Greenville, S.C. – The Furman women's lacrosse team dropped a 21-9 decision to the 2^nd-ranked James Madison Dukes on Saturday at Paladin Stadium.

Furman falls to 1-4 on the season while James Madison remains undefeated at 6-0 overall.

Paige Harman tied her season highs of five points, three assists, and two goals to lead the Paladins offensively to go with two ground balls and two draws. Hannah Dintino added two goals, two draws, and two caused turnovers. Sophie Shaw provided two points on a goal and assist. Katelyn Sousa won a team high four draws. In goal, Lily Rathbun had six saves and two caused turnovers, and tied a school record with a career best eight ground balls.

Isabella Peterson led the Dukes with a game high five goals and Katelyn Morgan turned in four points with three goals and an assist. Maddie Epke tied Peterson with five points after totaling three assists and two goals. In goal, Caitlin Boden registered four saves.

Anna Roser gave Furman the early 1-0 lead with her goal less than three minutes into the contest before James Madison scored four straight to go ahead by three. Harman netted her first goal of the contest with less than a minute left in the first quarter to cut the Paladins' deficit to 4-2.

The Dukes outscored Furman 6-2 in the second quarter to take a 10-4 lead into halftime. Four different players scored for James Madison over the initial three minutes of the second period to extend its lead to 8-2. Peterson's second goal of the quarter sent the Dukes into halftime leading by six.

The Paladins got third quarter goals from Shaw, Harman, and Audrey Smith, and finished the period scoring two out of the last three. Shaw's goal with 8:33 left in the third got Furman to within seven at 12-5.

The teams traded the first four goals of the fourth quarter with Roser's second of the game at the 8:44 mark putting the score at 17-9. James Madison closed out the game on a 4-0 run, covering the last 7:26, to record the 12-goal victory.

The Paladins held a 20-16 advantage in ground balls and concluded the contest with 10 draws and forcing the Dukes into 12 turnovers.

Furman heads to Eugene, Ore., next Sunday, March 10 for its first-ever meeting against the Oregon Ducks at 2 p.m. ET. Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats and live streaming. Updates will also be posted on the Furman women's lacrosse Twitter page (@FUWlax).