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It's Showtime for W. Booters

Crimson Faces Agile James Madison in First-Round of ECAC's

The Crimson defense, though, has dealt with speed before.

"We're very organized on defense," Co-Captain Amy Weinstein said. "That will prevent them from running through us."

The young and wild James Madison attack has exploded before, but the seasoned Crimson defense should be able to keep James Madison in check.

Lombardo adopts the unusual practice of rotating his three goalies, all of whom are freshmen.

Carr will get the call for this game, Lombardo said. Carr has a 0.81 goals-against-average and three shutouts to her credit.

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In front of her, Carr will have Chantal Schwandt, a big, strong, sweeper/stopper who has started 19 out of 20 games for JMU.

"[Schwandt is as hard as nails," Lombardo said. "She is our defense."

On the attack, James Madison relies on freshmen sensations Julie Reule and Jamie Dykes, who stepped in when the regular starting forwards went down with injuries.

Reule and Dykes responded by scoring a third of the team's total points this year, and each of them scored a goal in JMU's upset win over New Hampshire.

If the Crimson wins, it will face the winner of the Cornell-Rutgers game.

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