2B -The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 18, 2006
'M' loses tough test with No.
By Robert Kaitz half. But Michigan responded with a gritty ines. Hosting Loyola Marymount or
Daily Sports Writer performance of its own. night, Michigan handed the Lions ti
"We were winning just as many air-balls loss of the season. The only scor
Facing two undefeated opponents over as they were, and we competed with them game came from junior Katie Boh
the weekend, the Michigan women's soccer completely;' redshirt junior defender Emily notched her first collegiate goal.
team (4-2-2) knew it would be fighting espe- Kalmbach said. Junior striker Melissa Dobbyn do:
cially hard for victo- The first half ended scoreless, but Notre possession throughout the game for
ries. Two competitive NTMAIDame finally solved Gates 11 minutes into gan, with her nifty ballhandling mo
games later, the Wol- the second half. Freshman Michele Weis- fusing Lions' defenders. Toward the
verines revealed they senhofer connected on a perfect shot from the first half, she sent a low cross f
were up for the challenge, losing a close 2-0 the left edge of the penalty box and beat right side that went through a crowd
game to Notre Dame yesterday after beating Gates high on the far side. on the near side of the penalty box.
Loyola Marymount 1-0 on Friday. Michigan responded extremely well, was positioned near the far post an
Yesterday, Michigan played host to top- generating its most intense pressure of the the ball into an empty net at 39:19.
ranked Notre Dame (7-0), who came into game following the goal. Its best chance of "I was at the right place at tI
Ann Arbor boasting a plus-24 goal differ- the game occurred in the 78th minute, when time - it was almost too good to b
ential through its first seven games. Two senior striker Judy Coffman was sprung for Bohard said. "I just told myself not
second-half goals by the Irish proved the a breakaway down the middle on a pretty this up."
difference in a physical and bruising game. pass from midfielder junior Jamie Artsis. She had great timing, especially
From the start, Michigan looked like it She tried to beat Irish goalkeeper Lauren ering she had been substituted into tt
could compete with the visitors, registering Karas to the right side, but Karas blocked 30 seconds before the tally.
two shots within the first 10 minutes. the shot with her legs. "It's a really good thing to know
But Notre Dame quickly responded, as an "Being down one goal, we didn't put can count on different players to co
attacker streaked through the middle toward our heads down," Michigan coach Deb- coming off the bench," Rademacher
the net in the ninth minute. Michigan senior bie Rademacher said. "(That opportunity) A stifling team defense prevented
goalkeeper Megan Tuura dove forward and could've really changed the complexion of Marymount (3-1-2) from ever moun
forced the shot just wide of the right post, the game." serious chances, and Tuura finish
making contact with the Irish player. The Coffman, who led the Wolverines' attack her fifth shutout in seven games. Sh
collision put Tuura in discomfort, and soph- with three shots on goal, raised her arms to make just one save to earn the victor
omore backup Madison Gates replaced her the sky in disbelief. Playing such tough nonconferenc
in the 21st minute. Like all great teams, Notre Dame took petition is further preparing the Wo
"It can be pretty hard, but after you have advantage of its good fortune and iced the for a grueling Big Ten schedule tha
your first touch of the game, then you are game with a gorgeous goal in the 84th min- Sunday at Penn State.
pretty much set,' Gates said about coming ute. Amanda Cinalli received a cross from "We learn from these noncot
in cold. "You are nervous at first, but after a the right side at the top of the penalty box opponents and learn from our mi
save or a good goal kick, I feel comfortable and slipped free to lift a shot above Gates Rademacher said. "We also learn1
and ready to go." right below the crossbar. can improve each week."
The big and tough Irish were extremely The other half of the weekend ended Next, Michigan hosts Oakland T
physical, committing 11 fouls in the first with a much better result for the Wolver- night.
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Athlete of the Week
Name: Beth Riley Team: Field Hockey
Hometown: Palmyra, Pa. Class: Senior
Why: Riley held it down in goal all weekend for the Wolverines, most
notably in yesterday's shutout of Louisville. No matter how much the
Cardinals swarmed the net, the pressure didn't get to her and the Wol-
verines got to walk away with the win.
'M' Schedule
Date Event Location Time
9/20 M Soccer vs. Oakland Ann Arbor 7:00 p.m.
9/21 W Soccer vs. Oakland Ann Arbor 7:00 p.m.
9/22 Volleyball vs. Indiana Ann Arbor 7:00 p.m.
9/22 Field Hockey @ Iowa Iowa City 7:00 p.m.
9/23 Football vs. Wisconsin Ann Arbor 12:00 p.m.
9/23 Volleyball vs. Purdue Ann Arbor 7:00 p.m.
9/24 W Soccer @ Penn State State College 12:00 p.m.
9/24 M Soccer @ Indiana Bloomington 2:30 p.m.
