{"id":4418,"date":"2012-09-27T22:01:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T02:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4418"},"modified":"2012-09-27T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T02:01:50","slug":"bye-week-around-jmu-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4418","title":{"rendered":"Bye Week: Around JMU Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

The football Dukes have reached the bye week just in time to heal some injuries and with exactly the solid 3-1 record most of us expected. \u00a0If anything, they’ve been a tad better than we thought in dispatching three weaker opponents without too many hiccups, something they’ve had trouble with the last couple seasons. \u00a0If you’re looking for CAA games of interest this week, you might at least look up the scores and injury reports from ODU v. UR and Towson (JMU’s opponent next week) traveling to Baton Rouge to play the other Tigers from LSU. \u00a0But this week we’re going to do a quick look around the dustier and neglected (at least by us) corners of JMU Fall Sports. And yes, if it gives<\/p>\n

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Healthy this year. Dominant this year. Taylor West.<\/p><\/div>\n

us another chance to hype our favorite program – Field Hockey – well you’re just going to have to read it and like it!<\/p>\n

Field Hockey – <\/strong>Our favorite squad is off to a solid 6-3 start and if you want exciting finishes, this is your team. \u00a0All nine games have been decided by a single goal and the Dukes have won all three OT games they’ve played. \u00a0That said, if Coach Lucas decides taking away their sticks and running them up Reddish Knob might help prevent a few late-game letdowns, we had nothin’ to do with it. \u00a0FH opens a huge 7-game homestand tomorrow night<\/a> against #9 Northeastern and they’re already 2-1 against ranked opponents!<\/p>\n

Men’s Soccer –<\/strong>\u00a0Struggling out of the gate a bit at 3-4-1 overall, but they’re 1-0 in the CAA<\/a> and the proud owner’s of JMU Athletics’ best win of the year so far with an upset of then #1 UNC in the grand opening game at University Park, the new home for Soccer, Track, and Lacrosse (and someday Field Hockey). \u00a0The new facilities are over and down the other side of the hill on Port Republic on the way out to Lakeview Golf Course. \u00a0When we were in school that would have seemed as far as Dayton or Bridgewater, now it’s within sight of the back of UREC.<\/p>\n

Women’s Soccer –<\/strong>\u00a0Going to need to get it going <\/a>in CAA play but at least they pounded ODU last week.<\/p>\n

Volleyball – <\/strong>The women are off to a decent 8-7, 1-0 CAA start and the best part is a new fact we just learned this year. \u00a0This team, which didn’t exist in Varsity form back in our day, still uses good old Sinclair Gymnasium in Godwin Hall as their home court<\/a>! \u00a0No wonder they’ve developed a strong following and tradition so quickly in the truly friendly confines.<\/p>\n

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