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Thursday, September 15, 2016 — 5A
Borges returns to left
back against Hoosiers
By BRANDON CARNEY
Daily Sports Writer
Marcello Borges may be listed
on the Michigan men’s soccer
team’s roster as a defender, but
that’s only because the position
“utility” isn’t an option.
Borges has become a fixture in
the Wolverines’ starting 11, but
recently, the sophomore’s position
in each match has been a guessing
game.
Michigan coach Chaka Daley
has started Borges in a different
spot in each of the previous four
games he has started, and that
trend continued for a fifth game
Wednesday night, when he finally
returned to his typical position at
left back in the Wolverines’ 2-0
loss to No. 3 Indiana.
“It’s always hard to keep
switching positions and going
back to playing your most natural
position,” Borges said. “Even after
a little bit of experience I still
think I needed time to settle in,
and I think that’s what happened
for me today.”
Due
to
injuries
and
inexperience on the rest of the
roster, Borges began the season
playing multiple attacking roles
— including as a striker, central
attacking midfielder and both
wings. But despite his remarkable
dribbling and crossing ability,
Borges still looked somewhat
uncomfortable, especially when
trying to find the final touch in
front of goal. The sophomore
entered Wednesday night’s game
leading the team with 14 shots, but
had failed to convert any into the
goals Michigan has desperately
needed.
Facing a tough test against the
Hoosiers’ dynamic attack, Daley
made the decision to push Borges
back to defense. For a majority of
the match, Indiana attacked the
flank opposite to Borges, who
was successfully challenging any
winger or midfielder that dribbled
his way.
“He’s a very dynamic player,”
said
senior
defender
Lars
Eckenrode. “Both going forward
and defending. He’s very strong,
both-footed and, going forward,
he helps us out a lot. Also, in the
defensive end, he knows where to
be tactically. He really knows the
ins and outs of the position, and
helps us out on both sides of the
ball a lot.”
It’s no surprise the Hoosiers
were
finding
more
success
attacking the right side of the
Wolverines’ defense away from
Borges on Wednesday night. The
sophomore defender is widely
regarded as one of the best left
backs in all of
college
soccer.
Borges
has
been
a
key
contributor
on the United
States
U-20
National
Team,
already
making
eight
appearances for
the squad this
calendar year.
“Playing
with
the
best
players in the country, you learn
something from them and they
learn something from me,” Borges
said. “Everything I learned there
I can bring back to Michigan and
teach the other guys.”
With
Michigan’s
attack
returning to full health, Borges
will likely have to resettle into his
roll as a full back. But there were
moments against the Hoosiers
where the instinct he developed
playing up front may have led to
poor decisions at the back.
Particularly
on
Indiana’s
second goal, Borges was caught
too far forward when a perfectly
placed cross flew past him,
exposing the Wolverines’ back
line to the counterattack.
Despite
Borges’
error,
he
proved if there’s one area in
Michigan’s
attack
that
can
consistently rely on the full back
getting forward, it’s on set pieces.
The Wolverines’ closest scoring
chance came in the 35th minute,
when Borges’ free kick connected
with Eckenrode, whose header
rung the crossbar.
There may be opportunities in
the future for Michigan to take
advantage of Borges’ attacking
ability, but he proved against
the
Hoosiers
he
can
be
best
utilized
at
defense.
Now that he
understands
what
the
Wolverines
need to spark
their
attack,
Borges could
be essential in
starting those
chances from where he’s meant to
be, back on the left side.
“Playing in the back, you don’t
understand what the guys in the
front are going through,” Borges
said. “Looking at them and seeing
what they need help in from the
back helped me gain a better
understanding.”
Wolverines fall to Indiana
By HUNTER SHARF
For the Daily
The Michigan men’s soccer
team is focusing on the small
victories. Though the third-
ranked
Hoosiers
(1-0-1
Big
Ten,
4-0-2
overall) bested the Wolverines
(0-0-2 Big Ten, 0-3-3 overall),
Michigan’s strong team play
against a highly ranked team
provides hope for the near future.
Senior defender and team
captain Lars Eckenrode called
the game a “moral victory,”
commending
his
teammates
superior teamwork and relentless
play.
“I thought we did a great job
playing a national powerhouse,”
Eckenrode said. “We got unlucky
in spots, but we played hard as
a team and the coaches and the
team are happy with how we
preformed.”
Michigan’s
aggressive
approach was evident from the
first whistle, but both teams
struggled to get any momentum
going early. After some back-
and-forth play, Indiana’s defense
became a key factor, successfully
keeping the Michigan offense out
of Hoosier territory. Indiana’s
strong defense eventually carried
over to the offense, leading to
a goal off of a blocked shot by
Michigan goalie Evan Louro
with 26:22 to go in the first half.
Instead of bowing down to
the high-ranked Hoosiers, the
Wolverines seemed to gain a
sense of urgency after the goal.
“The team began to control the
time of possession, and pass the
ball well,” said Michigan coach
Chaka Daley. “We played really
well, we passed really well, we
had Indiana on their back foot.”
