The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com I September 20,2010 H1old On AMiule. Junior wideout Darryl Stonum reaches for the endzone on a 66-yard screen pass from sophomore quarterback Denard Robinson, which Stonum took for a touchdown. Stonum finished with 121 yards and two touchdowns in the Wolverines' 42-37 win. "We held Robinson to only about 350 yards, Wfthat's a bonus" -Massachusetts coach Kevin Morris 'M' survives against UMass By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer The unthinkable was about to happen. The Michigan football team stood 73 seconds away from head- ing into halftime down by double digits. Massachusetts running back Jonathan Hernandez had just pranced into the endzonecto put the Minutemen up 17-7, and an Appala- chian State-level upset was clearly brewing in Michigan Stadium. No better time to turn to blind faith. Or, as sophomore quarterback sensation Denard Robinson and junior wide receiver Darryl Sto- num would say, trustaand timing. With 1:17 leftinthesecond quar- ter, Robinson threw a screen pass to Stonum, who simply out-weaved and outran the Massachusetts defense for a 66-yard touchdown. The play was followed up by a Michigan fumble recovery, and eventually a nine-yard touchdown pass to Stonum. The Wolverines had a lead at halftime, and they would manage to hold on for a42-37victory. Ship righted - starting with the one big play. "I know where (Robinson) is going to be; he knows where to throw it," Stonum said. "I can't really see him - our line is so tall, he's not the tallest guy on the field. I know where the ball is going to squirt out, and he knows where I'm going to be. That's all trust and tim- ing." Stonum's play, Michigan's recovered fumble and Stonum's subsequent touchdown gave the Wolverines momentum heading into the second half. Michigan received the ball first to start the half, and opened with two consecu- tive touchdown-scoring drives. The first ended with running back Michael Shaw's longestcareer touchdown run, a 34-yarder up the middle. The second finished with See UMASS, Page 3B Blue ends weekend with pair of draws, Shaw becomes second option in career day By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer After the U-M Soccer Complex's dedication ceremony in front of a record crowd of 3,503 on Friday, the Michigan men's soccer team had fans on the edge of their seats, as it played 110:00 minutes of back-and- forth, eye-for-an-eye soccer with Notre Dame. Both teams ended the night with seven shots on goal, but none found their way past either keeper as the match ended in a 0-0 tie after double overtime. The Wolverines (3-1-3) came out strong and looked to capitalize on their momentum from their 1-0 win over Oakland on Wednesday night, but couldn't seem to finish any of theirattacks-an issue theteam had Sunday in its 1-1 tie with Marquette as well. However on Friday, Michigan featured its most balanced offensive attack of the season as five Wolver- ines ended the night with three or more shots to their names. Senior forward Justin Meram led the team with five shots and three on goal, but See DRAW, Page 3B By RYAN KARTJE Daily Sports Editor Through the first two games, senior offensive lineman Stephen Schilling spent a lot of time watch- ing the back of quarterback Denard Robinson's No. 16 jersey, as he sped off for long run after longrun. But in the Wolverines' 42-37 victory over Massachusetts on Sat- urday, Schilling welcomed the pres- ence of another jersey- No.20 - in his sights, sprinting downfield. "I mean, I saw (junior running back Mike Shaw's) back a lot," Schilling said after the game with a grin. "We wanted to get some other guys going. We know they can play and we have some weapons back there." Shaw finished with a career performance against the Minute- men, tallying 126 yards on just 12 carries to accompany his three touchdowns on the ground. His breakout was a highlight that relied on Robinson for 94 percent of its offense in its win over Notre See SHAW, Page 3B Senior Justin Meram is one of the Wolverines' most dangerous offensive threats. WOMEN'S SOCCER With new mentality, Wolverines' offense comes alive in weekend sweep By CAITLIN SMITH Massachusetts (3-3-0), the Wolver- on Sunday afternoon. Ezurike finally connected. Ezurike "We were dominating, so we knew "We have talked about (scoring in Daily Sports Editor ines net- In the opening 20 minutes of collected the ball off of a throw in it would just be a matter of time and the first half) a lot," Michigan coach ted their CHAIACHUSETTS 0 Friday's match, Michigan (5-1-2) and blasted a shot from 30 yards out sooner or later we'd getourgoals." Greg Ryan said on Friday. "We are After emphasizing a defensive first goal had complete control of the game into the right upper-90. And it was. Just two minutes after just making it hard on ourselves. mentality over the past couple sea- in the first YOUNGSTOWN ST. 0 without a point to show for it. After "We knew we had chances to the Wolverines' first goal, freshman We've been playing well in the first sons, it seems as though the Michi- half of a MICHIGAN 1 several close attempts on the Wol- score and like Coach Ryan has forward Kayla Mannino capitalized half, but today we missed two or gan women's soccer team has finally game this verines' attack, including a goal that always said, we just kept going," said off a pass by Ezurike that set her up three clear chances early on in the amped up its offensive game. season. The streak continued with was called back because of a Michi- Ezurike, who has tallied five goals for a one-on-one against the Min- game and one goal called back, so I During Friday's 5-0 win against a 1-0 win against Youngstown State gan foul, freshman forward Nkem in her eight games as a Wolverine. utemen goalie. See NEW MENTALITY, Page 2B SOCCER INVASION U Daily Sports Editor Ryan Kartje thinks Michigan soccer is not only on the rise, but about to be relevant on campus, in this week's SportsMonday Column. Page 4B RAISING ARIZONA In a roadtrip tournament in Arizona, the Wolverines proved they can win on the road with their young talent, not to mention their proven starters. Page 2B I