Head Coach:
Tom Martin, 26th JMU season,
327-135-49; 35th career season, 446-170-59
This Season: 6-1-1 overall, 2-0-0 in Colonial Athletic
Association
JMU Last Season (2010): 9-7-2
overall; 4-6-1 (tied eighth) Colonial Athletic Association
This Week:
JMU concludes a stretch of five consecutive home games by hosting CAA
opponent North Carolina Wilmington on
Oct. 5 (7 p.m.). The Dukes then go on
the road for a CAA match at Delaware
on Oct. 9 (1 p.m.). Live
Stats (both games)
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Last Week:
JMU continued its
home unbeaten streak (6-0-0) and shutout streak (four games) as the Dukes beat
No. 25 (Soccer America) West Virginia
2-0 on Sept. 28 and defeated
Northeastern 2-0 in CAA play on
Oct. 1.
Did You Know? Junior Paul Wyatt has scored four goals in
the last three games, and senior Patrick
Innes has scored six times in the last seven games.
Breaking into the
Top 25: The Dukes are ranked 21st in this week's (Oct.
3) Soccer America Top 25 poll.
JMU made its first national poll
appearance of the season after beating then No. 25 (West Virginia 2-0 on Sept.
28. That, combined with a 2-0 victory
over Northeastern on Oct. 1, boosted JMU's record to 6-1-1.
In the always-competitive CAA, JMU is one of six of the league's 12
teams to be ranked or to receive votes in the national polls this season. That includes Old Dominion, which is
currently ranked 25th by Soccer America
and 21st in the NSCAA coaches poll, and William and Mary, which is ranked 22nd
by the NSCAA this week.
CAA Teams, Highest National Rank in 2011
George Mason, 18th (Soccer America
Sept. 27)
JMU, 21st (Soccer America Oct. 4)
Northeastern, votes (NSCAA Aug. 29)
Old Dominion, 11th (Soccer America
Sept. 13 & 20; College Soccer News Sept. 20)
Virginia Commonwealth, 16th (NSCAA Sept. 6)
William and Mary, 8th (NSCAA Aug. 29)
Scouting
North Carolina Wilmington: The
Seahawks have a 3-6 overall record and are 1-2 in CAA play. League results include a home win over Drexel
(2-0), a home loss to William and Mary (1-0) and a road loss at Hofstra (2-1).
Three of UNCW's six losses were to
teams that are or have been nationally ranked this season (North Carolina 3-1,
Charlotte 2-0, William and Mary 1-0).
UNCW was picked by the CAA coaches
to finish fifth in the 12-team league.
The Seahawks won the CAA title in 2009.
The
Series with North Carolina Wilmington: JMU leads the series 22-9-2, but the Seahawks have
won the last four meetings and five of the last six matches. However, four of those five victories came on
UNCW's home field. The last time the
teams met in Harrisonburg, UNCW won 2-0 in 2009. That was the Seahawks' first-ever win in 15
visits to JMU.
JMU vs. UNCW All-Time
JMU leads the
series 22-9-2.
Home: 13-1-1
Away: 6-7-0
Neutral: 3-1-1
Date, Result, Score, Site
9/22/72, W, 2-0, Home
9/15/73, W, 10-0, Away
9/21/74, T, 1-1, OT, Harrisonburg, Va. (EMU)
10/7/78, L, 3-6, OT, Norfolk, Va. (ODU)
9/19/84, W, 3-0, Home
9/14/85, L, 0-3, Away
9/13/86, T, 1-1, OT, Home
9/12/87, L, 1-2, OT, Away
9/10/88, W, 1-0, Home
9/8/89, W, 1-0, OT, Away
9/8/90, W, 3-0, Home
9/7/91, W, 1-0, Away
9/18/92, W, 4-0, Home
11/5/92, W, 1-0, Norfolk, Va. (ODU), CAA quarters
9/17/93, W, 3-0, Away
9/17/94, W, 12-0, Home
9/15/95, W, 3-1, Away
10/12/96, W, 6-0, Home
10/4/97, W, 2-0, Away
10/8/98, W, 5-0, Home
11/12/98, W, 1-0, Virginia Beach, Va., CAA quarters
9/25/99, W, 2-1, Home
11/5/00, W, 1-0, Richmond, Va. (VCU)
9/23/01, W, 5-0, Home
10/25/02, W, 4-2, Home
10/19/03, L, 1-4, Away
10/10/04, W, 2-1, Home
10/18/05, L, 1-2, Away
9/24/06, W, 1-0, Home
11/4/07, L, 1-2, OT, Away
10/29/08, L, 0-2, Away
10/28/09, L, 0-2, Home
10/6/10, L, 1-2,
Away
Scouting Delaware: The Blue Hens take a 6-1-1
overall record and a 1-1-0 CAA record into an Oct. 5 home game vs.
Northeastern.
Delaware was unbeaten until losing
2-0 at Old Dominion in league play on Oct. 1.
The game was originally scheduled for the previous day, but lightning
caused that match to be stopped in the 29th minute with Delaware leading 1-0,
and the game was deemed a "no contest." The Blue Hens also own a 1-0 CAA win over
Georgia State.
