Late Goal by Indiana Sinks JMU, 3-2

Sunday, September 24

Bloomington, Ind.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

(2-7)

Indiana

(4-5)

James Madison

Indiana

9/24/2023 1:45:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – James Madison field hockey built a 2-1 lead, but Indiana rallied in the fourth quarter, scoring the go-ahead goal with 47 seconds remaining in the contest for a 3-2 victory at Deborah Tobias Field on Sunday afternoon.

JMU falls to 2-7, its sixth consecutive defeat and the most losses in the team's first nine games since 2004. IU sits at 4-5 (0-2 Big Ten) and will host Michigan on Friday, Sept. 29.

Senior Mia Julian and freshman Brynna Hill notched a goal and an assist for three points apiece. For Hill, her offensive performance marked the first points of her career in her first game starting for the Dukes. Classmate Azul Covarrubias dished out an assist in the loss.

In net, senior Brandelynn Heinbaugh made seven saves, the second-most stops for her in 2023.

Indiana's Meghan Dillon scored the game winner, while Meredith Lee and Sarah Charley also netted goals. Charley and Sydney Keld each contributed with two assists.

How It Happened

Charley made her way to the front of the cage for a reverse shot to break the stalemate with 4:15 to go in the first frame.
The Dukes threatened in the opening minutes of the second quarter, but Shannon McNally denied shots from graduate student Morgan Merritt and freshman Maddy Shale to maintain a one-point lead.
At the other end, Heinbaugh made a pair of kick saves to keep the Hoosiers at bay halfway through the second quarter. IU would maintain its 1-0 edge heading into the intermission.
JMU came out firing in the second half with Julian scoring with helpers from Hill and Covarrubias at the 10:45 mark of the third quarter.
As momentum swung in favor of the Dukes, Hill recorded her first career goal on a bouncing ball with an assist from Julian to make it 2-1 with 9:41 remaining in the third. The Dukes held on to their advantage with one quarter left.
The Hoosiers answered with a goal by Meredith Lee on Indiana's sixth penalty corner of the game early in the fourth.
On a penalty corner situation, Dillon found the back of the net with 0:47 as the Hoosiers escaped with a 3-2 win.

Game Notes

James Madison trails in the all-time series against Indiana, 0-1-1.
The Hoosiers held the advantage in shots (15-7), shots on goal (10-5) and corners (7-0).
Opponents have heavily out-cornered JMU through nine games, 63-23. Additionally, the Dukes failed to earn a corner for the second time in 2023.
Coming into the game, James Madison had lost two contests this season after leading: App State (2-1, Sept. 8) and Temple (2-1, Sept. 10).
Julian recorded five points this weekend with two goals and an assist. The senior now tallies 12 points to lead the Dukes, while Tori Carawan (3g, 1a) and Covarrubias (3g, 1a) each have seven.
Heinbaugh has stopped five or more shots in a game for the fourth time this season: 16 at William & Mary (Aug. 25), six at No. 12 Wake Forest (Sept. 3), five versus No. 14 Boston College (Sept. 17) and seven at Indiana (Sept. 24).

Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"Too bad – it was a great opportunity for a win today, but we just didn't show up with the energy or emotion to get it done. We will build resilience and character off the field for lots of changes in the future."

Up Next
The Dukes head to the Garden State to take on Monmouth on Friday, Sept. 29. Game time is slated for 4 p.m. at So Sweet A Cat Field.