2018 National Champions • 16 NCAA Appearances • 12-Time CAA Tournament Champions • 52nd Season of JMU Lacrosse 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #14 JAMES MADISON at CANISIUS FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 • 4 P.M. • BUFFALO, N.Y. • DEMSKE SPORTS COMPLEX JAMES MADISON (5-1) CANISIUS (1-5) Overall: 5-1 | CAA: 0-0 Rankings (IWLCA / IL Women) #14 / #14 Rankings (IWLCA / IL Women) -- / -- Home: 2-1 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 1-0 Head Coach Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe Head Coach Allison Daley Streak: W5 ® Career Record (Year) 222-115 (19th) Career Record (Year) 15-29 (3rd) DATE OPPONENT TIME Record at JMU (Year) 172-80 (14th) Record at CC (Year) same Feb. 8 #2 NORTH CAROLINA L, 7-15 Klaes-Bawcombe vs. Canisius 1-0 Daley vs. JMU 0-1 Feb. 12 #23 VIRGINIA TECH W, 9-8 (OT) Feb. 16 vs. UConn ^ W, 11-8 DUKES HEAD TO NEW YORK FOR CLASH WITH CANISIUS Feb. 22 at High Point W, 13-8 • JMU hits the road for the Empire State to take on Canisius in Buffalo on Friday, March 13. • The opening draw is set for 4 p.m. at Demske Sports Complex and will be streamed on the Golden Griffins Broadcast Network. Mar. 4 #21 PENN STATE W, 16-6 • The 2020 JMU lacrosse season is presented by O’Neill’s Grill. Mar. 7 at Rutgers W, 16-5 Mar. 13 at Canisius 4 p.m. BREAKING DOWN THE SERIES Mar. 15 at Cornell CANCELLED • JMU and Canisius meet for the second time, with the Dukes leading 1-0 all-time. Mar. 18 at #15 Virginia 7 p.m. • In the inaugural meeting on March 1, 2019, JMU rolled to a 21-4 win in Harrisonburg. Mar. 23 LIBERTY 5 p.m. • The Dukes scored 15 straight goals in the game, holding Canisius without a score for over 37 minutes in the win. Mar. 29 at #11 Maryland 4 p.m. • Eight players scored at least two goals and 12 had at least one, as JMU dominated shots by a 30-12 margin. Apr. 3 at Towson * 6 p.m. • JMU is 5-0 all-time against MAAC teams, having also beaten Fairfield four times between 2010-13. Apr. 5 DELAWARE * Noon DOUGHERTY EARNS CAA AND IWLCA AWARD, MARCHETTI ALSO HONORED Apr. 10 HOFSTRA * 4 p.m. • JMU goalkeeper Molly Dougherty was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week and IWLCA Division I National Defensive Apr. 12 DREXEL * Noon Player of the Week, while Taylor Marchetti took home CAA Rookie of the Week honors. Apr. 17 at William & Mary * 4 p.m. • Dougherty had 5.92 goals against average and a .645 save percentage, making 20 saves in JMU’s wins over #21 Penn Apr. 19 at Elon * Noon State (16-6) and at Rutgers (16-5). She also contributed five ground balls and a caused turnover. Dougherty recorded a season-high 14 saves, including 10 in the first half of last Wednesday’s win over PSU. Apr. 30 CAA SEMIFINALS Noon/2:30 p.m. • Marchetti scored three goals with one assist for four points. She also had four ground balls, three caused turnovers and a May 2 CAA TITLE GAME 7 p.m. draw control. Marchetti notched her first career hat trick in the Penn State win and added an assist at Rutgers. Home games in BOLD CAPS DUKES ROLL PAST RUTGERS Rankings are IWLCA poll • JMU used an 8-0 run to bridge the halves en route to a 16-5 victory at Rutgers last Saturday in Piscataway. * CAA Game ^ Played in Sparks, Md. • It was JMU’s fifth straight win and the largest over Rutgers in the nine-game series. • Maddie McDaniel and Logan Brennan each scored four goals, while Kacey Knobloch had three with an assist. Katie GOLDEN GRIFFIN BROADCAST NETWORK Checkosky also tied her career high with four assists and Isabella Peterson tallied a pair of goals. • Leading 6-3, JMU closed the first half with three in a row over the final 2:42 to lead 9-3 at the break. • Online: gogriffs.com/watch • The Dukes reeled off eight consecutive goals between the halves to take a commanding 14-3 lead and never led by fewer than nine the rest of the way. LIVE STATS • SideArm Stats ... gogriffs.com/sidearmstats/wlax TALE OF THE TAPE James Madison Canisius 12.0 Scoring Offense 10.17 8.33 Scoring Defense 14.44 +3.67 Scoring Margin -4.27 72-167 (.431) Goals-Shot Attempts 61-148 (.412) JMU Lax Communications 129-167 (.772) Shots on Goal-Attempts 110-148 (.743) 32 (5.33) Assists 26 (4.33) 12-26 (.462) Free-Position Goals-Attempted 18-38 (.474) Chris Brooks, Lacrosse SID 102 (17.0) Ground Balls 101 (16.83) Office Phone: 540-568-3702 63 (10.5) Caused Turnovers 41 (6.83) Email: [email protected] 81 (13.5) Draw Controls 54 (9.0) Twitter: @CBrooksSID 106-117 (.906) Clears 100-127 (.787) .515 Save Percentage .423 2020 JMU GAME NOTES RECORDS WHEN... INSIDE THE POLLS JMU QUICK FACTS JMU Scores First 2-0 IWLCA Coaches Poll GENERAL Location . Harrisonburg, Va . Opponent Scores First 3-1 March 9, 2020 Founded . 