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October 2, 2017 — 3B

FIELD HOCKEY
‘M’ drops Terps for
first time since 2001

With a free hit outside the 

circle and 10 seconds on the 
clock, the No. 6 Michigan field 
hockey team had one last chance 
to knock off No. 15 Maryland. The 
score was knotted at two and it 
appeared double overtime wasn’t 
going to be enough to decide the 
game. Neither team could break 
through for the game-winning 
goal until junior forward Emma 
Way finally saw the ball roll 
through the goalkeeper’s legs.

Way took advantage of a scrum 

in front of the net, and dove for 
the ball to knock it in with one 
second remaining. Not only had 
she scored the game-winning 
goal, but she also led her team to 
a 3-2 victory over the Terrapins 
(2-2 Big Ten, 6-5 overall) — the 
Wolverines’ (4-0, 8-2) first win 
over Maryland since their 2001 
NCAA Championship.

“It’s been a while since we’ve 

beaten Maryland,” said Michigan 
coach Marcia Pankratz. “They’re 
an excellent team, they’re well 
coached and we have a lot of 
respect for them. So that’s why 
it’s really sweet to have a big 
victory over them tonight.”

The Wolverines took control 

of the game from the beginning. 
Just a minute into the game, 
fifth-year senior forward Carly 
Bennett 
saw 
the 
Terrapin 

goalkeeper come off her line. She 
took advantage of the commotion 
in the circle for the first goal of 
the game.

“I think it was a really 

important goal,” Pankratz said. 
“We’re coming off a big win 
last weekend, so scoring first 
really helped to continue that 
momentum.”

While the first goal had 

Bennett in the right place at the 
right time, Michigan’s second 
goal was as if it was drawn 
straight from a playbook. The 

Wolverines earned a corner and 
executed the play perfectly. Way 
sent the ball to senior midfielder 
Katie Trombetta, who lined up 
like she was taking the shot, but 
purposely sent it wide where 
freshman defender Hallie O’Neill 
redirected it into the net.

The two-goal lead didn’t last 

for long, though, as Terrapin 
midfielder 
Lein 
Holsboer 

charged the circle and scored 
from the left side just over five 
minutes later.

Maintaining the lead wasn’t 

easy for the Wolverines. Once 
Maryland saw the game-tying 
goal in sight, it packed on the 
pressure. 
Senior 
goalkeeper 

Sam Swenson made plenty of 
saves 
throughout 
the 
night, 

but with under 10 minutes left 
in 
regulation 
the 
Terrapins 

evened the score. There was 
nothing Swenson could do, as the 
Maryland forward took the ball 
out wide and reverse chipped it 
to hit off the post and fall in.

While 
the 
Wolverines 

controlled 
overtime 
by 

maintaining 
possession, 
the 

Terrapins made the most of 
their limited touches. Maryland 
took advantage of any mishap 
Michigan made, including when 
the 
Wolverines 
botched 
the 

corner and allowed the ball to roll 
to the halfway line for Maryland 
to scoop up for a breakaway with 
a chance to upset the Wolverines. 
Fortunately for Michigan, the 
Terrapins had to get passed 
Trombetta, who knocked the 
ball away in time for her team to 
recover.

While Way scored the game-

winning goal, it was the defense 
from Trombetta that truly won 
the Wolverines the game.

“She was a warrior today,” 

Pankratz 
said. 
“She 
is 
the 

senior leader of our team in that 
defensive back field. Her one-on-
one defense was stellar, it was 
All-American material.” 

PAIGE VOEFFRAY

Daily Sports Writer

Michigan opens season with win over Oakland

For 
the 
Michigan 
men’s 

swimming and diving team, the 
name of the game is redemption. 

Even in the Wolverines’ first meet 

of the year – a dual meet against 
non-conference opponent Oakland 
– the biggest thing on their minds 
was how to rebound from their 
disappointing second-place finish at 
last year’s Big Ten Championships 
after previously winning the title 
seven years in a row.

Friday’s meet was a good start. 

Michigan made a splash, winning 
the meet by a score of 203-91. Nine 
different swimmers and divers 
claimed wins across 13 individual 
events, and the Wolverines won both 
relays: the 400-yard medley and the 
200-yard freestyle. Michigan coach 
Mike Bottom saw it as a positive sign 
for the program.

“It shows the depth of that team,” 

Bottom said.

Though the team was tired from 

training hard all week, it didn’t let 
that stop it from taking down the 
Golden Grizzlies.

“We didn’t rest at all for this meet 

… so it was really cool to see everyone 
swim really fast and post some first-
place finishes,” said sophomore 
Jacob Montague.

Montague was one of the 

swimmers that stood out Friday. An 
All-Big Ten second-team selection 
last season, he won the 100- and 
200-yard breaststroke and was part 
of the winning 400-yard medley 
relay team.

Another 
standout 
was 

sophomore Felix Auböck. Auböck, 
who was named Big Ten Swimmer 
of the Year last year as a freshman, 
won the 500- and 1000-yard 
freestyle races, winning the former 
by nearly 15 seconds with a time of 
4:26.43.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, 

Michigan entered six teams. One 
of them took first, but the other five 

were disqualified for false starts. 
That’s something the Wolverines 
need to improve on, but Bottom 
noted that it’s all about finding 
a balance between getting fast, 
aggressive starts while avoiding 
early jumps.

