JMU Wins on Another Last-Minute Goal
from press release
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- A goal by junior Ashley
Kimener (Oakton, Va./Oakton) with just under a minute to play gave
James Madison (12-3, 6-1) a 9-8 win at Hofstra (5-10, 1-5) in
Colonial Athletic Association women's lacrosse on Sunday
afternoon.
The Dukes' win, combined with Towson's 12-11 overtime victory over
William and Mary on Sunday, left JMU and the Tigers tied for first
place in the CAA. Towson earned the top seed in the upcoming
CAA Tournament by virtue of its regular-season win over JMU.
The Dukes will be the number two seed in the four-team
tournament.
William and Mary (4-2) has also clinched a berth in the CAA
tournament, but W&M's seed and the final tournament berth have
not been determined. Old Dominion (3-3) and Drexel (3-3) are
both contending for the last tournament spot. ODU hosts
William and Mary on April 27, and Drexel plays at Hofstra on April
28.
In Sundays' game, the Dukes netted the game-winning goal in the
final minute for the second time in three days. On Friday,
redshirt sophomore Casey Ancarrow (Jarrettsville, Md./John Carroll)
scored with seven seconds remaining for a 9-8 victory at
Drexel.
After trailing 5-2 midway through the first half, the Pride
outscored the Dukes 5-1 to go up 7-6 on Jill Maier's third goal of
the day with 18:23 remaining in the second period. JMU did
not lead again until Kimener's game-winning score.
JMU junior Caitlin McHugh (Westminster, Md./Mercy) tied the game
at 7-7 with a score at 16:43, but Hofstra's Katie Hertsch put the
Pride back on top with a goal with 5:12 left.
Dukes' junior Annie Brophy (Berwyn, Pa./Archbishop Carroll)
controlled the ensuing draw, and senior Mary Kate Lomady (Abington,
Pa./Abington) fired a shot into the net with 4:00 on the clock to
tie the match at 8-8.
McHugh got possession for JMU on the subsequent draw
control. After a shot by junior Ariel Lane (Vero Beach ,
Fla./Vero Beach) hit the post at the 1:26 mark, JMU junior Monica
Zabel (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) gathered the ground ball to
give the Dukes' possession, and Kimener tallied the go-ahead
score.
In the first half, JMU scored four unanswered goals in a span of
5:57 to build a 5-2 lead with 17:58 left. Lomady started the
run with an unassisted goal at 23:55, and Ancarrow scored a solo
goal at 20:54. Then Lomady fed Lane for a score at 20:00, and
Zabel finished off the run, scoring off a pass from McHugh, at
17:58.
Lomady scored four goals and was the Dukes' only player with
multiple goals; she also had an assist. Maier led Hofstra
with three scores.
Hofstra held a 22-17 shot advantage, but JMU held the edge on draw
controls 11-8 and controlled five of the six second-half draws.
JMU redshirt junior goalkeeper Alex Menghetti (Media,
Pa./Penncrest) made seven saves, including stops on three of
Hofstra's final five attempts of the match. Her save of a
shot by Claire Brady with two seconds left in regulation clinched
the Dukes' victory.
Hofstra goalie Jackie Pandolf made 4 saves.
Brophy and junior Cally Chakrian (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow)
led JMU in ground balls with two apiece. Kimener, Lane, Zabel
and senior Diana Apel (Glenwood, Md./Glenelg) each had two draw
controls for the Dukes. Six JMU players each had a caused
turnover.