With 10 minutes remaining
in the half, Michigan missed on
its biggest opportunity of the
game, when Eckenrode hit the
crossbar from a corner kick by
senior defender Rylee Woods. The
Wolverines’ inability to convert
on scoring opportunities was the
story for much of the first half, but
Eckenrode and junior defenseman
Billy Stevens kept Michigan in
the game with a strong defensive
showing, which held the score to
1-0 going into half.
With just five goals in six
games, an inability to score has
been the biggest issue for the
Wolverines this season. While
their strong defense has helped
hide it, the offense is still keeping
them out of the win column.
The
offensive
struggles
are
especially
frustrating
considering
Michigan
ranks
ninth in the nation and first in
the Big Ten in shots per game,
averaging 17 per game (prior to
tonight’s game).
“The team has just been
unfortunate, not finding the back
of the net this season and again
tonight,” Daley said.
In
the
second
half,
the
Wolverines experienced the same
misfortune, as they were unable
to find the back of the net. In the
end, Indiana showed its veteran
experience, scoring a late goal and
cementing the win at 2-0.
Despite
the
disheartening
losses, the Wolverines are looking
to carry their strong defensive
play into a tough matchup with
Michigan State this Sunday.
“We are happy that we can
compete with a high ranked,
solid team like Indiana,” Daley
said. “We know we can play
with them. We look to use this
momentum.”
Freshman setter Welsh
stepping up early for ‘M’
No. 23 Michigan
relying on big
contributions from
young setter
By AVI SHOLKOFF
Daily Sports Writer
MacKenzi
Welsh
started
opening night at Cliff Keen Arena
as the only freshman on the floor
for the Michigan volleyball team.
Going from an average high
school team to playing for the
23rd-ranked college team in the
country was a wake-up call for
the young setter.
“It was terrifying,” Welsh
said. “Other girls were coming
in and playing, but I was the
only freshman on the floor for
the first three rotations.”
But Welsh had trained for this
moment for years, leading her
club team — Sports Performance
Volleyball — to two AAU National
Championships in 2013 and 2015.
And
it
helped
that
the
Wolverines’
veteran
players
surrounded her in the lineup
when she made her debut on
Aug. 26. Welsh called the team’s
atmosphere
family-like
and
credits
it for easing
the transition
for
her
and
her
fellow
freshmen.
“Ever since I
was little, I’ve
been
looking
up to (college volleyball players)
and wanting to be a part of this
kind of culture,” Welsh said
Wednesday. “It’s been a long-
term dream for me.”
Growing up as an avid college
volleyball fan in Bolingbrook,
Ill., she and her family have
traveled to the NCAA Final
Four for the past 10 years. In
2012 — the most recent year
the Wolverines reached the
tournament’s final weekend —
Welsh sat in the front row of the
stands in the KFC Yum! Center
cheering
for
Michigan.
It
was
extra
special
for
Welsh
as
she
saw
her
friend
and
former
club-
teammate
—
then-freshman
outside-hitter
Ally Davis — in
action.
Now, as the season progresses,
Welsh is beginning to see her
own dream come true. Welsh
has started to develop specific
strategies for passing to her outside
hitters and middle blockers. She
has succeeded with the help of her
fellow passers and communication
with players in the middle.
“It makes it harder for the
hitters if the pass is off the
net because then I’m running
around
trying
to
throw
something out there,” Welsh
said. “Our passers are always
working hard to make the best
passes possible, to get hitters the
best set they need.”
Through
nine
games,
her
preparation
has
yielded
strong results.
Welsh
has
notched
293
assists
and
averaged 9.45
per game —
both team highs. Last weekend,
as
the
Wolverines
competed
in the Panther Invitational in
Pittsburgh, Penn., Welsh tabbed
116 assists en route to earning a
spot on the All-Tournament team.
The
tournament-team
selection
shows
that
Welsh
continues to improve week after
week — coming a long way since
Michigan coach Mark Rosen
mentioned that the speed of the
college game overwhelmed the
freshman at the beginning of the
season.
“(Welsh’s)
game is getting
more mature,”
Rosen
said.
“She’s
getting
more
experience.
She’s
getting
better
understanding
of
what
we
want her to do
and what we
need her to do in our system.”
With
a
tournament-team
selection under her belt and
sitting 12th in the Big Ten in
assists per game, Welsh has had
quite the start to her freshman
year. But according to Rosen,
the 6-foot-1 setter has even
more untapped potential.
“(She has) a long way to go,”
Rosen said. “The ceiling’s not
even close to her right now.”
And given that she is the only
freshman to have started all
nine matches, that is quite the
compliment.
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Senior defender Lars Eckenrode came closest to scoring of any Wolverine in the 36th minute of the first half Wednesday.
VOLLEYBALL
“The ceiling’s
not even close
to her right
now.”
BY THE NUMBERS
MacKenzi Welsh so far this season
.226
Attack percent
293
Assists
76
Digs
8-1
Team record to date
“It’s been a
long-term
dream for me.”
MEN’S SOCCER
“He really
knows the ins
and outs of the
position.”