No. 17 Tribe Falls at No. 18 JMU

Junior Kim Hedley scored her seventh goal of the season in the loss.

10/08/06 5:30PM

Harrisonburg, Va. - The No. 17 William and Mary field hockey team fell, 4-1, at No. 18 James Madison on Oct. 8. W&M could not overcome four first-half goals from the Dukes in dropping its second straight CAA contest of the season. W&M fell to 8-5 on the year and 2-2 in conference play, while JMU improved to 9-5 overall and 3-1 in league action.

The Dukes scored all four goals over an eight minute stretch during the first half. After W&M goalkeeper Gwen Hunter denied a pair of JMU shots in the 11th and 16th minutes, the Dukes broke though on a Maureen Klingler goal in the 22nd minute.

Off a penalty corner in the 25th minute of play, Hunter stopped the initial shot from Lauren Stefaniak, but Meghan Bain was there to push across the rebound, giving JMU a 2-0 lead at the 25:28 mark. Less than 20 seconds later it was again Brain, who got free on a breakaway and scored to push the Dukes advantage to a trio of goals with less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half.

The Tribe’s first scoring chance came via a penalty corner in the 28th minute of play. Senior midfielder Becky Van Zee had her shot block at the 28:30 mark, the only Tribe shot of the opening half.

JMU extended its lead to 4-0 with five minutes remaining in the first half. Off a through ball, the Dukes’ Lauren Walls scored her fifth goal of the season from five yards out at the 29:42 mark.

W&M came to life in the second half, attempting five shots, including four on goal. Senior forward Gina Cimarelli had her shot stopped by Merel Broekhuizen in the 49th minute. Cimarelli had her second attempt denied by Broekhuizen in the 61st minute off a W&M penalty corner. The Green and Gold would generate two more penalty corners in the 62nd minute, but could not covert.

Off a Tribe penalty corner in the 63rd minute, Van Zee had her attempt from the left side of the area stopped by Broekhuizen. The College finally broke through at the 63:13 mark, when junior forward Kim Hedley followed up a rebound for her seven goal of the season. The goal tied Hedley for the team lead with Cimarelli.

JMU outshot W&M, 13-6, on the day, while the Tribe held a 5-3 cushion in penalty corner. Hunter finished with six saves in net for the Tribe.

The Tribe will return to action against No. 5 Duke on Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. The match will be held at a neutral site in Norfolk, Va., at ODU.

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