Men's Soccer Faces James Madison on the Road

Men's Soccer | September 13, 2016

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle men's soccer team is off to its best start since at least 2001, recording a 4-1 record in its first five games under new Head Coach Rob Irvine. Tonight, the Explorers face the task of going up against James Madison on the road.

Scouting the Explorers

- The Explorers have scored seven goals in their last two games, which is more than they've scored in any two-game stretch since at least 2005

- Goalkeeper Mike Kirk has registered three shutouts on the season. The La Salle record for shutouts in a season is held by current Assistant Coach John McCarthy who had nine in 2012

- La Salle is outshooting opponents 36-19 this season. Their dynamic offense ranks first in the Atlantic 10 in goals (9) and assists (8)

- Matt Robinson's nine points rank first in the conference and are four more than the second-most. He has five assists and two goals this season. He was recently named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week

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La Salle Explorers (4-1) at James Madison Dukes (0-4-1)
Tuesday, September 13 | 7PM | Sentara Park
L ive Statistics | Live Video
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Scouting the Dukes

- James Madison snapped a four-game losing streak in its most recent match, playing to a 1-1 draw at Georgia Southern

- Redshirt senior goalkeeper Kyle Morton tied a career-high in saves with eight against Penn State earlier this season

- Three of the nine total goals the Dukes have conceeded this season have come by way of penalty kicks

- The Dukes' roster is made up of more newcomers (17) than returners (15). Four of those players are transfers from other schools, while 13 are true freshman.

- While the roster is filled with new faces, JMU returns 75% of its goal-scoring from last season. This includes redshirt senior forward Con-nor Coward who led the Dukes with five goals and 10 points last season.

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