October 28, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 21) • Page Image 16
… blew away the Michigan field hockey team's thoughts of revenge and its glimering hopes of an NCCA tournament bid this week- end in Iowa City. The Wolverines dropped their weekend matches to No. 4 Iowa…
…:24 left in the game. Goalie Donna Barg turned away four Wolverine shots to record the shutout for the Wildcats. "We had a couple of good indi- vidual performances, but we didn't play well as a team today…
… Hawkeyes' 2-0 over- time victory in Ann Arbor two weeks ago. During that game the Wolverines had three goals disal- lowed. The match's extremely close nature left a bad taste with the highly ranked Hawkeyes…
…. "I think revenge was a definite factor for Iowa," Michigan assis- tant coach Meri Demrow said. "Iowa is a very tough place to play with 400 fans yelling 'Go Hawks' for the entire game." The Wolverines…
… were able to stay with the Hawkeyes for most of the first half, gaining hope of an up- set. Lisa Sweeny gave the Hawkeyes a 1-0 lead six minutes into the game. However, the Wolverines' defense tightened…
… Fowler broke the tie for the Hawkeyes with eight minutes to play in first half, giving them a 2-1 halftime advantage. Goalie Nicole Hoover was able to keep the Wolverines in the game with 18 saves, but the…
… Hawkeyes outshot the Wolverines, 15-0, in the second half. In the end, Iowa's of- fensive pressure proved to be too much as Heather Bryant and Jamie Rofrano recorded second half goals, giving the Hawkeyes…
… represent the state of Michigan in regional play. However, an experienced Wolverine squad held on for the victory, improving its record to 6-4. "We played a spectacular game," captain John Swis said. "Six…
… guys went to a camp for the 'M' select side, so a lot of players had to fill in." The Wolverines scored oneach of their first three trys, opening up a twelve-point advantage. However, " 1 a victory the…