1908 Enrollment . 21,751 No. Team Record Points Affiliation . NCAA Division I Leading at Halftime 4-0 1 North Carolina (25) 6-0 625 Conference . Colonial Athletic Association 2 Notre Dame 6-0 598 Trailing at Halftime 1-1 Nickname / Mascot . Dukes / Duke Dog 3 Loyola 5-0 561 Colors . Purple and Gold Tied at Halftime 0-0 4 Syracuse 7-1 560 Stadium (Capacity) . Sentara Park (1,500) 5 Stony Brook 4-1 513 President . Jonathan Alger 6 Northwestern 4-2 498 Director of Athletics . Jeff Bourne JMU Outshoots Opponent 4-0 7 USC 6-0 457 Opponent Outshoots JMU 1-1 8 Florida 5-2 442 HISTORY 9 Penn 4-1 429 First Season as a Program . 1969 Teams Tied in Shots 0-0 All-Time Record . 498-313-3 ( .614) / 814 games 10 Dartmouth 5-0 383 Conference Titles / Last . 12 / 2019 11 Maryland 3-3 354 NCAA Playoff Appearances / Last . 16 / 2019 JMU Leads in Draws 5-1 12 Michigan 5-1 340 Last NCAA Opponent . Stony Brook (May 10, 2019) 13 Princeton 3-2 330 Round . 2019 NCAA First Round Opponent Leads in Draws 0-0 14 James Madison 5-1 276 Result . Stony Brook 10, JMU 9 (OT) Teams Tried in Draws 0-0 15 Virginia 5-3 261 16 Denver 6-1 249 2020 TEAM INFO 17 Richmond 7-0 229 Overall Record (CAA Record) . 5-1 (0-0) JMU Causes More Turnovers 4-1 18 Duke 5-3 227 Home Record . 2-1 19 Navy 2-3 164 Away Record . 2-0 Opponent Causes More Turnovers 1-0 20 Boston College 3-3 146 Neutral Record . 1-0 Goals Leader . Isabella Peterson (15) Teams Tied in Caused Turnovers 0-0 21 UMass 4-1 141 Assist Leader . Katie Checkosky (10) 22 Penn State 5-2 105 Points Leader . Isabella Peterson (18) 23 Virginia Tecvh 7-2 82 JMU Leads in Ground Balls 1-1 Free-Pos . Goals Leader . Daria Lucchesi (3) 24 Stanford 2-4 58 Draw Controls Leader . Maddie McDaniel (28) Opponent Leads in Ground Balls 2-0 25 Colorado 3-2 54 Caused Turnovers Leader . Emma Johnson (11) Receiving Votes: N/A Ground Balls Leader . Kelsey Reed (14) Teams Tied in Ground Balls 2-0 Saves Leader . Molly Dougherty (50) Inside Lacrosse Women DI Media Poll Goals Against Avg . Leader . Molly Dougherty (8 .57) March 9, 2020 JMU Commits Fewer Turnovers 2-0 COACHING STAFF Opponent Commits Fewer Turnovers 1-0 No. Team Record Points Head Coach . Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe 1 North Carolina (15) 6-0 319 Record at JMU / Years . 172-80 / 14th Teams Tied in Turnovers 2-1 2 Notre Dame 6-0 301 Career Record / Years . .. 222-115 / 19th 3 Loyola 5-0 285 Lacrosse Office Phone . .. 540-568-6692 Assistant Coach . Kateri Linville 4 Syracuse 7-1 273 JMU Scores 0-10 Goals 1-1 Assistant Coach . Haley Warden 5 Stony Brook 4-1 239 JMU Scores 11-13 Goals 2-0 Volunteer Assistant . Matt Snyder 6 Northwestern 4-2 222 Manager . Riley Newell JMU Scores 14-16 Goals 2-0 t-7 Florida 5-2 208 Strength & Conditioning Coach . Joshua Epstein t-7 USC 6-0 208 JMU Scores 17-19 Goals 0-0 Athletic Trainer .. Marisa Maleike t-7 Dartmouth 5-0 208 Administrative Assistant . Donna Golson JMU Scores 20+ Goals 0-0 10 Richmond 7-0 158 11 Penn 4-1 148 12 Maryland 3-3 126 JMU Allows 0-5 Goals 1-0 13 Michigan 5-1 108 2020 CAA STANDINGS CAA Overall JMU Allows 6-10 Goals 4-0 14 James Madison 5-1 105 Delaware 1-0 1 .000 2-3 .400 15 Princeton 3-2 100 JMU Allows 11-13 Goals 0-0 #14 James Madison 0-0 .000 5-1 .833 16 Duke 5-3 86 Drexel 0-0 .000 5-2 .714 JMU Allows 14-16 Goals 0-1 17 Virginia 5-3 83 Hofstra 0-0 .000 4-3 .571 18 Virginia Tech 7-2 47 JMU Allows 17-19 Goals 0-0 Towson 0-0 .000 2-4 .333 19 UMass 4-1 42 William & Mary 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 JMU Allows 20+ Goals 0-0 20 Denver 6-1 32 Elon 0-1 .000 3-2 .600 Receiving Votes: Boston College, Penn State, Hofstra, Navy, Colorado, Army, UAlbany, Vanderbilt *Rankings reflected by IWLCA Coaches Poll* 2020 James Madison University Lacrosse 22 2020 JMU GAME NOTES SCOUTING CANISIUS JMU AGAINST THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS ALL-TIME OPPONENT HISTORY • The Golden Griffins enter Friday with a 1-5 record Overall: 1-0 American 14-0 Current Streak: JMU W1 following a 17-7 win vs.