RedHawks Beat JMU 3-1

Friday, October 10

Harrisonburg, Va.

2 p.m.

Miami University

(8-4, 4-1)

James Madison

(8-6, 3-2)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Miami (Ohio)	1	0	1	1	3
James Madison	0	1	0	0	1

10/10/2025 4:51:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va.– The RedHawks took down Mid-American Conference foe James Madison Friday 3-1 to notch their fourth win in conference play. Freshman Midfielder Justina Intzes scored two goals and freshmen midfielder Malena Sabez scored one, keeping themselves atop the national scoring ranks among freshmen. The RedHawks improve to 8-4 with the win while the Dukes fall to 8-6.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Miami's first goal came on their second penalty corner of the match. Becca Lawn inserted the ball to Berta Mata, who set up Sabez to score and make it a 1-0 game in the first period.
The Dukes answered just 51 seconds into period two, netting a goal to tie the game 1-1.
The RedHawks defended against four JMU penalty corners during the remainder of the second period to keep the game tied at halftime.
Intzes made it a 2-1 game, scoring unassisted five minutes into the third period.
Intzes scored another unassisted goal with three minutes left to play to put the exclamation point on a 3-1 conference match victory.

MIAMI GAME NOTES:

The RedHawks generated six penalty corners and defended against eight.
Miami totaled 12 shots with seven shots on goal.
Nicky Sjouken made seven saves.
Intzes went 2-for-5 with three shots on goal.
Sabez went 1-for-3 with two shots on goal.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks will resume play next week with a home game versus Indiana on Monday, Oct. 13 at 12 p.m. They will then welcome the Central Michigan Chippewas on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m.