Dukes Cruise against Old Dominion for 11th Consecutive Victory

Saturday, April 1

Harrisonburg, Va.

12 p.m.

James Madison University

11-1

Old Dominion

4-9

Old Dominion

James Madison

Dukes Cruise against Old Dominion for 11th Consecutive Victory

4/1/2023 3:35:00 PM | Lacrosse

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – No. 5 James Madison lacrosse began its April slate with an American Athletic Conference victory, holding Old Dominion scoreless until the fourth quarter in a comfortable 16-2 win at Sentara Park on Saturday.

The Dukes improved to 11-1 (3-0) with the victory while the Monarchs dropped to 4-9 (0-3), losing their third straight.

Redshirt junior Isabella Peterson secured a hat trick with three goals and added two assists for a five-point afternoon. All told, 10 different Dukes found the back of the net on Saturday, with a different goal-scorer accounting for each succeeding tally.

The Dukes' defense held Old Dominion scoreless for the first 50:00 of the game, its longest such scoreless stretch since holding Elon scoreless for a stretch of 55:04 on April 9, 2022. Nicholle Marshall led JMU with three ground balls while Mairead Durkin had two and added a caused turnover to her total. Maggie Clark also had a caused turnover and two ground balls to go with two goals from the midfield position.

For Old Dominion, Danielle Dundas and Payton Kisling both scored while Sabrina Leatherwo made three saves on a .375 percentage in relief.

With today's victory, JMU extended its lead against ODU to 12.5-2.5 in the inaugural TowneBank Royal Rivalry Challenge. The Dukes have earned a point in each of the past eight JMU-ODU meetings, dating back to mid-November's football triumph.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter – James Madison 6, Old Dominion 0
Six different Dukes scored including three midfielders in Clark, Lizzy Fox and Taylor Marchetti. JMU out-shot ODU 13-3 and picked up nine ground balls in the period.

Second Quarter – James Madison 12, Old Dominion 0
The Dukes' second straight 6-0 quarter was again courtesy of six different Dukes scoring. JMU dominated the draw in the quarter, 6-1.

Third Quarter – James Madison 15, Old Dominion 0
Freshman Caitlin Boden relieved Kat Buchanan in goal and stopped both shots she faced. The Dukes marked holding an opponent scoreless in their first three quarters for the first time in program history.

Fourth Quarter – James Madison 16, Old Dominion 2
Caitlin McElwee became the 10th JMU goal-scorer of the afternoon and the tandem of Boden and Adanya Moyer combined for three saves, the latter making her first two of the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Dukes extended their conference winning streak to 12, home winning streak to 11 and winning streak against in-state opponents to eight.
JMU shut out an opponent in a half for the first time since the first half against Wofford on March 12, 2021.
Saturday also marked the sixth consecutive game the defense held an opponent scoreless in at least one quarter.
The Dukes turned in 19 ground balls on the day and currently average 17.0 in conference play.
The 10 goal scorers were the most in a game this season.

RECORDS AND MILESTONES

Rachel Matey added three more draw controls to pull within one of the all-time program record of 245, currently held by Haley Warden.
Head Coach Shelley Klaes marked her 300th game leading JMU, holding a record of 209-91.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will remain home against another in-state opponent, taking on Richmond at Sentara Park on Wednesday, April 5 at 5 p.m. JMU returns to conference play on Saturday, April 8 with a noon tilt at Vanderbilt.