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Marissa Malvaso - JMU Final
4
Canisius CAN 0-4
21
Winner James Madison JMU 4-1
Canisius CAN
0-4
4
Final
21
James Madison JMU
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius CAN 1 3 4
James Madison JMU 13 8 21

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women’s Lacrosse Drops Fourth-Straight with loss to No. 6 James Madison

Game Recap
James Madison had ten players scored a goal for No. 6 James Madison as defending the National Champion Dukes (4-1) handed Canisius its fourth-straight loss in non-conference women's lacrosse action Friday afternoon.
 
Halle Duenkel paced the James Madison offense with three goals, while teammate Lizzy Fox had four points on two goals and two assists. Six other Dukes tallied two goals on the evening, and seven were credited with assists. James Madison totaled 30 shots on, picked up 18 ground balls and caused 11 Canisius turnovers.
 
Junior Jourdan Roemer scored two goals and added a helper on sophomore Miranda Malvaso's second goal of the season. Fellow sophomore Marissa Malvaso also scored a goal and won five draw controls for the Golden Griffins. Kayla O'Connell caused a team-high three turnovers and picked up two ground balls on the day.  The Griffs recorded just 12 shots on James Madison in 60 minutes of action.
 
The Griffs got on the board first Friday as Roemer found the back of the net two and a half minutes into the competition. However, James Madison wouldn't take long to respond as two minutes later Logan Brennan got one passed Canisius net-minder Lauren Gilbert to tie the game at one.
 
James Madison then rolled off 10 more unanswered goals, highlighted by Duenkel's three to give her the first half hat trick. The Dukes took a commanding 13-1 lead into the locker room as the Griffs were unable to slow down JMU in the opening 30 minutes.
 
James Madison didn't let up the second frame as it scored the first two goals of the half to extend its lead to 15-1 with over 20 minutes left. Canisius would get one back as Miranda Malvaso scored at the 20:55 mark, followed by two more goals from the Dukes. Her sister, Marissa scored on a free-position attempt making the score 17-3. After the Dukes scored their final four goals of the season, Roemer added one more for Canisius to give us the final score, 21-4.
 
Game Notes
• Friday was the first-ever meeting between James Madison and Canisius.
• James Madison was the third nationally ranked opponent the Griffs have played this season.
• Roemer recorded her third-straight multi-point game.
 
Up Next
It is a quick turnaround for Canisius as they head to Fairfax, Va., to take on George Mason. Opening Draw is set for noon on Sunday on ESPN3.
 
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