HARRISONBURG, Va. - Towson University women's lacrosse junior Natalie Sulmonte scored four goals while freshman Kaitlin Thornton scored four points, but No. 5 James Madison scored five-straight goals to close the first half en route to a 16-10 victory over the No. 8 Tigers in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship game Sunday at Sentara Park.

With 15 wins, one short of the school record, Towson (15-4) will await selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tonight at 9:30 p.m., on NCAA.com to find out where it will play next.

Sulmonte, sophomore Olivia Conti and sophomore Rachel Mills were named to the CAA Women's Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team.

How It Happened

• James Madison (18-1) scored the game's first two goals before Sulmonte got the Tigers on the board with 22:17 remaining in the first half.
• The two teams then traded goals over the next 10 minutes with senior Emily Gillingham scoring on a free position shot with 10:52 left to pull Towson within one, 5-4.
• However, the Dukes scored five-straight over the final eight minutes to take a 10-4 halftime lead.
• James Madison held an 18-10 edge in shots in the first half while winning 11 of 15 draw controls and forcing seven turnovers.
• Sophomore Kiley Keating made six of her seven saves in the opening half, but James Madison's leading scorers Elena Romesburg and Kristen Gaudian combined for five goals.
• Towson opened the second half by scoring three consecutive goals from Thornton, Sulmonte and junior Carly Tellekamp to pull within three, 10-7, with 21:19 to play.
• Gaudian netted her third of the game before Sulmonte scored again off an assist from Thornton with 19:29 remaining.
• The Dukes then scored four-straight over the next 8:14 to push the lead to seven, 15-8, with 7:44 left.
• Sulmonte scored her fourth goal of the game with 4:01 to play before Gillingham scored with 1:45 remaining to cap the scoring.

Inside the Numbers

• Towson and James Madison have combined to win the last 11 CAA championships with the Tigers winning six and the Dukes claiming five.
• The Tigers are 7-3 in CAA championship game appearances.
• Towson and James Madison have met to decide the CAA title six times with each team winning three.
• Sulmonte scored eight goals in two games against the Dukes this season.
• Sulmonte has scored a goal in 12-straight games and has scored 31 of her 44 goals this season during that time.
• With two goals, Gillingham extended her goal scoring streak to 27 games.
• Senior Kaitlyn Montalbano played in her 76th career game and made her 76th career start on Sunday, setting the program record for both games played and games started. She has started all 76 of the team's games since her freshman season in 2015.
• Towson has now lost back-to-back games this season when scoring 10 or more goals after winning 10-straight.
• The Tigers are 0-3 this season when trailing at the half.

Up Next For Towson

• Selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship will be announced Sunday at 9:30 p.m., live on NCAA.com.
• Towson was ranked at No. 9 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings released on Tuesday.