Dukes Drop Road Affair Against Old Dominion

Friday, September 2

Norfolk, Va.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

(2-1)

Old Dominion

(2-1)

James Madison

ODU

9/2/2022 2:45:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. – The James Madison field hockey team fell on the road to Old Dominion, 6-1, Friday afternoon at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex.

The loss brings the Dukes' record to 2-1 on the season, while the Monarchs improve to 2-1.

Sophomore Cassidy Strittmatter was the lone scorer for the Dukes, finding the back of the net in the second quarter. Classmate Chiara van Eek earned the start in goal and tallied three saves on seven shots faced in 30 minutes of action. JMU's offense applied pressure throughout the game, however, ODU's goalkeeper wrapped up the day with 10 saves.

How It Happened

The Monarchs got on the board first with a quick goal 1:46 into the contest.
ODU struck once again later in the period off a corner to go up 2-0.
Strittmatter scored an unassisted goal halfway through the second to bring the Dukes to within one.
Old Dominion added insurance with less than three minutes to go in the half to make it 3-1.
The Monarchs scored a pair of goals in the third quarter to take a 5-1 lead heading into the fourth. ODU would put one more in before the final whistle to win 6-1.

Game Notes

JMU recorded more shots (12-11), shots on goal (11-9), and corners (4-3).
With two goals on the season, Strittmatter has already equaled her scoring output from last season.
ODU leads the all-time series with a 56-13 ledger between the two institutions, dating back to 1979.
The last time JMU gave up six or more goals came last season when the Dukes fell on the road to #14 Wake Forest, 6-2, on Sept. 12.
James Madison was outscored by five for the first time since dropping a home affair against #1 North Carolina, 9-0, on Sept. 29, 2019.
JMU was held to one goal for the first time since falling to Delaware in last year's CAA championship game, 3-1, on Nov. 7.

Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"Some great lessons came out of today's game," said Morgan. "Our goal is to get the lessons and move on. No time to worry about a bad game. As an independent being all alone with no conference, every game matters so we need to control what we can control. Now our focus is to lock in our defense and give fewer opportunities to our next opponent and create more opportunities for JMU. We will move forward looking to compete on Sunday!"

Up Next
The Dukes will stay on the road to face No. 12 Virginia on Sunday, Sept. 4. The contest is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).