No. 12 Dukes Fall in Back-and-Forth Match at Coastal Carolina

Saturday, September 23

Conway, S.C.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

4-3-2, 0-2-0

Coastal Carolina

3-3-2, 1-0-1

James Madison

Coastal Carolina

No. 12 Dukes Fall in Back-and-Forth Match at Coastal Carolina

9/23/2023 9:34:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – In a match that saw two lead changes, No. 12 James Madison men's soccer fell to Coastal Carolina, 3-2, in Sun Belt Conference action on Saturday night at CCU Soccer Stadium.

The Dukes dropped to 4-3-2, 0-2 SBC while the Chanticleers improved to 3-3-2, 1-0-1 SBC.

Graduate Clay Obara led the JMU attack with four shots as the side combined to take 18 shots. Sophomore Sebastian Conlon spent the full 90 minutes in goal and made a season-high six saves. The six saves were two shy of Conlon's career-high.

How It Happened

Obara presented the first chance by either side in the 14^th minute, having his shot saved.
Coastal took the first lead of the match in the 19^th minute.
In the 23^rd minute, a corner kick was awarded to JMU. Obara took the kick and was able to curve the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-1.
The Dukes took the lead at 2-1 in the 25^th minute, as redshirt junior Demitri Turner netted his first career goal on a shot in the box.
CCU managed to equalize before the halftime break, converting a penalty kick opportunity in the 40^th minute due to a foul in the box.
The Chanticleers scored the game-winner in the 69^th minute, as Deryn Armstrong made a quick turnaround move in the middle of the 18-yard box.

Quick Facts

The 18 shots are the second most this season taken by JMU. The Dukes fired off 19 shots against Mount St. Mary's on Sept. 9.
JMU attempted 10 corner kicks.

Quoting Head Coach Paul Zazenski
"Tonight was a tough loss for a number of reasons. I'll give credit to my guys for keeping their heads despite a lot of frustrating moments that presented themselves. As a group, we need to understand that every Sun Belt game is a grind and tonight was no different. We will learn from this and be better the next time out."

Up Next
The Dukes will be back on the pitch when they return home on Saturday, Sept. 30 to take on South Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.