Roeper, Schreiner Lead Dukes Past Kent State

Friday, October 11

Harrisonburg, Va.

3 p.m.

James Madison University

(9-2)

Kent State

(3-9)

Kent State

James Madison

10/11/2024 7:00:00 PM | Field Hockey

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Alice Roeper scored twice on penalty strokes, while Molly Schreiner recorded three saves for James Madison in a 3-0 shutout versus Kent State at the JMU Field Hockey Complex on Friday afternoon in Mid-American Conference field hockey action.

JMU (9-2, 4-0 MAC) held the Golden Flashes (3-9, 2-2 MAC) scoreless despite KSU registering 11 penalty corners. The Dukes are off to their best start through 11 games since 2008 when the team began the season 10-1.

In addition to Roeper's goals, senior Cassidy Strittmatter produced the Dukes' third and final goal with an assist from sophomore Ava Drexler-Amey.

For Kent State, Lieve Jansen made five stops, while Lauren Conroy was credited with a defensive save.

Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"Going into the game we knew it would be a battle. I know the coach very well – I recruited her to play at Wake Forest, I coached her for a few years and she's a dynamo. She coaches with a lot of energy and Kent State plays with a lot of energy. We were up for the battle, we sustained the battle and we won the battle."

How It Happened

Strittmatter was tripped in the circle on a breakaway late in the first quarter to draw the Dukes' first penalty stroke. Roeper converted with a shot to the right of the goal to put JMU ahead 1-0 at the 3:41 mark.
Early in the third period, Jansen covered the ball on an inlet pass from freshman Elena Giangaspero to give James Madison another penalty stroke attempt. Roeper snuck in a shot to the bottom left corner to extend the Dukes lead to 2-0.
Strittmatter redirected a pass from Drexler-Amey in front of the KSU netminder with 3:46 to go to make it 3-0 JMU.
The Golden Flashes drew four penalty corners in the final frame but were turned away each time as JMU secured the 3-0 shutout.

Game Notes

James Madison leads 11-4 in the all-time series versus Kent State, dating back to 1986.
The Dukes held an advantage in shots (13-10) and shots on goal (9-3), while the Golden Flashes drew more corners (6-3).
The shutout was JMU's third of the season, having also blanked William & Mary (4-0, Sept. 15) and Queens (N.C.) (7-0, Sept. 29).
JMU won its fifth consecutive game for the first time since 2022 when the team had a five-game winning streak from Sept. 10 through Sept. 25.
Roeper is the first player to convert on multiple penalty strokes during Coach Morgan's second stint at James Madison (2014-Pres.). Additionally, the Delft, Netherlands native is the first JMU player to score multiple penalty stroke goals in a season since Hannah Hall went 4-for-4 in 2016.

Up Next
The Dukes will take part in the TowneBank Royal Rivalry Challenge on Sunday when they face off against Old Dominion. Game time in Norfolk, Va. is scheduled for 1 p.m.