Delaware was picked by the CAA
coaches to finish 11th in the 12-team league.
The
Series with Delaware: JMU
leads the series 10-3-2. However, the Blue Hens have won three of the
last five meetings, and in the last three games played in Newark, Delaware has
a 2-0-1 record.
Four of the last five games in the
series have been decided by a single goal.
The exception was a 4-2 JMU victory in Harrisonburg in 2010.
JMU vs. Delaware All-Time
JMU leads the
series 10-3-2.
Home: 8-1-1
Away: 2-2-1
Neutral: 0-0-0
Date, Result, Score, Site
9/21/91, W, 6-0, Away
9/20/92, W, 4-0, Home
9/8/96, W, 7-0, Home
9/17/97, W, 2-1, Away
9/3/99, W, 2-0, Home
9/8/01, W, 1-0, Home
11/1/02, T, 0-0, 2 OT, Home
10/12/03, T, 1-1, 2 OT, Away
10/3/04, W, 4-1, Home
10/16/05, W, 5-1, Home
10/1/06, L, 2-3, OT, Away
10/7/07, L, 0-1, Home
10/4/08, W, 1-0, Home
10/3/09, L, 0-1, Away
10/9/10, W, 4-2,
Home
Still Unbeaten at Home: With last week's home victories, JMU is 6-0-0 at home this season. The Dukes wrap up a stretch of five
consecutive home games on Oct. 5 (7 p.m.) vs. North Carolina Wilmington.
The Dukes' only loss this season was
on the road at fourth-ranked (Soccer
America) and formerly top-ranked North Carolina.
Win & Shutout Streaks at Four: JMU has won its last four matches, and the
Dukes have shut out their opponents in all four of those victories.
That's the longest stretch of
shutouts since the 2009 team posted five consecutive shutouts.
The school record for consecutive
shutouts is seven (1988). There have
been 13 occasions when JMU has recorded at least four shutouts in a row
(including six in 1993, 2000; five in 1972, 96, 2009, four in 1974-75, 86-87,
89-90, 91, 92, 2001, 11).
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Justin Epperson, who has played every
minute in goal, has recorded five shutouts this fall. Epperson and the Dukes have not allowed a
goal in a span of 365:47.
Innes Receives National, CAA Recognition:
Senior forward Patrick Innes
was named to the College Soccer
News Team of the Week and was
selected CAA Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 2.
Innes netted the game-winning goal
in the Dukes' Sept. 28 2-0 win over No. 25 West Virginia. He scored the deciding goal from 30 yards on
a free kick 23:54 into match on his only shot of the game.
He followed that with another score
in JMU's Oct. 1 2-0 CAA victory over Northeastern. Innes' score with 14:19 left in regulation
gave the Dukes a two-goal cushion.
Wyatt,
Innes Among CAA Top 20: Junior
forward Paul Wyatt and senior
forward Patrick Innes have been
rated among the top 20 players in the CAA by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
Wyatt is ranked fourth and Innes
18th on the list.
Dukes in the
National Stats:
JMU is
18th in scoring offense (2.13) in the latest NCAA
National Statistics (games through Oct. 2).
The Dukes are seventh in shutout percentage (0.63) and 60th in goals-against average (0.97).
Senior Patrick Innes ranks 18th nationally in points average (1.75) and
16th in goals average (0.75), and redshirt junior Christian McLaughlin ranks 18th in assist average (0.57).
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Justin Epperson is ranked 69th in
goals-against average (0.973).
JMU
in the CAA Stats: In the latest CAA
Statistics (games through Oct. 2), redshirt junior Christian McLaughlin is tied for first in total assists (4) and
assist average (0.57).
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Justin Epperson is tied for first in
shutouts (5) and shutout average (0.62).
Senior Patrick Innes is tied for second in total points (14) and total
goals (6), is third in goals average (0.75) and fourth in points average
(1.75).
National Rankings: Four JMU opponents (North
Carolina, West Virginia, Old Dominion, William and Mary) are ranked or are
receiving votes in the latest national polls (NSCAA, Soccer America, College
Soccer News).
JMU Opponents in the National Polls (Oct. 3/4)
School, Game Date, Site (Result), Ranking*
North Carolina, Sept. 13, away (L 1-4), 4th | 4th | 3rd
West Virginia, Sept. 28, home (W 2-0), votes | nr | votes
William and Mary, Oct. 19, away, 22nd | nr | votes
Old Dominion, Oct. 26, home, 21st |
25th | 21st
NSCAA |Soccer
America
| College Soccer
News
In the Region: Eight CAA members, including JMU, are ranked
or receiving votes in the Oct. 4 South
Atlantic Region Top 10 (NSCAA).
Ranked are William and Mary (#3), Old Dominion (#4),
George Mason (#6), JMU
(#8), Georgia State (#10). Northeastern
(votes), Delaware (votes) and VCU
(votes)
Other JMU opponents ranked in region
polls include North Carolina (#1 in
South) and West Virginia (tied #6 in
Northeast).
Earlier Notes
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