CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- James Madison couldn't overcome a first-half deficit against Duke and fell 17-10, in the first round of the NCAA Championships at Klöckner Stadium on Friday evening.

JMU ends its season at 14-5 while Duke improves to 13-5 and advances to the second round against No. 4 Virginia.

Savannah Derey led JMU with a hat trick, while Maddie Epke and Brianna Mennella each recorded a pair of goals, with Epke providing two assists.

Adanya Moyer made her 15th start in the cage for JMU and recorded five saves on 36 shots faced. Five Dukes recorded one caused turnover each while Moyer and Maddie Weybrecht picked up two ground balls each.

Callie Hem led Duke with eight goals on nine shots. Reily Traynor caused two turnovers, while Amanda Paci picked up a game-high three ground balls. Kennedy Everson started in the cage for Blue Devils and made six saves.

With 11 draws in the contest, JMU finishes with 339 in the season, setting a record for single-season draw controls.

Epke finished her junior campaign scoring in 38 straight games, a record going back to the start of her sophomore season. She also closes 2025 first in school history in career (485), single-season (235), and single-game draw controls (23), seventh in single-season goals (65), tied for sixth in single-season points (88), and tied for ninth in career goals (139).

The loss snapped a five-game streak of NCAA first-round wins for JMU, which fell to 17-20 all-time in the NCAA Championship.