HARRISONBURG, Va. – No. 18 James Madison University used a 12-0 run to claim a 15-6 win over the Towson University women's lacrosse team in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play on Friday evening. Redshirt senior attacker Andi Raymond led the Tigers with five points and four draw controls.

"We were out hustled today," said Towson Head Coach Sonia LaMonica. "JMU scrapped and came up with the ball to get possession. We responded eventually, I challenged some people on a timeout and they responded but it was unfortunately too little too late."

The Tigers (7-7, 2-3 CAA) were quick to get on the board to start the game. Senior midfielder Paige Duncan took a pass from Raymond just 42 seconds into the game and scored. Towson added to its lead at 28:29 as sophomore midfielder Samantha Brookhart passed the ball to redshirt sophomore midfielder Michelle Gildea. She buried the ball in the back of the net for her ninth goal of the year and a 2-0 Towson lead.

Unfortunately Gildea's goal was the last the Tigers scored until there was 18:16 left in the game. The Dukes closed the first half on a 6-0 run and took a 6-2 lead at the break. Jaci Gordon had a goal and an assist for James Madison (11-4, 3-1 CAA) during that run.

Both teams took 13 shots in the first 30 minutes of play. The Tigers won seven of the nine draw controls in the first stanza.

James Madison continued its strong play to start the second half. The Dukes scored the first six goals of the second half and led 12-2 with 20:59 to play. Ali Curwin had a pair of goals during that stretch while Betsy Angel had a pair of assists.

Raymond broke the Tiger scoreless streak with a goal at 18:16. Back-to-back goals from Stephanie Finley gave the Dukes a 14-3 lead with 12:20 to play.

Towson closed the game on a 6-1 run over the final 10 minutes of play. Freshman midfielder Kaitlyn Montalbano tallied three goals for her second hat trick of the season. Two of Montalbano's three goals came on free position shots. Raymond tallied the other three goals for the Tigers as she completed her sixth hat trick of the season and fourth in the last five games. Brookhart picked up another assist during that run as well as the Dukes claimed the 15-9 win.

The Tigers outshot the Dukes 15-13 in the second half and finished the game with a 28-26 edge in that category. James Madison won nine of the 16 draw controls in the second half but the Tigers held a 14-11 advantage for the game.

Schylar Healy made 10 saves to earn the win in goal for the Dukes. Senior Kelsea Donnelly finished with five saves in the loss. Donnelly's third save of the game gave her 99 saves for the season and 400 for her career. She is the 10^th player in program history to record 400 or more saves in her career and first since Mary Teeters to do so.

Raymond led the Tigers with four goals, four draw controls and an assist. Montalbano finished with three goals while Brookhart had the two helpers.

Finley led James Madison with three goals and an assist while Curwin and Taylor Gress each had three goals.

Towson wraps up the CAA portion of its schedule when it visits William & Mary on Sunday, April 19 for a 1 p.m. game.