WONDERING WHAT THE MEN'S AND
WOMEN S GOLF TEAMS DID THIS WEEKEND?
CHECK OUT MICHIGANDAILY.COM FOR
MORE COVERAGE ON THEIR WEEKEND.
Fluke overtime goal costs
Blue in Big Ten opener
By Jamie Josephson
Daily Sports Writer
It was one of those moments that
make you cringe.
Playing in its second consecutive
overtime game, yesterday the Michi-
gan men's
soccer team
was looking to CN
break a 1-1 tie
against Wisconsin in Madison. The
Wolverines seemed to be in a position
to keep their three-game win streak
alive and snatch the Big Ten opener.
But suddenly, Michigan ran into a
moment of dumb luck - dumb, bad
luck, that is.
One of the Badgers played a long
ball about 40 yards away from Mich-
igan's net. When Michigan goalie
Patrick Sperry came out to pick up
the ballone of the Wolverine defend-
ers didn't see his keeper make a move
and tried to play the ball instead.
The miscommunication proved
disastrous for Michigan.
The ball accidentally bounced off
the defender's shin guard and slipped
into Michigan's net for the own-goal.
The odd twist of fate sealed Wiscon-
sin's freak victory over the Wolver-
ines, 2-1.
"It's a tough way to lose, but that's
the game of soccer," Michigan coach
Steve Burns said. "Whenever you
lose a game in overtime, it's gut-
wrenching and heartbreaking. These
young men don't quite understand
that it's not life and death, just human
emotion that you have to come to
grips with. That's part of the learning
curve."
Michigan (0-1-0 Big Ten, 4-4-
0 overall) probably should have
expected the game would end in such
a bizarre fashion considering how
Wisconsin (1-0-0, 4-3-0) scored its
first goal. In the 75th minute, a Bad-
ger player put a poor touch on the ball
near Michigan's net,and Sperry came
out to smother the ball that seemed to
be heading out of bounds. But then,
at a seemingly-impossible 89-degree
angle, the Badgers' Dirk Pearson
reached the ball first and somehow
lifted it over Sperry's head and into
Michigan's net to take a 1-0 lead.
But Michigan wasn't about to roll
over after such a "fluky" goal. With
just 28 seconds left in regulation,
senior co-captain Brian Popeney took
matters into his own veteran hands.
After a Wisconsin foul, Popeney
earned a free kick 25 yards outside
of the goal. The Badgers thought that
Popeney would serve the ball into
the 18-yard box, looking to score on
a header. Instead, the senior mid-
fielder fooled Wisconsin by shooting
the ball through a little seam around
a wall of players and into the net.
"It wasjust awesome" Burns said.
"(Scoring thatlgoal) just speaks to the
attitude of our team and the belief that
we are going to be able to win games.
... Popeney has some great accuracy
with his passes and his shooting. If
he were a dart player, he could con-
stantly throw triple 20s. (Yesterday),
he threw one with 28 seconds left in
the game."
Going into overtime, Michigan
had all of the momentum despite
being down one player - sopho-
more Steve Bonnell earned a red
card immediately after Wisconsin
scored.
Burns said that the Wolverines
had a "glorious chance" to score off
a Michigan corner kick in overtime.
Upon the kick, senior co-captain
Kevin Hall jumped up, rising above
everyone else, and just missed scor-
ing the game-winning goal by six
inches.
Wisconsin capitalized on the Wol-
verines' missed opportunity to score
and let Michigan's own-goal deal the
devastating blow at 97:51.
Despite the game's flukes, Burns
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of Wisconsin also contributed to the
result. The Wolverines went into the
match believing that the Badgers
played short off the back, looking
to move the ball through possession.
But instead, Wisconsin played a very
direct game against Michigan, push-
ing long balls forward in a territorial
game that stayed away from its net.
"That caught us off guard a bit,"
Burns said. "The most disappointing
thing is that we didn't recognize that
we couldn't play the way we wanted
to based on their tactics. We didn't do
a great job making those adjustments.
... What we need to take away from
this, is that we need our two central
defenders and central midfielders
to recognize the tactics of the other
team quicker and make those adjust-
ments before half-time."
Even though the Wolverines' first
loss in four games came at the hands
of two "unearned" goals, Michigan's
morale remains high.
"I'm really satisfied with the
effort to win (yesterday)," Burns
said. "That's the key when you're
on the road in the Big Ten season
opener. You have to play harder
than you think you can. Your lungs
are going to hurt more than they
ever have, and your heart is going
to pump harder than it ever has.
The boys did a great job meeting
those expectations."
RICE
Continued from page 1B
fourth game possible, but Rice's
attack errors kept the score close.
Yet another error by the Owls
enabled Michigan to take the lead
28-27, and it never looked back,
clinching the tournament title (30-
25, 30-19, 30-28). The close win
brings up the question: Do the
Spikers feel beatable?
