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FARMVILLE, Va.- The Longwood Lancers (2-6, 0-1) will travel for a conference matchup against James Madison University Dukes (6-3, 1-0) in Harrisonburg, Virginia on Friday night. Sunday, the Lancers return home to face the Bellarmine Knights (0-7, 0-1).Â
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James Madison currently is tied for first in the conference standings, and Bellarmine is tied with Longwood for sixth.Â
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Historical Matchups:
- The Dukes have faced the Lancers 29 times going into this weekend.
- James Madison leads the matchup 24-4-1.
- The Dukes won the most recent meeting against Longwood 2-0at Elizabeth Burger Jackson field.Â
- Bellarmine and Longwood will play for the 11th time.
- Longwood currently leads the series 8-2.
- The Lancers won last season's matchup 2-1 at Bellarmine.
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Dancing with the Dukes:
- James Madison has had four players of the week this season: Skyler Brown (Offensive player of the week) in week two, and in week four, a clean sweep: Madelief Molier (Offensive player of the week), Ava Drexler-Amey (Defensive player of the week), and Molly Schreiner (Goalkeeper of the week).
- The Dukes bested No. Eight-ranked Michigan on September 21st in a 3-1 victory.Â
- The win over Michigan pushed James Madison into the NFHCA Top 20, with the team checking in at No. 18.
- Madelief Molier (seven goals) and Alice Roeper (six goals, four assists) command James Madison's offense. However, seven different Dukes have scored in their nine games so far.Â
- In the goal for the Dukes, Molly Schreiner (6-3) has made 46 saves while only allowing 15 goals against for a 0.754 save percentage. She is second in the MAC for saves this season.
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Knights In Armor:
- Bellarmine has had four different players score a goal this season, and Alicia Hudson leads the team with four points.
- Hudson has one goal to go with two assists.
- Brooke Buchanan has a team high three assists, with all three coming on penalty corners this season.
- Kailey Workman (0-7) has played the majority of the minutes in the cage for Bellarmine this season. She has made 45 saves.Â
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Cheering for Channy:
- Channy Johnson leads Longwood with four goals this season.
- The Lancer junior scored three of the four last weekend.
- She tallied two of the team's three goals against Ball State for her first collegiate multi-goal effort, and she added one more in a 1-0 win over William & Mary.
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Can't Stop Sophie:
- Sophie Mooldijk (2-6) has stood tall in goal for Longwood, playing every minute of the regular season.
- In eight games, she has made 69 saves, allowing only 26 goals, for a save percentage of 0.726.
- She also has one shutout and has made at least 10 saves in a game three times.
#GoWood #HorsePower
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