JMU finishes the season 14-5. Katelyn Morgan tallied two goals and two assists.
James Madison struck first when Kacey Knobloch scored from the 8-meter two minutes into the contest. But Fielder’s first goal of the afternoon started a string of six unanswered that put Loyola up 6-1 at 4:15 of the first quarter.
Isabella Peterson, the Dukes’ leading scorer who was limited to two goals, broke up the run at 2:57. Morgan converted a free position to close the gap to three, 6-3, with 2:12 left in the first.
Rosenzweig found Fielder for the first goal of the second quarter, and Jillian Wilson found Elli Kluegel for a score at 11:25 to put Loyola in front 8-3.
With the score the same and 8:58 left in the first half, Shelley Klaes pulled goalie Molly Dougherty, a five-year starter who led the Dukes to an NCAA championship in 2018, in favor of redshirt junior Kat Buchanan. Buchanan had previously seen 98:25 minutes of play in six games this season.
But Dougherty returned with 2:03 left in the half after a goal by Chase Boyle that extended Loyola’s lead to 11-6. Morgan tallied the final goal of the half, cutting the deficit to four.
The Greyhounds seized momentum in the second half. Georgia Latch found Sydni Black at the 10:47 mark of the third quarter and Fielder a minute later. Fielder struck again on a feed from Sydni Black with 7:39 left.
Ava Franz scored for James Madison to make it a 14-8 game at the six-minute mark of the third quarter. It was the last goal the Dukes would score this season.
Boyle scored on a feed from Rosenzweig with 2:46 left in the third to spark a game-ending 4-0 run.
Loyola secured the first 20-win season in program history and will play in the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time since 2015. The Greyhounds will take on reigning national champion Boston College in Chestnut Hill on Thursday.