6A - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GA - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'M' falls to Northwestern Ulehla welcomes stiff tests First-year varsity program falls to top-10 team By AZALEA HINOJOSA For theDaily Frustrated shouts from the sideline filled Oosterbaan Field House Tuesday afternoon as the Michigan women's lacrosse team took on No. 8 Northwestern. The Wolverines (0-5) began the tough matchup sluggishly, allowing their MICHIGAN 6 opponents N'WESTERN 20 to score four unanswered goals in the first five minutes of play. Those first few minutes were indicative of how of the rest of the game would play out, ending with a 20-6 Northwestern win. Though the Wildcats (4-2) were in possession of the ball for the majority of the first half, the Wolverines managed to break past midfield and take eight shots on goal. Few of these shots found the net. Following the missed attempts, the Wolverines called the only timeout of the game as the first half wound down. It proved helpful when freshman attacker Lauren Oberlander finally landed a shot les than three minutes later. I The goal brought the score to 10-1, breaking Northwestern's 10-goal streak and serving as motivation for thetwo Michigan goals that followed, which were scored by freshman midfielder Anna Schueler and freshman attacker Sophie duPhily. But as the game went on, the Wolverines' shouts were slowly drowned out by the Wildcats! cheers of their own. Michigan only scored one of the next nine goals, bringing the score to an insurmountable 15-4. "We need to realize that when we get down on the field we need to spread out more and pass the ball," Oberlander said. "Make sure that we're getting open for our teammates, especially since they were double teaming us a lot." Northwestern's aggressive performance hindered the Wolverines' offense, only allowing it to take half as many shots as the Wildcats. Michigan regained some momentum by scoring back-to- back goals toward the end of the second half. The first goal was made by duPhily, and the second was sent flying in by freshman midfielder Kim Coughlan, top. Much can be learned from a challenging matchup like this one, especially for a team of freshmen going up against Northwestern, a squad that has won seven of the last nine NCAA championships. Michigan coach Jennifer Ulehla agreed that a game against a top opponent like the Wildcats was an enormous task to overcome. "This is how we went into it: Let's control what we can Coach plans to build program through adversity By MITCH BECKMAN DailySports Writer Striding out of the locker room almost 30 minutes after the final buzzerwentoffinherteam's20-6 loss to Northwestern, Michigan women's lacrosse coach Jennifer Ulehlahadher explanationready. from every game it plays, win or lose. The Wolverines' first-year coach understands that while it is hard for her fledgling team to compete with the nation's top teams, in the long run it will be beneficial for the program. In its first five games, Michigan (0-5) has already faced No. 5 Florida and No. 8 Northwestern (4-2), a program that has won seven of the last nine national titles. While both have ended in lopsided defeats, Ulehla knows bringing the score to 18-6. But Northwestern responded with two more goals for the final margin. Freshman goaltender Allison Silber in blocking seve Wildcats still, Wolverines' def quick speed an control, which is ourselves," "W e're going to Ulehla said. "Being ateam, take our bumps communicating and working and bruises." hard when we're going to take our bumps and bruises. was successful "We got better from our n shots, but the Florida experience and today. dominated the Obviously the scoreboard ense with their doesn't necessarily show it, but d came out on I know it and they know it." "Sorry I this will took so long," improve her Ulehla said. «I felt we were program down "This was the road. a learning Working much In the opportunity, Wolverines' and I wanted better as a team." Tuesday to use it." matchup with Determined the Wildcats, to use her Ulehla team of freshmen as the stressedthe importance oftaking building block for a nationally advantage of the opportunities respected program, Ulehla before them, controlling what wants to ensure that her young they can control and giving all team can take something away the effort they can. "Northwestern is an incredibly talented team, so for us to have that opportunity - especially on defense, the way they worked our defense - was really a great chance for us to get better," Ulehla said. "We're making progress, it just takes time. In our last game, we came out real flat and were more or less watching the other team play as opposed to competing." The offense, while only scoring six goals, looked more engaged and competitive than it had since its home opener, committing fewer unforced turnovers than in previous games and creating some wide- open looks in transition. Several posts and some acrobatic saves by the Wildcats' goalie kept the Wolverines from adding a few more goals. "One of the things (Northwestern) isn't doing as well this year is getting in and getting balanced defensively," Ulehla said. "To just get the ball and go hard was one of our goals." Compared to her team's last. game against Florida, which ended 20-4, Ulehla saw some improvement. "It was similar in the score, but different because I felt we were working much better as a team. I thought the effort was better," Ulehla said. "It's about getting a young group moving forward." While coaching a first-year program comprised solely of freshmen is a rare occurrence, Ulehla has been through the situation before. She was an assistant coach for Florida in its inaugural2008 season and stayed there until 2010. The Gators have since become one of the nation's top programs, a rise she is hoping to duplicate at Michigan. "A lot of what we're going through right now is what I went through at Florida," Ulehla said. "It's a good thing for me because it keeps me grounded and reminds me that we're building - and we're building a foundation this year and each and every experience is a great opportunity to get better. The future is bright. This is gonna be a tough year, but we're gonna get better." 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The words are not only the Junior Noori Hyun also title of California's state song, had a strong performance for but they also describe the the Wolverines, finishing in a sentiments of the Michigan three-way tie for eighth place men's golf team after its trip to with a total score of 215, one Chula Vista, Calif. under par. Hyun scored 70 The Wolverines were in third and 71 on the second and third place after the first two rounds rounds, respectively, including Monday at the Lamkin Grips a birdie on the 16th hole of the San Diego Classic, and Michigan third round. Freshman Reed coach Chris Whitten hoped his Hrynewich finished in a five- team could take the tournament. way tie for 13th place with an Even with a disappointing final overall score of 218, two over round Tuesday, the Wolverines par. He shot 71 in the first round finished fourth out of 13 teams. and 70 in the second. 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