WHO: Old Dominion (10-5, 2-5 SBC) vs James Madison (7-5-3, 4-1-2 SBC)
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30 – 7:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Norfolk, Va. / ODU Soccer Complex
LAST MEETING: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 – ODU 1-1 JMU
STREAM: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Click Here
NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion men’s soccer looks to bounce back against TowneBank Royal Rivals James Madison on Friday, October 30 at 7 p.m. at the ODU Soccer Complex.
The Monarchs’ game against the Dukes on Friday will be streamed to ESPN+ and live stats will be available. Prior to the game, ODU will honor six Monarchs who play their last game at the ODU Soccer Complex on Friday for Senior Night.
LAST MEETING:
ODU drew JMU, 1-1 on Friday, October 31, 2025. Lewis Rourke scored in the 87th minute to tie the game in Harrisonburg, Virginia and the Monarchs clawed back a point. JMU’s Cameron Arnold scored the game’s opening goal with nine seconds left in the half. ODU outshot the Dukes, 12-10 but JMU held a 9-7 advantage in shots on goal.
ABOUT ODU:
Old Dominion sits in eighth place in the Sun Belt with six conference points. Kentucky (5) and Georgia State (4) are in seventh and eighth, respectively. There are two games and six points left in this pivotal juncture to climb in the Sun Belt rankings and secure a place in the conference tournament. The top eight make the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
The Monarchs have scored 38 goals through 15 games and have a scoring offense rating of 2.77 which rank seventh and eighth best in Division I, respectively. The Monarchs have tallied 106 total points and average 7.07 points per game, both rank 16th best in the nation. With 25 goals conceded, Old Dominion has a +13-goal difference to sit tied for 33rd in the country.
Lewis Rourke leads the Monarchs in points (20). He is tied for first on the team in goals (8) and assists (4). The Nottingham, England native is tied for 32nd in goals (8) and is tied for 34th in the country in total points (20). Rourke averages 1.54 points per game to rank tied for 23rd best in the country. His 20 points and 1.54 points per game are best in the conference while his eight goals are tied for second in the Sun Belt.
Jason Purks has burst on the scene in his first season in Silver and Blue. He is right behind Rourke with 19 points and eight goals scored. The Oakwood, Ohio native’s eight goals and his 19 points are both tied for second best in the Sun Belt. He ranks first in the conference in shots on goal (22).
Fifth year transfer David Chapman has made a big impact as a leader in the back line during his first season in the 757. The 6-4 defender is an aerial threat on set pieces and has scored four goals. He has also chipped in two assists to tally 10 points to rank third on the Monarchs.
Logan Bellina has made two consecutive starts in goal after the Monarchs spent the previous 13 games calling up second year goalkeeper Alexander Aguilar.
ABOUT JMU:
The Dukes are in a three-way first place tie atop the Sun Belt Standings with Marshall, West Virginia, and JMU with 14 conference points from a 4-1-2 record. But, James Madison is 0-1-1 in its last two contests. The Dukes most recently drew Kentucky (0-0) on Sunday night in Harrisonburg, Virginia, but dropped three points at Marshall (1-0) on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Carlos Camara Tur and Manuel Lolas are both tied for first on the Dukes with four goals. Tur has a team high 10 points and Lolas is right behind him with nine. Chris Niblock and Dylan Randazzo are tied for third on the team with seven points. Niblock has a team high five assists and has chipped in one goal while Randazzo has three goals and one assist.
JMU has a +11-goal-differential this season with 22 scored to 11 conceded. The Dukes average 1.47 goals a game and allow opponents to average 0.73. James Madison takes 14.2 shots a game at a 45.5% on target clip and their opponents take 9.9 shots and 37% of them are on target.
UP NEXT:
Old Dominion travels to Huntington, West Virginia to face Marshall at 7:15 p.m. in the final game of Sun Belt Conference action.