Late Goal Gives JMU the Upset Over UVA
from press release
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 20 James Madison
women's lacrosse team used a string of three unanswered goals and a
game-winning score with 11 seconds remaining to come-from-behind
and upset No. 6 Virginia, 10-9, Wednesday evening in Klöckner
Stadium.
Senior All-American Brittany Kalkstein led the Cavaliers with
three goals and one assist, while sophomore Josie Owen and senior
All-American Kaitlin Duff had two goals each. Redshirt sophomore
Ainsley Baker and sophomore Julie Gardner both contributed one
score, while sophomore Charlie Finnigan rounded out the scoring
with a career-high three assists.
For James Madison (7-1), Kim Griffin notched a game-high four
goals, including the game winner. Mary Kate Lomady and Ashley
Kimener added two goals each for the Dukes.
Virginia (6-3) looked to control the game early in the opening
half, jumping out to a 4-1 advantage just 10 minutes into play.
Duff notched the games first score at 27:57, marking the 17th
straight contest the midfielder has scored in a contest. JMU then
evened the score at one apiece with a goal just shy of a minute
later, but Kalkstein, Baker and Owen rattled off three-unanswered
goals for the Cavaliers to give Virginia a 4-1 lead and force the
Dukes to call a timeout with 20:30 on the clock.
Out of the short break, James Madison rallied to score
three-straight goals, and four total, in the next 10 minutes, while
the Cavaliers were only able to find one score – from Duff at
9:54, bringing the score to five all with 9:01 remaining in the
half. The score would remain the same through the intermission and
up until the 21:13 mark of the second half, when Kalkstein scored
on a pass from Owen to give Virginia a one-goal advantage, 6-5.
The Cavaliers extended their lead to two at 15:45 with a goal from
Gardner, assisted by Finnigan, before the Dukes found their first
of the half out of a timeout.
Baker won the ensuing draw control and found Finnigan who weaved a
pass between JMU defenders and found Kalkstein, who scored 11
seconds after the Dukes' goal, giving Virginia an 8-6 lead with
13:57 left to play.
James Madison converted a free position shot at 11:53, before Owen
found the back of the net, firing an 8-meter shot past the Dukes'
keeper at 11:27.
It wouldn't be enough to quiet the Dukes though, as they recorded
back-to-back goals to even the score at nine all with 2:32 to play,
before Griffin scored the game winner for James Madison with 11
seconds remaining in the contest.
The Cavaliers were led defensively by Kalkstein, who had four
ground balls, three caused three turnovers and four draw controls.
Sophomore Annie Taylor, Baker, Gardner and Owen each earned three
ground balls for Virginia.
The Cavaliers will return to action on Saturday as they head to
No. 3 Duke for a 1 p.m. contest at Koskinen Stadium.
