{"id":10253,"date":"2018-04-30T07:36:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T11:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10253"},"modified":"2018-04-30T07:36:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T11:36:30","slug":"jmu-women-went-next-level-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10253","title":{"rendered":"JMU Women Went Next Level This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI&#8230; it was a great finish to the regular season for the Dukes! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreUnbreakable?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreUnbreakable<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nziljq1CSl\">pic.twitter.com\/Nziljq1CSl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JMU Lacrosse (@JMULacrosse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JMULacrosse\/status\/990378187832967168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nJMU Lacrosse ended it&#8217;s regular season with a huge clash at Towson on Saturday. The Dukes managed to earn the W in the most anticipated CAA Lacrosse game of the season. Kristen Gaudian came through in OT (again) to secure the 16-15 victory. The win gave Coach Shelley and the Dukes the regular season CAA title and the #1 seed in next weekend&#8217;s tournament, which JMU will host in the &#8216;burg. Additionally, the title means JMU will host the CAA tourney next year as well.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This was a game that lacrosse fans had circled on the calendar all season. Neither team disappointed. JMU lead by as many as 5 goals in the second half, but Towson hung in there and kept chipping away. Finally, they stormed back from 3 down in the closing minutes to tie the game and force the extra time. Sophomore Maddie McDaniel paced the Dukes with 4 goals, while Gaudian had a hat trick. The 31 combined goals were the most in the 42 year series between the teams.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams face the very real possibility of a rematch next weekend for the CAA title. As yesterday&#8217;s game showed, the Dukes and Tigers are both talented squads with the potential to go deep in the NCAA tournament. We like JMU&#8217;s chances at home. The team has great senior leadership and is an explosive, yet balanced, offense. It&#8217;s the highest scoring team in CAA history. Through 17 games, the Dukes already have 272 goals. That best the record of 271 set by last year&#8217;s Dukes (in 4 more games by the way). This is a dangerous team. A very dangerous team.<\/p>\n<p>Not be outdone, JMU Softball had quite a weekend as well. The ladies swept Hofstra in a 3 game series to regain sole possession of first place. The series featured 2 walk-off wins. Odicci Alexander went yard to break an 8-8 tie and give JMU a 9-8 win in the opening game. The Kiersten Roadcap ended the series finale with a 10th inning 3 run blast to secure an 11-8 W. In Saturday&#8217;s double-header, the Dukes hit a ridiculous 10 homers. Have a day ladies.<\/p>\n<p>The Dukes are now 37-10, (16-2) and a game up on Hofstra with 3 games to play. They head to Philly to finish up the regular season with a series against Drexel. Once that wraps up, they&#8217;ll attempt to defend their title in the CAA tourney, which they&#8217;ll be hosting. It&#8217;s pretty remarkable considering they lost Megan Good, one of the top players in the entire country, before the season even began.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D10253&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICYMI&#8230; it was a great finish to the regular season for the Dukes! #WeAreUnbreakable pic.twitter.com\/Nziljq1CSl &mdash; JMU Lacrosse (@JMULacrosse) April 28, 2018 JMU Lacrosse ended it&#8217;s regular season with a huge clash at Towson on Saturday. The Dukes managed to earn the W in the most anticipated CAA Lacrosse game of the season. 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