The No. 19-ranked William & Mary field hockey team's upset bid against No. 15 James Madison fell just short on Friday night, as the Tribe fell on Senior Night, 2-1.  W&M finishes the regular season at 12-6 overall and 4-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Dukes improved to 11-5 and 4-1 in league play.

The Tribe dominated possession early, moving the ball downfield and by the start of the fifth minute moving into scoring position.  Fittingly for Senior Night, it was the Green and Gold's high-scoring senior forwards who provided the final touches.  Senior Cammie Lloyd (Midlothian, Va.) took a shot from deep on the baseline that was kicked away by the JMU goalkeeper, but she didn't see Emma MacLeod (Richmond, Va.) lurking behind her.  MacLeod was able to snag the carom and slap her shot into the back boards for the 1-0 lead just 4:01 into the contest.  W&M would hang onto that lead through halftime, turning away three penalty corners by the Dukes and making two saves by Morgan Connor (Bedford, N.Y.) in the process.

In the second half, W&M looked to add to its lead in the 43rd minute when sophomore Woodard Hooper (Reston, Va.) carried the ball across the front of the goal and tried an off-speed shot at Dukes goalkeeper Sara Kraeutler.  The veteran was not fooled and kicked it away, but again mis-judged the kick and junior Jenny McCann (Annandale, Va.) was able to try a hard shot of her own that on-target and good until Lisa Lejeune cleared it off the line for a defensive save.  From there, James Madison began to gain over the advantage, eventually breaking through when All-Amerian Hannah Hall got the ball on the run in the Tribe half, and flicked a hard shot from high in the circle past Connor to the far post to tie the match 1-1 early in the 47th minute.  Connor made two more strong saves in the 59th and 67th minutes to keep the game tied and give her team a shot, but the Dukes capitalized on a steal in the circle with just 3:01 remaining.  Lejeune stole the ball as W&M tried to clear and bent her shot over Connor's stick-side shoulder and into the far corner of the goal for the 2-1 lead, and three minutes later, the win.

Starters
W&M: Morgan Connor (GK), Erin Menges, Annie Snead, Christie van de Kamp, Estelle Hughes, Booter Ellis, Woodard Hooper, Cassidy Goodwin, Katelyn Rennyson, Cammie Lloyd, Emma MacLeod
JMU: Sara Kraeutler (GK), Cassie Hunter, Casey O'Donnell, Miranda Rigg, Hannah Hall, Melanie Kusakavitch, Florien Sondern, McKenzie Ridgely, Lisa Lejeune, Rachel Yeager, Corey Mayer

Inside the Numbers
- After an even first half, JMU out-shot the Tribe 9-4 in the second half and 16-11 for the game.
- Corners also went to the Dukes, with JMU leading 3-1 in the first half before both teams had one chance in the second.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Morgan Connor made five saves in goal, her eighth game of 5+ saves this season.  On the other end of the field, Sara Kraeutler made three saves and Lisa Lejeune one defensive save.

Notes
MacLeod's goal was her team-leading 11th of the season ... It was also her 30th career goal, making her and Lloyd the first Tribe teammates to play with 30+ goals each since Ginny Ramsey '78 and Barb Logan '78 did it during the 1976 and 1977 seasons ... Before the game, the Tribe honored its nine-member Senior Class ... Also pregame, sophomore Cata Days (Buenos Aires, Argentina) stunned the crowd with an amazing performance of the national anthem ... Connor's five saves moved her into 12th-place all-time at W&M with 173 career saves, passing Bridget Gavaghan '98 who had 170 from 1995-97 ... Senior Booter Ellis (Delmar, Del.) moved into a tie for fifth all-time by making her 73rd career start, while Erin Menges (Richmond, Va.) moved to 10th all-time with 68 starts and MacLeod into a tie for 14th with 65 starts.

Up Next
Today's results finalized the standings for next week's CAA Tournament, and William & Mary will have the No. 3-seed in the event.  The Tribe will have a rematch with No. 2-seed James Madison on Friday night in one semifinal, Nov. 3, playing for the right to face the winner of No. 1 Delaware and No. 4 Northeastern in Sunday's (Nov. 5) championship game.  All three games will be hosted by Delaware in Newark, Del.