ANN ARBOR, Mich. (JMU Athletics) – James Madison field hockey notched its first top-10 victory since 2008 with a hard-fought 3-1 win over No. 8 Michigan behind a hat trick from Madelief Molier and a career-high 12 saves from goalkeeper Molly Schreiner on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Phyllis Ocker Field.

JMU (6-3, 1-0 MAC) captured the win despite trailing in shots (10-29), shots on goal (6-13) and penalty corners (15-3), handing the eighth-ranked Wolverines their first home loss of the 2025 campaign.

Roeper and freshman Sydney Raguini added assists in today’s win – the first point of Raguini’s career. The Dukes’ defense was stout, posting a first-half shutout for the seventh time this season.

Eva Bernardy was the Wolverines’ lone scorer, cashing in on a penalty corner with assists from Juliette Manzur and Abby Burnett. Hala Silverstein started in goal for Michigan and registered one save before being replaced by Caylie McMahon in the second half. After making a pair of stops, McMahon was pulled with 3:01 remaining to put an extra attacker on.

Quoting Head Coach Christy Morgan
“What a stellar team performance today! We all believed and executed at an extraordinary level. Together, all things are possible. A great performance against a great team!”

How It Happened
• Michigan held an advantage in shots in the first period, 6-1, but the Dukes turned away three Wolverine penalty corners to keep it a 0-0 game after one.
• Less than five minutes into the second, Brown threaded a pass to Molier, who drove into the circle and hit a shot off the post, collected her rebound, then spun around and pushed through to give JMU a 1-0 lead.
• At the half, Michigan led in shots (12-5) and penalty corners (6-1).
• Halfway through the third, Michigan’s Abby Tamer found herself alone on a breakaway, however, her strike was rejected by Schreiner.
• Later in the frame, Covarrubias sent a long ball from the defense end to Roeper, who tracked down the pass and found Molier in front for the score to make it 2-0 in the 40th minute.
• The Wolverines responded early in the fourth on a penalty corner off a direct shot from Bernardy with the insertion from Manzur and a stop by Burnett to cut the Dukes’ lead in half, 2-1, with 10:24 to play.
• Maddie Tierney sent a pass down the line that was collected by Raguini. On the rush, a Michigan defender fell down, leaving Molier open in the circle for a pass from the freshman. Molier dribbled to the near side and sent a reverse shot in for the final goal of the contest.

Game Notes
• The win was JMU’s first over a ranked opponent since taking down No. 18 Liberty last season at home, 3-2, on Oct. 29.
• Additionally, it was the program’s first road win against a ranked team since 2022 when it topped No. 20 Duke, 4-2, on Sept. 25.
• Molier extended her scoring streak to three consecutive games, tied for the longest stretch in her career. Moreover, her three-goal outing was the first multi-goal game of her career and marked the first hat trick by a Duke since Roeper did so at Queens (N.C.) last season on Sept. 29.
• Schreiner’s 12-save performance marked her third career game with double-digit saves, and second this season. Previously, the State College, Pa. native recorded 11 stops in a 1-0 loss to Stanford earlier this season on Aug. 31.

Up Next
JMU will continue Mid-American Conference play when it hosts Longwood on Friday, Sept. 26. Game time in Harrisonburg is scheduled for 5 p.m.

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