Head Coach:
Tom Martin, 26th JMU season,
330-136-49; 35th career season, 449-171-59
This Season: 9-2-1 overall, 5-1-0 in Colonial Athletic
Association
JMU Last Season (2010): 9-7-2
overall; 4-6-1 (tied eighth) Colonial Athletic Association
This Week:
JMU hits the road for CAA games at William
and Mary on Oct. 19 (7 p.m.) and at Georgia
State on Oct. 23 (2 p.m.). Live
Stats (both games)
Last Week:
JMU saw a
six-game winning streak end with a 2-1
loss at Virginia Commonwealth on
Oct. 12 but kept its home unbeaten streak (8-0-0) going as the then 17th-ranked
Dukes beat
George Mason 2-1 on Oct. 15.
Did
You Know? Former JMU soccer
standout CJ Sapong, who plays for
Sporting Kansas City, has a Major League Soccer rookie-best five goals on the
season (tied with Houston's Will Bruin).
NCAA RPI: JMU is ranked 17th in
the NCAA RPI (ratings
percentage index) released Oct. 18. The
Dukes are the highest-ranked CAA team behind Old Dominion, which is 10th. The RPI is one of the factors determining
at-large postseason invitations to the NCAA Tournament.
CAA Standings: Just over halfway through the 11-game CAA
schedule, JMU (5-1-0), Old Dominion (5-1-0) and William and Mary (5-2-0) are
tied for first in the place in the CAA
Standings with 15 points apiece.
Georgia State is fourth (4-2, 12 points)
and Northeastern is fifth (3-2-1, 10 points).
The top six teams in the final league
standings qualify for the CAA Championship tournament, which will be hosted by
the top seed. The number one and two
seeds receive first-round byes, while the three through six seeds play
first-round games on Nov. 10. The
semifinals are Nov. 11, and the final is Nov. 13.
(NOTE: In CAA play three points
are awarded for a win and one point is awarded for a tie.)
In the National Polls: The Dukes
dropped from 17th last week to 20th this week (Oct. 18) in the Soccer America Top 25 poll. Also this week JMU received votes in the
NSCAA coaches Top 25 poll for the second week in a row and moved from
vote-getter into the No. 24 spot in the College
Soccer News Top 30 poll.
On Oct. 4 JMU made its first
national poll appearance of the season (see list below) after beating then No.
25 West Virginia 2-0 on Sept. 28.
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 17th by Soccer America and 11th in the NSCAA poll, and William and Mary,
which is receiving votes in the NSCAA poll this week.
JMU Week by Week in the National
Polls
Oct. 3/4: 21st Soccer America; votes College Soccer News
Oct. 10/11: 17th Soccer
America; votes College Soccer News;
votes NSCAA
Oct. 17/18: 20th Soccer
America; 24th College Soccer News;
votes NSCAA
CAA Teams, Highest National Rank in
2011
George Mason, 18th (Soccer
America Sept. 27)
JMU, 17th (Soccer America Oct. 11)
Northeastern, votes (NSCAA Aug. 29)
Old Dominion, 11th (Soccer America
Sept. 13 & 20; College Soccer News
Sept. 20; NSCAA Oct. 18)
Virginia Commonwealth, 16th (NSCAA Sept. 6)
William and Mary, 8th (NSCAA Aug. 29)
Scouting
William and Mary: The Tribe has
an 8-5-0 overall record and is in a three-way tie for first place the CAA
standings with a 5-2-0 record (15 points).
In CAA play W&M has beaten UNCW
(1-0), Drexel (2-0), Towson (1-0), George Mason (1-0) and Virginia Commonwealth
(1-0) and has lost to Georgia State (1-0) and Old Dominion (3-0).
W&M, the defending CAA champion,
was picked by the CAA coaches to finish third in the 12-team league.
The
Series with William and Mary: JMU leads the series 20-18-8 and lost
last year's meeting 2-1 in Harrisonburg.
Prior to that the Dukes had not lost to the Tribe since 2002.
JMU vs. William and Mary All-Time
JMU leads the
series 20-18-8.
Home: 9-6-3
Away: 7-7-4
Neutral: 4-4-0
Site N/A: 0-1-1
Date, Result, Score, Site
10/28/69, L, 0-6, n/a
10/17/70, T, 3-3, n/a
10/17/72, W, 3-0, Away
9/20/74, W, 2-0, Home
10/6/78, W, 1-0, Norfolk, Va. (ODU)
11/8/78, L, 1-2, Away%
11/11/79, L, 0-1, Home%%
11/16/80, L, 2-3, Norfolk, Va.(ODU), VIL
Semifinals
10/20/81, L, 1-3, OT, Home
11/7/82, L, 0-4, Away
11/6/83, W, 1-0, Home
11/4/84, L, 0-1, Away
11/3/85, L, 1-2, OT, Home
11/1/86, T, 0-0, OT, Away
10/31/87, L, 0-3, Home
10/29/88, L, 0-3, Away
10/28/89, T, 1-1, OT, Home
10/27/90, W, 2-0, Away
10/26/91, W, 2-1, Home
11/8/91, W, 1-0, Norfolk, Va. (ODU), CAA semis
10/24/92, T, 2-2, OT, Away
11/8/92, W, 2-1, Norfolk, Va. (ODU), CAA final
10/23/93, W, 2-0, Home
10/22/94, T, 1-1, OT, Away
11/13/94, W, 3-1, Away, CAA final
10/21/95, L, 0-4, Home
10/19/96, L, 0-3, Away
11/17/96, L, 0-2, Wilmington, N.C., CAA final
10/18/97, T, 2-2, 2 OT, Home
9/23/98, W, 2-1, 2 OT, Away
11/13/98, L, 0-1, Virginia Beach, Va., CAA semis
10/20/99, W, 4-0, Home
10/18/00, L, 1-2, OT, Away
11/12/00, L, 0-4, Virginia Beach, Va., CAA final
10/20/01, W, 2-1, Home
11/16/01, W, 2-0, Virginia Beach, Va., CAA semis
10/11/02, L, 1-2, Away
11/2/03, W, 4-1, Home
11/11/03, W, 2-0, Home, CAA first round
10/24/04, W, 1-0, 2 OT, Away
10/21/05, T, 0-0, 2 OT, Away
10/10/06, T, 2-2, 2 OT, Home
10/12/07, W, 3-2, OT, Away
10/1/08, W, 2-1, Home
10/14/09, W, 3-2, Away
10/20/10, L, 1-2,
Home
Scouting Georgia State: The Panthers take a 10-3-1
overall record and a 4-2-0 CAA record into an Oct. 19 game at Old Dominion.
