Sept. 10, 2008

No. 8 Virginia Falls to No. 9 JMU in Extra Time

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The eighth-ranked Virginia field hockey team (4-1) suffered its first loss of the season, a 1-0 setback to ninth-ranked James Madison (3-1) in extra time on the road Wednesday.

The winning goal for the Dukes came in the 98th minute, with 1:43 remaining before the two teams would have gone to deciding penalty strokes. JMU’s Melissa Stefaniak stole the ball away from UVa and then exchanged passes with teammate Ashley Walls before Walls then hit the ball from six yards out that got past Virginia goalkeeper Devon Burnley.