Sept. 23, 2007

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison senior Annie Lowry produced her second game-winner of the weekend to lead the regionally-ranked Dukes to a 2-0 victory over Navy in women's soccer action Sunday afternoon at the JMU Soccer Complex. The 2-0 decision marked the Mids' third loss in the last two weeks and the second to an opponent ranked in the Middle Atlantic region (William & Mary).

"James Madison is a very good attacking team," said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. "We had our best chance to score in the first half. Brigitte (Fox) had a few breakaway opportunities early that could have given us a lift, but James Madison was able to shut off each of those chances."

Navy, who questionably was credited with just five shots on the afternoon, all on goal, booted four in the opening half. Just four minutes into the contest, senior forward Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) got free of her defender and worked her way around JMU's keeper Missy Reimert Her 10-yard shot was cleared off the line by veteran defender Laura Hertz, keeping Navy off the scoreboard.

Fox struck again in the 29th minute, firing off a shot that was turned away by Reimert. Unwilling to quit, Fox gained possession of the ball less than a minute later and her shot was once again cleared off the line by a JMU defender.

Just over 10 minutes into the second half, Lowry generated a play she would benefit from in the end. Lowry sent a ball to the left side of the top of the box and rookie Cate Tisinger dribble toward the goal, drawing Navy keeper Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) out. Tisinger wisely sent the ball to the middle of the box back to Lowry who launched a five-yarder to the right corner of the goal.

The Dukes tacked on an insurance goal at 78:05 when Barnes was once again lured out of the goal and Tisinger's pass got past Barnes and Jess Remmes fired off a three-yard shot.

James Madison was credited with a 21-5 advantage in shots with Barnes making seven saves for the Midshipmen.

Navy will be back in action on Tuesday when it plays host to VMI. Game time is set for 7:00 pm at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.

"Last year we played five regular-season games away from Annapolis and this year we've already played five on the road," added Gabarra. "Add in the fact that we've played a team out of the Big 10, a 2006 NCAA Tournament team who beat the National Champions last week and now James Madison, who is ranked fifth in our region, and we've played a challenging schedule so far.

"We play a challenging nonconference schedule to help prepare us for what we might face in the Patriot League. Our goals remain intact and what we need to focus on is improving as a team each time we step onto the field."