HARRISONBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's soccer jumped out to a 1-0 lead over No. 18-ranked James Madison on Saturday evening. The Dukes (10-2, 4-0 CAA) though scored three times over an 11-minutes stretch in the latter stages of the second half to pull out the victory.
 
After a scoreless first half, the Tribe (3-6, 1-3 CAA) got on the board first early in the second stanza. Sophomore Joe Core played the ball into space for junior Nathan Messer along the left side of the 18 yards out. After a couple of fakes, her served the ball to the back of the six where classmate Alexander Levengood got free and volleyed a shot into the upper left corner of the goal to give W&M a 1-0 in the 57th minute.
 
JMU equalized on a corner kick in the 72nd minute. Rodrigo Robles Grajera served in the kick and it hit off a Tribe defender's head to the back post where Tyler Clegg chested in it.
 
The Dukes were awarded a penalty kick in the 78th minute as W&M was whistled for a handball in the box. Luca Erhardt stutter stepped and then scored just underneath junior Connor Andrews, who dove to the correct side but could not come up with the stop, to put the home team in front for the first time.
 
Ethan Taylor provided the final blow for JMU, scoring on a dipping shot from 20 yards out into the upper right corner of the goal, pushing the margin to 3-1 in the 83rd minute.  
 
W&M Starters – #26 Andrews (GK), #3 Donynath, #6 Bozalongo, #7 Levengood, #8 Villeda, #9 Nwegbo, #11 Messer, #13 Crocco, #14 Knapp, #19 Hosseinian, #23 Core
 
JMU Starters – #0 Leu (GK), #3 Blanton, #4 Lelin, #4 Krakowiak, #10 Erhardt, #12 Anshelm, #15 Obara, #17 Robles Grajera, #24 Ahlander, #25 Strine, #26 Clegg
 
Scoring Summary
57' | W&M – Alexander Levengood (Nathan Messer)
72' | JMU – Tyler Clegg (Rodrigo Robles Grajera)
78' | jMU – Luca Erhardt (penalty kick)
83' | JMU – Ethan Taylor (Alex Krakowiak)
 
Inside the Numbers
- JMU outshot the Tribe, 12-7, on the night, including a 10-4 advantage in the second half.
- The Dukes had seven corner kicks compared to the Tribe's three.
- Junior Connor Andrews finished with four saves in net, while JMU's Martin Leu had one.
- Alexander Levengood led W&M with two shots.
 
Notes
Junior Alexander Levengood scored his team-leading fourth goal of the year … It was his 14th career tally … Junior Nathan Messer recorded his second assist of the season and fifth of his career.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action with a CAA match at home against Drexel on Saturday, Oct. 16. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Martin Family Stadium and the game will be streamed on FloFC.