Head Coach: Dave Lombardo, 19th JMU season, 237-146-26; 26th career season, 315-181-34
JMU This Season: 14-6-2 overall, 8-3-0 (tied second regular-season) in Colonial Athletic Association
This Week:
* The Dukes will play at Portland on Saturday, Nov. 22 (10 p.m. EST) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner advances to the quarterfinal round to face the winner of the Nov. 21 Rutgers/Stanford game. Quarterfinal-round matches are scheduled for Nov. 28, 29 or 30.
* Scouting Portland: The Pilots have a 19-1 record and are riding a school-record 18-game winning streak. Portland's only loss of the season was a 1-0 decision to second-ranked UCLA on Aug. 30 at Portland.
The Pilots went 7-0-0 in league play to claim their 10th West Coast Conference championship.
Portland is playing in the NCAA Tournament for the 16th time in the last 17 years. The Pilots won national championships in 2002 and 2005 and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
The Pilots were ranked third by the NSCAA and fourth by Soccer America and Soccer Buzz in the latest national polls.
Senior midfielder Megan Rapinoe is this year's WCC Player of the Year, freshman Danielle Foxhove won WCC Freshman of the Year honors, and sixth-year head coach Garrett Smith was selected the league's Coach of the Year.
Portland has allowed only six goals all year and has posted 14 shutouts. The Pilots ranked second nationally in lowest goals-against average (0.298) and third in scoring offense (3.3).
The Pilots' average home attendance this season is 3,517.
* The Series with Portland: JMU and Portland have never met in soccer.
* Last Week: The Dukes beat Georgia 1-0 on Nov. 14 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Winston-Salem, N.C.. JMU then beat host Wake Forest 1-0 in the second round on Nov. 16.
* Career-High Saves for Wszalek: Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Diane Wszalek made a career-high 11 saves in the Dukes' 1-0 NCAA first-round win over Georgia.
Wszalek made seven of her stops in the second half, including a diving save on a shot by Carrie Patterson in the 77th minute.
Her previous high saves total was eight, in this year's 1-1 double-overtime tie at West Virginia on Sept. 14.
* Dukes in Ninth NCAA Tournament: JMU is playing in the NCAA tournament for the ninth time in the past 14 years and for the second straight year. The Dukes have an 8-8-0 record in NCAA play.
JMU in the NCAA Tournament
Home games in CAPS
1995, at-large (24-team field)
First round, Won 2-1, at Penn State
Round of 16, Lost 1-6, at Maryland
1996, at-large (32-team field)
Round of 32, Won 3-1, at North Carolina Greensboro
Round of 16, Lost 0-5, at North Carolina
1997, at-large (32-team field)
Round of 32, Lost 1-3, at Virginia
1998, at-large (48-team field)
First round, Won, 4-0, RADFORD
Round of 32, Lost, 1-5, at Florida
1999, at-large (48-team field)
First round, Won, 1-0, PENNSYLVANIA
Round of 32, Lost, 1-3, at Virginia
2002 , automatic (64-team field)
Round of 64, Won 1-0, at Charlotte
Round of 32, Lost 0-1, Richmond (at Charlotte)
2004, at-large (64-team field)
Round of 64, Lost 0-6, at Virginia
2007, at-large (64-team field)
Round of 64, Won 2-0, vs. Pennsylvania (at West Virginia)
Round of 32, Lost 0-2, at West Virginia
2008, at-large (64-team field)
Round of 64, Won 1-0, vs. Georgia (at Wake Forest)
Round of 32, Won 1-0, at Wake Forest
Round of 16, at Portland
* Three CAA Teams in Postseason: The Dukes are one of three CAA teams to advance to the NCAA Tournament, joining league champion Northeastern and tournament semifinalist William and Mary.
In the first round Northeastern beat Harvard 4-2 on penalty kicks after tying 2-2 through two overtimes. The Huskies lost 4-0 to Boston College in the second round.
William and Mary beat South Carolina 3-2 in the first round before losing 1-0 at Duke in the second round.
The CAA has had multiple teams in the NCAA Tournament 14 times in the last 16 years. In addition to 2008, three CAA teams played in the 1996, 1997, 2004 and 2007 tournaments. Every other year since 1993, except for 2000 and 2001, two CAA squads advanced to NCAA play.
* Dukes Played Eight Games Against NCAA Teams: JMU played eight matches against teams that have advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Dukes had a record of 4-2-2 against those teams.
Game Date, School, Site, JMU Result, 2008 NCAA Tournament Results
8/29, Washington State, home, T 2-2, 2 OT
NCAA: L 1-0, Texas in round of 64 (at Portland)
9/7, Colorado, away, L 0-4,
NCAA: L 1-0, South Dakota State in round of 64 (at Minnesota)
9/14, West Virginia, away, T 1-1, 2 OT
NCAA: W, 2-1, Princeton in round of 64 (at Virginia); L 3-2, at Virginia in round of 32
9/18, Penn State, home, W 1-0,
NCAA: L 2-1 at Rutgers in round of 64
9/21, Virginia Tech, away, W 4-3, 2 OT
NCAA: L 2-0, at Brigham Young in round of 64
10/7, Northeastern, home, W 2-1
NCAA: W 2-2 (4-2 PKs), Harvard in round of 64 (at Boston College); L 4-0 at Boston College in round of 32
10/19, William and Mary, away, W 1-0, 2 OT
NCAA: W 3-2, South Carolina in round of 64 (at Duke); L 1-0, at Duke in round of 32
11/7, Northeastern, neutral, L 1-2
NCAA: W 2-2 (4-2 PKs), Harvard in round of 64 (at Boston College); L 4-0, at Boston College in round of 32
* Rynier Adds to Assist Record: Sophomore Teresa Rynier added to her JMU season assist record with her 14th assist of the year in the 1-0 NCAA second-round win at Wake Forest.
Rynier leads the CAA and ranks tied for seventh in the NCAA in assist average (0.65) (games through Nov. 16).
Five of her assists have come on game-winning scores.
* National Rankings: The Dukes received votes in the NSCAA Top 25 for the final eight weeks of the poll. For the eighth week in a row the Dukes are among the teams receiving. JMU was ranked 30th in the Oct. 27 Soccer Buzz national poll.
JMU opponents Washington State, Colorado, West Virginia, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Wake Forest and Portland are ranked or are receiving votes in the latest national polls (NSCAA, Soccer America, Soccer Buzz).
The next ranking for the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz will be following the completion of the NCAA Tournament. Soccer America's final poll was issued prior to the NCAA Tournament.
JMU Opponents in the National Polls (Nov. 10/11)
School, Game Date, Site (Result), Ranking*
Washington State, Aug. 29, home (T 2-2, OT), 24th/nr/votes
Colorado, Sept. 7, away (L 0-4), 15th/11th/13th
West Virginia, Sept. 14, away (T 1-1, 2 OT), 12th/15th/16th
Penn State, Sept. 18, home (W 1-0), 20th/19th/21st
Virginia Tech, Sept. 21, away (W 4-3, 2 OT), 25th/25th/28th
Georgia, Nov. 14, neutral (W 1-0), votes/nr/nr
Wake Forest, Nov. 16, away (W 1-0), 23rd/nr/19th
Portland, Nov. 22, away, 3rd/4th/4th
*NSCAA/Soccer America/Soccer Buzz
Courtesy: JMUSports.com
