Dukes Play to Scoreless Draw at Old Dominion

Sunday, October 8

Norfolk, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

6-2-6, 3-0-3

Old Dominion

9-1-3, 4-1-1

James Madison

Old Dominion

10/8/2023 8:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. – In a rematch of last season's Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship, James Madison women's soccer played to a scoreless draw with Old Dominion at the ODU Soccer Complex on Sunday night.

The Dukes moved their unbeaten streak to eight and are now 6-2-6, 3-0-3 SBC while the Monarchs moved to 9-1-3, 4-1-1 SBC. With today's draw, JMU now leads ODU 2.5-0.5 in the TowneBank Royal Rivalry Challenge.

Junior Shea Collins had a pair of shots to lead the JMU attack. Redshirt senior Alexandra Blom made nine saves in goal for the Dukes, one shy of her career high, and moved into a tie for third with Ellen Forrest for solo shutouts in a JMU career at 19.

How It Happened

ODU fired off its first of 14 shots in the ninth minute, missing high.
Blom made her first save in the 36^th minute before saving a second shot in the 40^th minute.
The Monarchs wasted little time attacking the net in the second half, firing a shot that was saved by Blom less than two minutes into the half.
ODU outshot the Dukes in the second half 11-4 and had a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks, but Blom made seven saves in the final 45 minutes.
The Dukes had their best opportunity to break the tie in the 90^th minute, as redshirt senior Brittany Munson sent a heater off the crossbar before classmate Ellie Johnson had the lone JMU shot on goal saved 17 seconds later.

Quick Facts

The Dukes were held scoreless for the first time since their scoreless draw at then-No. 13 Georgetown on Sept. 7.
JMU shutout its fourth Sun Belt opponent in six matches.

Quoting Head Coach Joshua Walters, Sr.
"That was a great game between two good teams. We felt the first half went our way and the second to them. We have to be able to raise our level and meet the challenge to get a win in that type of game."

Up Next
The Dukes will host Texas State at Sentara Park on Friday, Oct. 13 with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.