On Sunday afternoon, the looks were there for the Michigan field hockey team to continue its dominance. However, it couldn’t seize them and was outplayed by its opponent.

The eighth-ranked Wolverines (5-2) had won five games in a row leading up to this one, but they failed to keep up with James Madison (6-3), falling 3-1. Michigan gave itself chances, but it only managed one goal out of 29 shots, while the Dukes made better use of their opportunities with three goals on 10 shots.

“We had a ton of opportunities in this game,” Wolverines coach Kristi Gannon Fisher said. “And just some of the details weren’t there today.”

It was a slow, uneventful first quarter. Michigan’s difficulties converting shots on goal to points became abundantly clear with six consecutive unsuccessful attempts, wh

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