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Field Hockey Suffers Heartbreaker to Old Dominion in Overtime
10/13/2024 4:00:00 PM | Field Hockey
NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion's Sanci Molkenboer managed to take an off-balanced shot that trickled past the James Madison defense for the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Monarchs a 3-2 home victory over the Dukes on Sunday afternoon at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex in non-conference field hockey action.
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JMU (9-3, 4-0 MAC) saw its five-game winning streak snapped by ODU (8-4, 3-1 BIG EAST) who earned 16 penalty corners in the win.
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Junior Alice Roeper scored the goal's opening with an assist from sophomore Azul Covarrubias, while fifth-year Carissa Tambroni registered her third goal of the season.
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Redshirt freshman Molly Schreiner started in cage, making five stops in 39:27 of action. Senior Katie Fricke stepped in late in the third and logged 26:39 with six saves.
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Sian Emslie, Serena Langendoen and Molkenboer all scored for the Monarchs. Rina Tsioles registered two assists, while Molkenboer and Frederique Zandbergen chipped in with one.
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Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"That was a hard-fought game and I'm proud of the effort of every player! We created chances and grew one percent better today."
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How It Happened
Game Notes
Up Next
The Dukes will host Mid-American Conference foe Bellarmine on Friday, Oct. 18. Game time in Harrisonburg is slated for 5 p.m.
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JMU (9-3, 4-0 MAC) saw its five-game winning streak snapped by ODU (8-4, 3-1 BIG EAST) who earned 16 penalty corners in the win.
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Junior Alice Roeper scored the goal's opening with an assist from sophomore Azul Covarrubias, while fifth-year Carissa Tambroni registered her third goal of the season.
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Redshirt freshman Molly Schreiner started in cage, making five stops in 39:27 of action. Senior Katie Fricke stepped in late in the third and logged 26:39 with six saves.
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Sian Emslie, Serena Langendoen and Molkenboer all scored for the Monarchs. Rina Tsioles registered two assists, while Molkenboer and Frederique Zandbergen chipped in with one.
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Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
"That was a hard-fought game and I'm proud of the effort of every player! We created chances and grew one percent better today."
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How It Happened
- The Dukes turned away 10 ODU penalty corners in the first half, with Schreiner making five saves to keep the score at 0-0.
- JMU broke through early in the third quarter on a corner play with a deflected shot off a Monarch from Roeper with an assist from Covarrubias.
- Old Dominion responded minutes later on an uneven break when Sanci Molkenboer connected across the circle to Sian Emslie to even the game at 1-1.
- Halfway through the third, the Monarchs converted on a penalty corner with a goal from Langendoen and assists from Tsioles and Zandbergen to take a 2-1 lead.
- On a desperation attack in the waning seconds of the third, graduate student Mia Julian took a shot in close range that rebounded off the ODU keeper to Tambroni who snuck one home with 0.4 seconds remaining in the frame to tie the game at 2-2.
- ODU managed to thwart the Dukes on their lone corner of overtime and managed to sneak one past Fricke on a broken play in the circle for the win.
Game Notes
- James Madison trails Old Dominion in the all-time series, 58-13, dating back to 1979.
- JMU and ODU are tied in the TowneBank Royal Rivalry Challenge for the 2024-25 year, 1-1.
- The Monarchs held an advantage in shots (22-7), shots on goal (14-3) and penalty corners (16-6).
- Roeper scored her 10th goal of the season, becoming the first JMU player to record 10 goals since Tori Carawan found the back of the net 10 times in 2023.
- Tambroni's goal was the third of the season and her career.
Up Next
The Dukes will host Mid-American Conference foe Bellarmine on Friday, Oct. 18. Game time in Harrisonburg is slated for 5 p.m.
Team Stats
JMU
ODU
Goals
2
3
Shots
7
22
Shots on Goal
3
14
Saves
11
1
Corners
6
16
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays

Roeper, Alice
Assisted By: Covarrubias, Azul
GOAL by JMU Roeper, Alice (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Covarrubias, Azul.
32:21

Sian Emslie (7)
Assisted By: Sanci Molkenboer
GOAL by ODU Sian Emslie, Assist by Sanci Molkenboer, goal number 7 for season.
33:40

Serena Langendoen (6)
Assisted By: Rina Tsioles , F. Zandbergen
GOAL by ODU Serena Langendoen, Assist by Rina Tsioles and F. Zandbergen, goal number 6 for season.
37:23

Tambroni, Carissa
GOAL by JMU Tambroni, Carissa.
44:55

Sanci Molkenboer (2)
Assisted By: Rina Tsioles
GOAL by ODU Sanci Molkenboer, Assist by Rina Tsioles, goal number 2 for season.
66:06
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