Midway through the second quarter, No. 5 Maryland women’s lacrosse committed a sloppy turnover on offense, which directly led to a fast-break goal for No. 12 James Madison’s Isabella Peterson. In some ways, the sequence served as a microcosm of the whole game, as Maryland played sluggishly and couldn’t keep up with the Dukes at times.
The Terps’ overall disappointing performance resulted in a low-scoring 8-7 loss to James Madison. Maryland fell to 3-2 on the season.
“Tough night for us here,” coach Cathy Reese said. “James Madison came out and fought hard. I think we did a lot of nice things defensively and we’re making progress.