"I don't think you can call it vul-
nerable, you can call it confidence:'
Rosen said. "We'd been challenged
a couple of times. We were down
tonightin gamethree,andwecame
back and won. Those things allow
us to have this confidence that when
we get challenged, I think we'll find
ways to raise the level."
Junior Katie Bruzdzinski raised
her game, winning her third tour-
nament MVP title this season. The
Naperville native tallied the most
points on either side for each match
and improved her streak of double-
digit kills to 26 matches.
Seniors Lyndsay Miller and
Erin Penn and junior Stesha Sel-
sky joined Bruzdzinski on the all-
CARDI NALS
Continued from page 1B
On Friday, the Wolverines won
a 6-1 laugher. Just seven minutes
into the game, Michigan led 2-0
thanks to two goals from junior
forward Lucia Belassi. Senior
goalkeeper Beth Riley was not
pressured, and many of the team's
newest members were able to get
some game experience in the sec-
ond half.
The Wolverines came into
Sunday confident, but not over-
confident - not after watching
Louisville beat Ball State 9-0 on
Saturday.
Michigan dominated the first
half, picking up where it left off
against Ball State. Louisville
tournament team. Penn recorded a
career high for attack percentage
(.768) and tied her personal best
for digs (17). Miller, celebrating
her 20th birthday, capitalized a kill
from Selsky to end each match.
The victory over Rice extended
Michigan's streak to seven consecu-
tive sweeps. The Wolverines have
won 24 straight games dating back
to Sept. 2. Michigan (13-0) recorded
an attack percentage of .308 for the
entire tournament, including an
efficient .654 during its first game
against IPFW. It allowed its oppo-
nents to a .096 attacking percentage.
Rosen took opportunities to
switch up the lineup during the
Wolverines' final tune-up before
the Big Ten season. Using 13 of 14
players during the first two match-
es, a satisfied Rosen felt his adjust-
ments furthered the development
of the team.
The Wolverines now shift their
focus to the Big Ten. Despite
starting the year undefeated,
they refuse to let up before the
Big Ten season.
"We need to get back in the
gym and keep practicing:' Selsky
said. "We have so many areas to
"We had been in the circle so
many different times, that I knew
one of these times it had to go in,"
Riley said. "(After halftime) we
had the mindset that we were the
ones down by a goal, and that we
had to step up in the second half
more than normal."
Louisville came on strong in the
second half, but the Wolverines
proved themselves equal to the
challenge, especially Riley. The
senior came up big, blocking shot
after shot and making five spar-
kling saves. Both goalies brought
their A-games - Cox described
Louisville's Marie-Claire Heller
as "standing on top of her helmet"
to make some of her ten saves.
Michigan out-shot Louisville 25-
11.
After a tough beginning to the
season, Michigan is startingto click
as a team as the Big Ten season
opener against Iowa approaches.
"They're getting healthy, they're
getting confident, and we're able
to play 70 minutes (of quality field
get better."
Said Penn: "All parts of our
game need to keep getting bet-
ter this week. We definitely need
to step up our attacking, our
defense and serving to get them
more off balance."
Throughout the preseason, Rosen
admits the Wolverines have bullied
some weaker teams. But, with five
ranked teams in the Big Ten confer-
ence, Michigan's schedule only gets
tougher from here.
"When we come in, we've got
to be aggressive after these teams,"
Rosen said. "We've got to be
aggressive as servers, aggressive
as attackers, aggressive as blockers
aggressive as defenders. We've got
to make sure we're ready to go toe-
to-toe, get into a longer battle and be
able to weather that battle."
The battles begin at Cliff Keen
Arena on Friday night against
Indiana (9-3), but the first true test
comes Saturday night in a "Maize
Out" match against the 14th-ranked
Lady Boilermakers (10-1).
Miller and the team plan on leav-
ing their boogie shoes at home.
"We're just ready to go out and
fight and win games," Miller said.
hockey);' Cox said
Last week, for the first time since
Cox has been affiliated with the
Michigan field hockey program,
the team fell out of the top 20. But
with these two victories, Michigan
should be back in a good position
to start the Big Ten season.
The win over a tough team like
Louisville will pay dividends later
in the year.
"Our kids knew what they
needed to do to put us back on the
map, and they succeeded in doing
that today:' Cox said. "It was most
important for that victory, because
any time you defeat a team that's
ranked higher than you, and
they're in your region, that looks
really good for postseason play."
This weekend, the Wolverines
proved to themselves that they can
compete with top-notch teams.
The next test of their newfound
confidence, health and camarade-
rie will come next Friday, when
they travel to Iowa for their Big
Ten season opener.
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tos stole it away. The Wolverines
continually attacked the Louisville
goal but came up with nothing to
show for it.
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