Sr.
"I really enjoyed watching the girls play tonight. It felt dynamic and dangerous. We will enjoy the win for a little bit, but fairly quickly move on to preparing for Georgia State."

Up Next
The Dukes move on to the semifinals and a matchup with Georgia State at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex on Friday, Nov. 4. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN+.