Men’s Soccer Edged by James Madison

Friday, October 2

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 PM

Coastal Carolina University

1-4-4, 0-1-2

James Madison

4-4-2, 2-0-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Coastal Carolina	0	0	0
James Madison	0	1	1

10/2/2026 10:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team suffered a 1-0 defeat to James Madison on Friday evening in Harrisonburg, Va.

With the loss, the Chants drop to 1-4-4 overall and 0-1-2 in Sun Belt play.
After the first 45 minutes, JMU held a 4-3 advantage in shots but forced just one save from Coastal goalkeeper Will Devine as the score remained tied, 0-0.
The Chants tested the JMU goalkeeper in the 48th, 57th, 76th and 78th minutes, but he made saves on each attempt to keep Coastal off the scoreboard.
The Dukes broke through in the 82nd minute when Henok Tilahun scored off an assist from Chris Niblock to give JMU a 1-0 lead.
At the final whistle, JMU led 14-11 in shots while Coastal held a 5-2 advantage in both shots on goal and corner kicks.
Coastal will return to Conway to take on Campbell on Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. ET.

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