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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Facing its sixth ranked opponent of the season, the Northeastern field hockey team fell 3-1 to No. 19 James Madison on Sunday afternoon.
 
Abbey MacLellan scored the lone goal of the game for the Northeastern (4-10, 1-2 CAA), her first career goal as a Husky. James Madison jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first 30 minutes of play as all of the scoring came in the first half.
 
Becky Garner finished with eight saves on the day for the Huskies and now has exactly 100 saves on the season for Northeastern. Sara Kraeutler had nine saves on the day for James Madison.  
 
JMU jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead using a goal in the third minute by Melanie Kusakavitch to do so. Kusakavitch found the back of the net to extend the lead to 2-0. Taylor West extended the lead to three at 27:36.
 
The Huskies got one back literally in the waning seconds of the first half when MacLellan found the back of the net for the first time this season. MacLellan was assisted by Kristin Abreu, who has now recorded a point in the last five games.  
 
The Huskies have a week off and will return to action on Sunday, October 18 when they take on yet another ranked opponent in No. 11 Louisville at 1 p.m. at Dedham Field.