JMU Trounces Queens (N.C.) in Senior Day Shutout

Saturday, November 4

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

(5-12)

Queens (N.C.)

(0-17)

Queens (N.C.)

James Madison

11/4/2023 5:15:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Five seniors registered points, while two Dukes recorded hat tricks as James Madison field hockey dominated Queens (N.C.), 14-0, at the JMU Field Hockey Complex on Saturday afternoon.

JMU finished the season 5-12, coming out on top in its final two contests. The Royals ended the 2023 campaign 0-17 in their second season in Division I.

The Dukes saw goals from four seniors: Mia Julian (4), Tori Carawan (3), Lauren Satchell (1) and Morgan Merritt (1). Classmate Emma Donnelly dished out an assist in the win. Sophomore Alice Roeper (2), Samantha Grimes (1), Lila Harlock (1) and Julie Narleski (1) also found the back of the net.

Senior Brandelynn Heinbaugh started in net and picked up the win, making one save in just under 39 minutes of action. Junior netminder Katie Fricke finished with a clean sheet to earn a combined shutout with Heinbaugh.

Goalkeeper Manisha Desai allowed five goals and made 12 saves, playing the first half. Teammate Grace Meinke stepped in for the second half and recorded 13 stops and let in nine goals.

How It Happened

Julian, Carawan, Narleski and Harlock all scored in the first quarter to make it 4-0 Dukes at the break.
Satchell scored the lone goal of the second quarter to give the JMU a 5-0 halftime advantage.
Carawan opened the scoring in the third, while Julian and Roeper struck with a minute of each other to build a commanding 8-0 lead.
The Dukes' offense exploded in the final frame, highlighted by a pair of goals from Julian and Grimes' first goal of the year.

Quoting Head Coach Chrisy Morgan
"I'm really pleased with the performance. I think the emotion of the seniors, knowing that it's their last opportunity, and people playing for the seniors really created a very connected, fast-paced unit out there today, and it's evident with the score. They wanted so much for each other, so people were looking to help rather than be that person. When you're playing that way – when you're playing connected and playing together – the sky's the limit."

Game Notes

James Madison held the advantage in shots (53-3), shots on goal (39-1) and penalty corners (6-2).
JMU's 53 shots and 39 shots on goal are the most under the program during Head Coach Christy Morgan's second stint in Harrisonburg (2014-Pres.).
The Dukes' 14 goals marked the first time the team had reached double-digits in scoring since netting 12 versus Towson on Oct. 1, 2016. The game against the Tigers was also the last time JMU had registered 50 or more shots.
Coming into the game, the Dukes had not scored more than three goals in a quarter this season. However, they struck four times in the first, three times in the third and six in the fourth.
Carawan (3) and Julian (4) both registered hat tricks, the first Dukes to achieve the feat since former Duke Eveline Zwager found the back of the net three times at UC Davis on Oct. 21, 2022.
Carawan finished the season as the team leader in points (9), while Julian (8g, 8a) paced the Dukes with 24 points.
Eleven JMU players recorded points in the win. All in all, nineteen players tallied points in 2023.
The shutout was the program's first since blanking No. 12 Wake Forest on Senior Day in 2022, 2-0, on Oct. 16.