No. 9 Blue Devils Roll to 5-0 Victory at No. 19 James Madison

Sunday, October 5

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

Duke University

(7-4, 2-2)

James Madison

(8-5, 3-1)

Duke

James Madison

Paige Bitting makes a pass on the blue turf at University of Virginia

Photo by: Keith Lucas

No. 9 Blue Devils Roll to 5-0 Victory at No. 19 James Madison

10/5/2025 2:54:00 PM | Field Hockey

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Duke sophomore Julia Boehringer scored a pair of goals to lead the ninth-ranked Blue Devils to a commanding 5-0 victory at No. 19 James Madison Sunday afternoon.

Alaina McVeigh added a goal and an assist in the victory as Duke had four different goal scorers in the game. Defensively, the Blue Devils held JMU to only five shots and three penalty corners.

How it Happened

The Blue Devils jumped out in front in the second minute with Boehringer capitalizing on a deft touch from McVeigh inside the penalty circle. After having its penalty corner shot blocked across the baseline, Duke worked the ball around and put it back inside the circle. McVeigh got her stick on the ball to direct it across the face of the goal to a wide-open Boehringer for the finish.
Duke's stalwart defense from Friday continued against James Madison, holding the Dukes without a shot in the first quarter.
McVeigh made it a 2-0 game early in the second quarter with a successful penalty stroke. Shae Wozniak started the action, forcing Molly Schreiner to make a save. Juliette Schulten collected the loose ball and earned the foul, leading to the penalty stroke.
Boehringer added her second of the afternoon with a well-place drag just under the pads of Schreiner off the insert from Maggie Kondrath and trap by Paige Bitting.
Sporting a 3-0 lead after two quarters, the Blue Devils kept up their intensity in the third frame. Duke extended its lead to four goals late in the period as freshman Lily Soldan fired a shot between the pads of Schreiner for her first career goal.
Macy Szukics made it a 5-0 score as her sweep from a James Madison defender deflected into the goal. Brynn Crouse provided the insert for the assist.
Duke outshot James Madison, 15-5, and held a 7-3 advantage in penalty corners. Kaiya Chepow and Brooke Borzymowski both had a save in the shutout effort.

Notes

Duke captured its second top 20 victory of the season and moved to 7-4 overall on the year.
The Blue Devils recorded their fifth shutout of the season as Kaiya Chepow and Brooke Borzymowski
Senior Alaina McVeigh's three points push her to 83 for her career – 17 shy of becoming the 13th player to reach the 100-point mark. She moves into a tie for 14th in career goals at Duke with 37.
Sophomore Julia Boehringer has seven goals and three assists for 17 points – 14 more than she had in 20 games her rookie campaign.
Freshman Lily Soldan notched her first career goal, scoring in the third quarter.
Seniors Paige Bitting and Brynn Crouse provided their first assists of the season while Macy Szukics notched her first goal of the year.