Oct. 13, 1999

Charlottesville, Va. -- James Madison scored three goals in the second half, including two in a span of 56 seconds, to defeat the Cavaliers 3-2 tonight. The Dukes battled back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to steal the win from the Cavaliers.

Virginia got on the board first with a corner goal by Meredith Elwell (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) at the 19:45 mark of the period. She was assisted on the play by Jessica Coleman (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional). Coleman scored the second goal on a corner with 4:41 left in the half off assists from Carrie Goodloe (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs) and Laura Lindsay (Deerfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy). Becky Worthington (Fairview Village, Pa./Methacton) made three saves in the first half as the Cavaliers extended their shutout streak to six consecutive halves.

In the second half the Dukes stormed back. Julie Martinez tipped in a corner shot by Katrina Hunter at 16:05 to bring the Dukes within one. Martinez tied the game with 7:30 left as she tipped a ball over Worthtington on a breakaway. Just 56 seconds later Hunter notched the eventual game-winner as she connected on a corner with assists from Sara Perilla and Liz Sanders.

The Cavaliers continue their homestand with a game against #4 UNC on Sunday, Oct. 17. Game time against the Tar Heels is 1:00 pm.

STATISTICS:
                      1  2  F
James Madison (10-4)  0  3  3
Virginia       (9-4)  2  0  2

Scoring Summary: V: Elwell (Coleman)/19:45, V: Coleman (Goodloe, Lindsay)/4:41, J: Martinez (Hunter)/16:45, J: Martinez/7:39, J: Hunter (Perilla, Sanders)/6:34
Goals: V: Coleman, Elwell JMU: Martinez 2, Hunter
Assists: V: Coleman, Goodloe, Lindsay JMU: Hunter, Perilla, Sanders
Saves: UVA: 7 (Worthington 7), JMU: 2 (Latz 2)
Corners: UVA 8, JMU: 11
Shots: UVA 6, JMU: 16