Dukes Fall in Overtime in Sun Belt Finals

Sunday, November 5

Foley, Ala.

2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT)

James Madison University

9-4-8, 4-1-5

Old Dominion

13-2-5, 5-2-3

James Madison

Old Dominion

11/5/2023 6:01:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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FOLEY, Ala. – Reaching the Sun Belt Conference Finals for a second consecutive season, James Madison women's soccer fell, 2-1, to Old Dominion on a 108^th minute goal in the second overtime on Sunday afternoon at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.

The fifth-seeded Dukes dropped to 9-4-8 while the second-seeded Monarchs improved to 13-2-5.

Redshirt senior Suwaibatu Mohammed provided the scoring for JMU while also leading the attack with three shots. Classmate Alexandra Blom made six saves in goal for the Dukes.

How It Happened

Neither side gave much to the other in the opening half. ODU outshot JMU 5-2 while putting a pair of shots on goal in the 23^rd and 36^th minutes.
JMU got on the board first, scoring in the 52^nd minute. Redshirt senior Ellie Johnson attempted a pass on the far side of the 18 but hit the near post. Mohammed was right there though to clean up the deflection, putting in her seventh goal of the season.
ODU equalized in the 62^nd minute, as the ball was batted around in the 18-yard box before Ece Turkoglu fired it into the net from about 13 yards out.
The Monarchs had a chance to take the lead in the 85^th minute, but the Dukes were able to get in the way of a shot to send the match to overtime.
Neither side mounted much offense in the first overtime period, with both sides taking one shot.
With just under two minutes left in the second overtime, ODU's Sydney Somers fired off a shot that deflected off the crossbar past the goal line to give it the lead.

Quick Facts

Redshirt seniors Alexandra Blom and Brittany Munson and freshman Jeanette Fieldsend were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Quoting Head Coach Joshua Walters, Sr.
"I think as a total season I would sum it all up as a great season and a good run in the tournament. It's just tough, six years here with four finals appearances and just can't get over that hump to win the final. Credit to ODU, I thought they battled back and had more composure than us in the second overtime and that was the difference in the game. I thought we created enough really good chances to score one and put the game away and that's the difference when these games are so tight. But proud of the girls, proud of the season. Probably going to take a little while to get over this one, but hopefully the girls see that this was a pretty cool journey for the year."

Up Next
With an unofficial RPI of 39, the Dukes will await their fate on Monday, Nov. 6 with the NCAA Selection Show at 4 p.m.