Dukes Earn 3-3 Draw with La Salle

Thursday, August 22

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

1-1-1, 0-0-0

La Salle

1-1-1, 0-0-0

La Salle

James Madison

8/22/2024 10:57:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. James Madison women's soccer got off to a 2-0 lead in the first half but weren't able to answer three-second half goals by La Salle to finish with a 3-3 draw on Thursday night at Sentara Park.

With the draw, both teams' record now stand at 1-1-1 on the season. JMU took an 2-0 lead in the first half behind goals from redshirt junior Ariana Reyes and senior Sophia Verrecchia.

Reyes was assisted on her goal by Verrechia and freshman Tali Rovner, while redshirt senior Lexi Vanderlinden and senior Shea Collins assisted Verrechia for her goal.

Senior Amanda Attanasi posted her first score on the year on a header from Collins and Reyes in the second half, which saw all three La Salle goals from Ricshya Walker, Ella Cadigan, and Justyce Hollenbach.

Redshirt freshman Sofia DeCerb made her third start in goal, making a career-high six saves.

How It Happened

Reyes opened up the scoring in the 14th minute for the Dukes, threading a shot just in front of a La Salle defender and past the goalie to make it 1-0.
Verrechia found the back of the net in the 21st minute to double the Dukes' lead, at 2-0 at the break.
La Salle opened up the second half aggressively, netting two goals in the first five minutes to quickly tie up the match.
The contest stood deadlocked for around 11 minutes until Attanasi headed a shot into the back of the net to put the Dukes back on top, 3-2, in the 60th minute.
DeCerb kept JMU in front by making a trio of saves in the next 20 minutes of play.
La Salle scored the equalizer in the 84th minute and kept enough pressure on JMU until the final horn to force the draw.

Quick Facts

JMU's six assists in the contest are the most in a single match since recording six against Troy on October 28th, 2022.
Tali Rovner's assist was the first of her career.
Ariana Reyes posted her second game of the season with at least one goal and one assist
Shea Collins tied a career-high in assists with two

Up Next
JMU heads to College Park, Md., for a matchup at Maryland on Sunday, Aug. 25th at 5 p.m. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.