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O c t . 4 , 1 9 9 5 , H a rri s o n b u rg , Va .
JMU extends its league-record unbeaten streak to 23 games (21-0-2) with a 3-1 home CAA victory over American.
N ov. 2 6 , 19 9 5 , H a rri s o n b u rg , Va . The Dukes advance to the NCAA quarterfinals by beating Maryland in a penalty-kick shootout after the teams ended overtime play tied at 2-2.
Dec. 2, 1995, D u rh a m , N . C . A month after winning 2-1 at seventh-ranked Duke, JMU falls 3-2 in a re-match against the Blue Devils in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
Oct. 15, 1996 The Dukes achieve their highest national ranking at number two in the Soccer America poll. The next day JMU wins 4-1 at Virginia Commonwealth to improve to 11-0.
N ov. 2 3 , 1 9 9 6 , C o l l e ge Pa rk , M d . It’s a fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance for the Dukes, who battle eighth-ranked Maryland to a 1-1 tie in regulation before falling 2-1 in overtime.
Oct. 31, 1999, Miami, Fla. The Dukes dominate defending NCAA champion Indiana and come away with a 2-0 victory in Florida International’s BellSouth Classic. Indiana, which saw its 13-match win streak end, does not lose again as the Hoosiers rebound to post seven consecutive victories en route to their second straight NCAA national title.
N ov. 1 8 , 2 0 01 , V i rg i n i a B e a ch , Va .
JMU captures its fourth CAA championship as the Dukes beat Virginia Commonwealth 1-0 in the tournament’s title match.
Oct. 31, 2003, H a rri s o n b u rg , Va . JMU posts a 3-2 upset win over nationally second-ranked Old Dominion. It was the first loss of the year for the Monarchs, who entered the game as the only unbeaten and untied team in NCAA Division I. ODU had given up only three goals all season prior to the match.
Oct. 23, 2005, N o r fo l k , Va .
Ja n . 1 3 , 2 011 , B a l t i m o re , M d . CJ Sapong is selected by Sporting Kansas City in the first round of the 2011 Major League Soccer Superdraft. The 10th overall pick, Sapong earned the highest draft selection ever by a JMU soccer player.
N ov. 2 0 , 2 011 , H a rri s o n b u rg , Va .
S e p t . 11 , 2 01 2 , H a rri s o n b u rg , Va .
The JMU program ranks sixth on the list of the winningest NCAA Division I programs of the 1990s. The Dukes won 154 games and qualified for five NCAA tournaments in the decade.
N ov. 1 8 , 2 0 0 0 , H a rri s o n b u rg , Va . JMU returns to the NCAA Tournament but loses a 1-0 decision to St. John’s.
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The Dukes upset nationally second-ranked Old Dominion 2-1 in sudden-death overtime. The Monarchs entered the game riding a nine-game (8-0-1) unbeaten streak as well as a 32-match home regular-season unbeaten streak. ODU had last lost a home regular-season game on Sept. 15, 2002.
The Dukes, seeded #14 in the 48-team NCAA Tournament, advance to the NCAA Round of 16 with a 2-0 home win over Wake Forest in NCAA secondround action at the JMU Soccer Complex.
May 2, 20 0 0, Indianapolis, Ind.
CAA Champions
Christian McLaughlin converted a penalty kick in the closing minutes of the first half to lift the Dukes to a 1-0 upset of top-ranked and defending NCAA men’s soccer champion North Carolina in front of 1,531 fans at University Park. Colin Newcity made three saves for the shutout.
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