“They’re starting to feel free 

to push their starts,” Bottom said. 
“They’ve been timid in the past 
because if you disqualify a relay, 
there’s a lot of points lost.”

He believes the team will show 

improvement as the season goes on.

“(Pushing their starts) here will 

help them to do it at the end of the 
season.”

On the diving side, sophomore 

Jake Herremans won the one-meter 
event with a total score of 351.6 while 
freshman Ross Todd took first in the 
three-meter with a score of 369.15. 
Though the divers are just starting 
to put together their sets, Bottom 
believes there is plenty to like.

“Our divers did as best as they 

could (at Big Tens last year) but we 

didn’t have the personnel. This year 
we have a great personnel,” Bottom 
said. “I think that we’ll be a little 
more competitive.”

Todd, a member of the Australian 

national team, posted a score over 13 
points higher than Herremans, the 
next-highest finisher, in the three-
meter diving.

One of the biggest takeaways 

from the meet was the sheer energy 
the team had, even after an intense 
week of training going in.

“You saw their spirit, how much 

they were supporting each other,” 
Bottom said. “The way we’re going 
to get better is supporting each 
other.”

Added Montague: “Everyone on 

the sideline (is) cheering for every 
single swim. (My favorite part) is the 
team aspect. It’s really motivating 
and really helps … me to swim really 
fast. It’s good to start the year off 
with some wins, so we’re gonna 
work off of that.”

Pearson era begins with perfect 10

L

et’s begin with the 
obvious.

This was an exhibition 

game. In September. Against 
a team 
that isn’t a 
member of 
the NCAA 
and finished 
8-16-4 last 
season.

This 

was Mel 
Pearson’s 
first game 
as head 
coach of the 
Michigan hockey team — the first 
time in 34 seasons someone not 
named Red Berenson has led the 

Wolverines. And by the end of 
the season, that’s probably all the 
Wolverines’ 10-1 rout of Western 
Ontario will be remembered for.

One could label this game as 

entirely meaningless in terms of 
actual hockey — that there are 
no significant conclusions to be 
drawn.

But if that’s the case, why 

schedule the game at all?

Draw whatever conclusions 

you like. But Michigan was 
utterly dominant Saturday night.

The scoreline says as much. 

The Wolverines’ highest-scoring 
game last season was a 6-3 
exhibition win over the U.S. 
National Team Development 
Program. On Saturday, Michigan 

reached that total in the second 
period.

Not even the high-octane 

Wolverine attack of two seasons 
ago — which averaged 4.8 goals 
per game — scored 10 goals in a 
single game. Michigan’s offensive 
output was its largest since a 
10-6 victory against Ohio State 
in 2015.

The Wolverines had no 

shortage of problems last season, 
and one was quite simple: They 
just couldn’t score. Michigan was 
42nd of 60 teams in goals per 
game and third-worst in Corsi 
percentage, a measure of shot 
differential and puck possession.

Against the Mustangs, the 

Wolverines won the opening 

faceoff and didn’t look back, 
firing crisp passes and flying 
around the rink. Just four 
minutes after the game began, 
Michigan had its first goal when 
the puck deflected into the net 
off of senior forward Dexter 
Dancs’ stick. The Wolverines 
were consistent throughout, with 
another goal in the first period 
and four goals each in the second 
and third.

Quite frankly, Michigan 

didn’t look like this, or even 
close to this, at any point last 
season. In their first exhibition 
against Windsor last year, the 
Wolverines won 2-0, outshooting 
the Lancers just 36-32.

One of Pearson’s first 

tasks as head coach has been 
implementing a more possession-
and-speed based approach on 
offense this season. That much 
was on display Saturday, as 
Michigan finished with 60 shots 
on goal to Western Ontario’s 20.

“Guys just buying into the 

system,” said senior forward 
Tony Calderone. “A lot of guys 
are starting to hold on to the 
puck more, get more confident. 
We had a young team last year, 
now guys are older and getting 
more confident in the college 
game.”

It wasn’t just the volume of 

goals scored, but who scored 
them. Calderone found the net 
twice to lead the way offensively, 
but eight others lit the lamp too. 
Five players didn’t score but 
chipped in with assists as well.

Pearson attributed this 

egalitarianism to strong team 
chemistry, which the coaching 
staff has sought to implement 
while also hoping it continues to 
develop naturally.

“We had some good line 

combinations and some good 
chemistry,” Pearson said. “It’s 
hard to force that chemistry, you 
either have it sometimes or you 

don’t. There’s a real good vibe 
in the locker room right now 
and you can see that when they 
played together.”

Again, this was just an 

exhibition. After the game, 
Pearson and his players were the 
first to admit as much.

“There’s some areas we need 

to be better at,” Pearson said. 
“We need to understand that as 
we go forward, we’re going to 
continue to play against better 
opponents.”

But Pearson and his players 

have also been quick to talk 
of a new team spirit — a new, 
energetic dynamic with a new, 
energetic coaching staff. One 
could easily wave that off as 
cliché.

But it certainly seemed to be 

true Saturday night.

“It was good to get out there 

and just get a feel for where we 
are,” Pearson said. “I thought it 
was a good start.”

HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily

Sophomore Felix Auböck won both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle races in the season-opening meet against the Golden Grizzlies on Friday.

ARIA GERSON

For the Daily

JACOB 
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