6A - Thursday, October U7, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 6A - Thursday, October17, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thompson-Shaw ignites off the bench By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Writer This late in the women's soc- cer season, it's harder to substi- tute bench players into games since the stakes are too high in a BigTengame to experimentwith unproven players. Against No. 17 Penn State on Sunday, Michigan coach Greg Ryan started junior defender Keyana Thompson- Shaw anyway. She had only played one game this season, but the experiment paid off. "I would say she performed at 100 percent (against Penn State)," Ryan said. "I didn't think she could last 90 minutes, and I said, 'If you get tired, just let me know and we'll get a sub in for you.' That hand never went up." Sunday, the matchup between the 12th-ranked Wolverines and the Nittany Lions ended in a 1-0 shutout for Michigan with a goal from senior midfielder Tori McCombs. The win by the Wol- verines (4-1-1 Big Ten, 10-2-1 overall) put them in second place in the Big Ten standings and quenched their thirst for revenge by defeating the team that oust- ed them in the third round of last year's NCAA Tournament. Ryan said the contest was one of the most defensively challeng- ing games Michigan has played this season as it held the top scoring offense in the conference without a goal. Penn State (4-2, 10-3-1) outshot the Wolverines 21-7, but Thompson-Shaw's per- formance on defense was critical to the team's success. "It just shows how hard she's been working every practice all year," said senior defender She- lina Zadorsky. "To be able to step into arguably one of our hardest games and perform like that on the spot is what we needed from her, and she was able to deliver." Despite only playing one game this season prior to Sun- day, Thompson-Shaw is familiar with the Nittany Lions' style. She has had five career starts, three of which were in Happy Valley, including last year's loss i1 the NCAA Tournament. "I think once you go for a pro- longed period of time without playing you do have to person- ally keep your positivity up," Thompson-Shaw said. "I was a little nervous going in, but I did play last year and I had the sup- port of my team around me to pick me up." When Thompson-Shaw took the field, her focus was to cover senior forward Maya Hayes, the Nittany Lions' leading scorer with 13 goals. Hayes's speed has been a huge challenge for her opponents' defense and allowed her to easily get behind teams' back lines and create scoring opportunities. Thompson-Shaw shut down Hayes by holding her to only one shot on goal. With Shaw putting pressure on Hayes in the 18-yard box, Zadorsky and fellow seniors Christina Murillo and Holly Hein had an easier time protect- ing the back line. Ryan said that Thompson-Shaw's performance took the defense to another level. As the Wolverines closed the passing lanes and put pressure on Penn State's attack, the Nit- tany Lions were limited to seven shots on goal that were all saved by freshman goalkeeper Taylor Bucklin, who was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. But it was Thompson-Shaw who endured 90 minutes of non- stop defense against one of the conference's most unstoppable forwards. Thompson-Shaw's performance put Michi- gan's defense in sync, making McCombs's goal all that was needed to earn the first shutout since Sept.27. Though he rarely throws her in the lineup, Ryan said Thomp- son-Shaw is the best individual defender on the team at stopping strong forwards and will be used for certain matchups. With her senior year looming around the corner, Thompson-Shaw might find herself starting more often. "Maybe I need to give that kid some more time," Ryan said. "We wouldn't have won that game without Keyana." 4 I 4 PATRICK BARRON/Daily Former Michigan goalie Haley Kopmeyer had her Big Ten hopes dashed by Christine Nairn, but as teammates on Seattle Reign FC, the two lived together. Once foesformer Michigan, Penn State players share a house By JAKE LOURIM Daily Sports Writer Last year was former Michi- gan goalie Haley Kopmeyer's last shot at the Big Ten title she came to Michigan to win. Late in the season, she went into State College needing a victory. It was the 86th minute. Former Penn State forward Christine Nairn drew a penalty kick. Nairn converted, and Michi- gan's goal of a Big Ten title would have to wait. 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When they were drafted in January, they didn't know much about each other, even after playing against one another for four years. They had gone to a camp together before college. Then, Kopmeyer sent a Face- book message to Nairn asking if she wanted to live with her.. They found an apartment 10 minutes from the training facil- ity. But the situation didn't come without its occasional Michi- gan-Penn State debates. "We're both the type of peo- ple where we know we can joke with each other," Nairn said. "When we dish it out, we can take it. It's all in good fun." The two have moved out since the end of the season last August. Kopmeyer now lives in San Diego and trains with a goalkeeping coach in prepara- tion for next season in April. She was waived last year because she backed up Hope Solo, who happens to be the starter for the U.S. Women's National Team. Nairn lives and trains in State College and called the women's soccer game between Michigan and Penn State for Big Ten Net- work on Sunday. Though now living 3,000 miles apart, the two anticipated the rivalry game when their for- mer teams played Sunday. "We joked about it a lot, the Penn State-Michigan thing and always playing against each other," Kopmeyer said. "There were times when even in prac- tice, our coaches could see it.... They thought it was funny, and they could tell that there was definitely a rivalry there." The stakes were high as always this year, with Michigan needing a win to stay in the Big Ten race and Penn State needing a win to stay in contention for its 16th straight conference cham- pionship. In the end, the Wolverines came out with the narrow victo- ry, something they hadn't done against Penn State since 2002. "Going down in penalty kicks, especially the way it happened when we were up, that was hard," Kopmeyer said. "I was cheering (Sunday) like I was on the sidelines. It's so fun to see how far this team has come. I'm so proud and happy to have been a part of it. I realize that a lot of my time there was spent growing as a team and rebuilding and putting together (Michigan coach Greg Ryan's) vision, and it's really here now. I couldn't be happier for those girls." Kopmeyer said she and Nairn talked back and forth on social media about the game. She posted a picture last Wednesday of Nairn holding Kopmeyer's dog in a Michigan collar. Nairn replied with a picture of her four Big Ten championship rings. "I know the Michigan girls all knew about it, and they were like, 'Don't worry, girl, we got your back,"' Kopmeyer said. They likely won't room together again nextyear because Kopmeyer may be playing for a new team. Still, both enjoyed living together this summer. "Haley's hilarious," Nairn said. "She's so smart. Sometimes she's making fun of me, and I have no idea that she is." Michigan and Penn State will continue to wrestle with the conference lead along with Nebraska. The Wolverines are two points back in the standings, while the Nittany Lions are three. They could meet again in the Big Ten or NCAA Tourna- ments. other than that, the rivalry will be put to bed until next year, when Kopmeyer, Nairn and their schools will start it up all over again.