James Madison Stops U-M with Strong First Half

Sunday, September 12

Charlottesville, Va.

11:00 AM

Michigan

James Madison

9/12/1999 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- In Michigan's second match of the weekend and fourth of the season against a national power, the Maize and Blue field hockey team lost to James Madison University by a count of 3-0 Sunday (Sept. 12). Each of JMU's goals came in the first half, and the Dukes held U-M to just three shots on the afternoon.

The loss drops Michigan's record to 3-3 on the season, with all three losses coming against teams that finished last season ranked in the top 10 -- at North Carolina (Aug. 28), at Virginia (Sept. 10). This was the third meeting between U-M and JMU and first since 1990, with Michigan holding a 2-0 series advantage coming into this year's contest.

JMU seized momentum 11:02 into the contest when Theresa Dinallo fired a shot past U-M's Kati Oakes (Lititz, Pa./Warwick HS) to give the Dukes the early lead. JMU's Katrina Hunter scored the Dukes final two goals off of penalty-corner plays to seal the win.

The only offensive chances the Wolverines were able to muster came off the sticks of Kelli Gannon (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual HS), Jessie Veith (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest HS), and Stephanie Johnson (Houston, Texas/The Kinkaid School) as U-M was held to its lowest shot total since 1996.

Michigan will return to action next Sunday (Sept. 19, 1 p.m.) when it travels to Syracuse to face yet another tough early-season foe.

MATCH SUMMARY

Team	1	2	F
Michigan	0	0	0
James Madison	3	0	3

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- JMU, Theresa Dinallo, 23:58
1st -- JMU, Katrina Hunter, 20:01 (Sara Perilla, Liz Sanders)
1st -- JMU, Hunter, 8:31 (Perilla, Sanders)

Shots: JMU 8, U-M 3
Saves: U-M 4 (Kati Oakes), JMU 1 (Amanda Latz)
Penalty Corners: JMU 5, U-M 3

Contact: Brent Richards (734) 763-4423