Georgia State is in fourth place in
the league standings with 12 points.
In CAA play Georgia State has beaten
Hofstra (1-0), William and Mary (1-0), North Carolina Wilmington (1-0) and
Drexel (4-2) and has lost at Delaware (1-0 and at Northeastern (1-0).
Georgia State was picked by the CAA
coaches to finish 12th in the 12-team league.
The Series with Georgia State: JMU leads the series 4-2, but the
Panthers have won the last two meetings.
Four of the six games in the series
have been decided by a single goal.
JMU vs. Georgia State All-Time
JMU leads the
series 4-2-0.
Home:
2-1-0
Away:
2-1-0
Neutral: 0-0-0
Date, Result, Score, Site
10/7/05, W, 1-0, Away
9/22/06, W, 2-1, Home
11/02/07, W, 2-1, 2 OT, Away
10/18/08, W, 2-0, Home
10/17/09, L, 0-2, Away
10/23/10, L, 0-1,
OT, Home
Still Unbeaten at Home: With the Dukes' Oct. 15 win
over George Mason, JMU improved to 8-0-0 at home this
season.
That's the longest home
winning streak for the program since JMU won eight straight home games spanning
the 2003 and 2004 seasons. The school
record is for consecutive home wins is 13, which has happened on three
occasions.
Seniors Notch First Win over Mason: Until the 2-1 Oct. 15 victory over George
Mason, no player on the current JMU team had been involved in a win over the
Patriots.
The teams tied in 2009 and Mason won
the 2008 and 2010 meetings.
Win Streak Ends at
Six: The Oct. 12 loss at VCU ended JMU's stretch
of wins at six games.
That was the team's longest winning
streak since the 2006 team also won six in a row. In school history, there have been 18 winning
streaks of six or more games. The school
record is 15, by the 1993 team.
Career
Saves Mark: Redshirt senior
goalkeeper Justin Epperson made a
career-high seven saves in the win over Mason.
His previous high was five in a 1-1 overtime tie at American on Sept.
17, 2008.
Simpson
Game-Winners: Redshirt senior Jimmy Simpson scored his second goal of
the season in the Oct. 15 win over Mason.
Both of Simpson's scores have been game-winners. His other goal came in a 4-1 victory over UNC
Asheville on Sept. 4.
Innes
Continues to Score: Senior Patrick Innes has scored in six of JMU's last
seven games. He has a goal in nine of
the Dukes' 12 games. Innes has scored
eight of JMU's last 16 goals.
Dukes in the
National Stats:
Redshirt
junior Christian McLaughlin ranks
fifth nationally in assist average (0.64) in the latest NCAA
National Statistics (games through Oct. 16).
Senior Patrick Innes ranks 11th in goals average (0.83) and 12th in points
average (1.83).
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Justin Epperson is ranked 75th
individually in goals-against average (1.055).
As a team JMU is 12th in winning
percentage (0.792), 19th in shutout percentage (0.5) and 22nd in scoring
offense (2.0).
JMU
in the CAA Stats: In the latest CAA
Statistics (games through Oct. 16), redshirt junior Christian McLaughlin is second in total assists (7) and assist
average (0.64).
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Justin Epperson is second in shutouts
(6) and tied second in shutout average (0.50).
Senior Patrick Innes is second in total points (22) and total goals (10)
and third in goals average (0.83) and points average (1.83). He is tied for third in game-winning goals
(3).
As a team JMU is third in the league
in shutouts (6).
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. 17/18)
School, Game Date, Site (Result), Ranking*
North Carolina, Sept. 13, away (L 1-4), 2nd | 2nd | 2nd
West Virginia, Sept. 28, home (W 2-0), votes | nr | nr
William and Mary, Oct. 19, away, votes | nr | nr
Old Dominion, Oct. 26, home, 11th |
17th | 14th
NSCAA
|Soccer
America
| College
Soccer News
In the Region: Eight CAA members, including JMU, are ranked
or receiving votes in the Oct. 17 South
Atlantic Region Top 10 (NSCAA).
Ranked are Old Dominion (#2), William and Mary (tied #4), JMU (#7), Georgia State (#8), Delaware
(#9), Virginia Commonwealth (#10), George Mason (votes) and Northeastern (votes).
Other JMU opponents ranked in region
polls include North Carolina (#1 in
South) and West Virginia (tied #5 in
Northeast).
Earlier Notes
Aug.
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Sept.
7
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14
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