JMU Remains Unbeaten with Win over Yale
from press release
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- The No. 10 James Madison
women's lacrosse team remained unbeaten on the season with a 9-5
victory against Yale on a cold, rainy Wednesday afternoon at the
JMU Lacrosse Complex.
JMU improved to 4-0 this season, while the Bulldogs dropped to
0-4.
JMU junior midfielder Ashley Kimener (Oakton, Va./Oakton) tied for
a game-high two goals, while senior Mary Kate Lomady (Abington,
Pa./Abington) had one goal, two assists and two caused
turnovers.
Dukes' junior midfielder Caitlin McHugh (Westminster, Md./Mercy)
also had a good showing for the Dukes with one goal and one assist
to go with a pair of caused turnovers and a game-high five draw
controls.
Yale took the early 1-0 lead with 2:45 into the game on a goal by
junior Caroline Crow (Davidsonville, Md./Severn), but JMU tied
things up shortly after on a free-position goal by senior Caitlin
Sullivan (Kennesaw, Ga./Harrison) with 22:31 remaining.
That goal sparked a 3-0 run by the Dukes and they would not lose
the lead the rest of the way. The Bulldogs got to within one goal
on two separate occasions but could never get any closer.
After Yale cut the lead to 4-3 with 2:52 to go before halftime,
Lomady found junior Monica Zabel (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) 40
seconds later, and she buried it in the back of the net to give JMU
a 5-3 lead into break.
That tally started a 4-0 run by JMU that was capped off with a goal
by McHugh from Lomady with 11:01 remaining.
JMU held a 27-20 advantage in the shot department, and redshirt
junior goalkeeper Alex Menghetti (Media, Pa./Penncrest) picked up
the win in net with nine saves. The Dukes won the draw control
battle 11-5 and had an 8-5 lead in caused turnovers.
Yale was led sophomore Devon Rhodes (East Northport,
N.Y./Northport) and sophomore Kelsea Smith (Yardley,
Pa./Lawrenceville), who each scored two goals. Senior Myra
Trivellas (Chadds Ford, Pa./Tower Hill) had a team-high three draw
controls , while senior Fielding Kidd (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster)
caused a game-high three turnovers.
