NORFOLK, Virginia – Maddie Epke tied a tournament single-game record with six goals to lead James Madison to its first American Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse title with an 18-9 win against South Florida Saturday afternoon at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex.
Epke was chosen as the championship’s Most Outstanding Player as she tied the tournament record with nine goals (three in the semifinals, six in the final) and shattered the tournament mark with 23 draw controls in the Dukes’ two wins.
James Madison (14-4), which scored its first goal 28 seconds into Saturday’s final, never trailed against the Bulls on their way to clinching an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.