Wildcats, Dukes to Square Off Friday

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DAVIDSON, N.C. – One week removed from a thrilling overtime win over Appalachian State, the Davidson field hockey team is back in action at Belk Turf Field, hosting the Dukes of James Madison in a Friday evening contest. The match is slated for 6:30 p.m.

SERIES HISTORY
The 2013 season marks the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams since 1980. The Wildcats are 1-4 in the series, with their lone win thus far coming in 1992 when they defeated the Dukes 1-0 in Davidson. JMU took last season's contest by a score of 1-0 in Harrisonburg, Va.

SCOUTING THE DUKES
JMU enters the match with a 7-6 overall mark and a 1-2 CAA record. The Dukes defeated NorPac member Radford 6-0 last week and previously downed Appalachian State 7-0 in September. The squad is led by Taylor West, who boasts 13 goals and four assists for a total of 30 points, and Taylor Bailey, who has five goals and four assists for 14 points as the Dukes average 3.31 goals per game. Stephanie Tarafas, who has given up six goals this year with 15 goals allowed for a save percentage of .714, splits time in goal with Lena Wimmert, who has a save percentage of .605 and a GAA of 2.43 per game.

EXTRA, EXTRA
The Wildcats have hosted just two opponents at home this season (Vermont on Sept. 6 and Appalachian State on Oct. 11) with both matches going to overtime and the Wildcats claiming victory by a score of 4-3. The Wildcats are 11-7 in games that go to overtime under head coach Ginny Turner and have at least one overtime win in each of her seven seasons. During her tenure, Davidson's season-high for overtime games is five, which they accomplished in 2010 as they came away with a 3-2 record.

WINNER, WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
Anna Davis tallied the game-winner in the 4-3 triumph over Appalachian State and now leads the Wildcats with two of their five game-winning goals. She also netted the winning shot in a 2-1 victory over Towson on opening weekend. Davis has three game-winners on her resume, as she also notched one in the team's 2-1 win over UC Davis in last season's NorPac Tournament.

ODDS & ENDS
The Wildcats rank fourth in the NorPac and second in the East Division with a GAA of 2.48… They also rank third in the East with 1.77 goals/game… Davidson leads the league in penalty corners with 8.15 per game… Melissa Funsten ranks second in the league in shots (4.20 per game) while Anna Davis is third (3.80) in conference games… Funsten ranks sixth in the NorPac with 16 points and is tied for fourth with seven goals.

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