Six scorers power JMU field hockey to 6–0 win at Ohio

James Madison scored four times before halftime and shut out Ohio 6–0 Friday, October 16, at Pruitt Field in Athens. Six different Dukes scored as JMU extended its winning streak to five games.

Azul Covarrubias and Avery Ruckman scored at 2:14 and 2:48, giving the Dukes two goals in the opening three minutes. Brynna Hill added a third at 10:59, and Diede Donders made it 4–0 at 22:40.

Emma Smit scored at 48:00 and Lilly Turner completed the scoring at 54:48. Covarrubias, Ruckman, Hill and Donders each finished with a goal and an assist. Ruckman’s goal was her seventh of the season.

JMU put eight of its nine shots on target. Ohio also took nine shots, but only four were on goal. Lilly Sweeney and Hannah Popolis combined for the Dukes’ first shutout of the season, with Popolis making four saves in the second half.

The Dukes improved to 6–6 overall and 5–1 in MAC play; Ohio fell to 6–7 and 3–3. JMU returns home Sunday, October 18, to host Central Michigan at 1 p.m. Eastern.