Michigan
James Madison
James Madison Stops U-M with Strong First Half
9/12/1999 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Site: Charlottesville, Va.
Score: James Madison 3, Michigan 0
Records: U-M (3-3), JMU (4-0)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Sept. 19 -- at Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y.), 1 p.m.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- In the University of 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
