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MICHIGAN WOMEN’S SOCCER MICHIGAN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Women’s Soccer Contact: Whitney Dixon (O) 734-636-1104 • (C) 585-330-3518 220150 1 5 MMICHIGANI C H I G A N WOMEN’S SOCCER [email protected] WEB: MGoBlue.com | TWITTER: @umichwsoccer | FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/michiganwsocc 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS U-M PREPPED FOR EAST COAST ROAD SWING AT MARYLAND, RUTGERS Overall: 7-4-0 Big Ten: 2-1-0 Home: 6-1-0 Home: 2-0-0 Away: 0-3-0 Away: 0-1-0 MICHIGAN at MARYLAND Neutral: 1-0-0 Neutral: 0-0-0 THURSDAY, OCT. 1 • LUDWIG FIELD (COLLEGE PARK, MD.) • 7 P.M. Live Stats: umterps.com | TV: Big Ten Network DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Play-by-Play: Lisa Byington | Color: Kate Markgraf 8/21 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 8-1 8/23 MARQUETTE L, 1-2 8/27 SAN DIEGO W, 2-1 MICHIGAN at NO. 25 RUTGERS 8/30 DETROIT W, 3-0 SUNDAY, OCT. 4 • YURCAK FIELD (PISCATAWAY, N.J.) • 1 P.M. 9/4 vs. Portland (Seattle, Wash.) W, 5-0 Live Stats: scarletknights.com | Live Video: BTN Plus 9/6 at Washington L, 0-1 9/10 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 3-1 9/13 at #13 Notre Dame L, 0-2 9/18 NEBRASKA* W, 2-0 9/20 IOWA* W, 1-0 9/25 at Michigan State* L, 0-3 10/1 at Maryland* 7 p.m. 10/4 at Rutgers* 1 p.m. AT AT 10/8 NORTHWESTERN* 7 p.m. Michigan Maryland Rutgers 10/11 ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. 10/15 at Wisconsin* 7 p.m. Wolverines Terrapins Scarlet Knights 10/18 at Minnesota* 1 p.m. 7-4 (2-1 B1G) 5-6 (0-3 B1G) 8-2 (1-2 B1G) 10/24 PURDUE* 7 p.m. 10/28 at Penn State* 7 p.m. NOTES BIG TEN TOURNAMENT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT • Michigan will conclude a three-game road stretch with an East Coast road swing that will feature 11/1 First Round (at higher seed) TBA matches at Maryland (5-6, 0-3 B1G) on Thursday (Oct. 1) at 7 p.m. in College Park and at No. 25 11/6 Semifinals (at top seed) TBA Rutgers (8-2, 1-2 B1G) on Sunday (Oct. 4) at 1 p.m. in Piscataway, New Jersey. 11/8 Final (at top seed) TBA • New Conference Opponents: This weekend’s road swing will mark the second time Michigan NCAA WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP will play Maryland and Rutgers in program history, as U-M had never played either team until DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT they joined the Big Ten Conference for the 2014-15 year. Last season, the Wolverines defeated 11/13-15 First Round TBA Maryland, 1-0, in College Park and dropped a 1-0 decision at Rutgers. 11/20 Second Round TBA 11/22 Third Round TBA • Big Ten Standings: After two weekends of Big Ten play, Michigan is in seventh place in the 11/27-39 Quarterfinals TBA conference standings with a 2-1 record. Minnesota is the only Big Ten team with an unblemished conference record at 4-0, while Northwestern is in second place at 3-0-1, and Michigan State is NCAA WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP (Cary, N.C.) third at 2-0-1. Illinois, Penn State and Wisconsin sit just ahead of Michigan, tied for fourth place DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT at 2-1-1. Rutgers is in 10th place at 1-2, while Maryland is tied for last place with a 0-3 mark in 12/4 College Cup - Semifinals TBA conference play. 12/6 College Cup - Final TBA • Big Ten Stat Leaders: Through 11 games this season, Michigan is leading the Big Ten in shots Home match (BOLD/CAPS) at U-M Soccer Stadium per game (20.09), points per game (6.55), goals per game (2.27), assists per game (2.0) and * indicates Big Ten Conference match corner kicks per game (8.45). Individually, senior captain Christina Murillo is tied for first place All start times local to match site (Ann Arbor is EST) in the Big Ten with five assists, while sophomore Taylor Timko is tied for second in the confer- ence in points (15) and goals (7). PROJECTED STARTERS # PLAYER YR. POS. GP/GS G A PTS GA GAA SV SV% SHO 0 Megan Hinz SO GK 9/9 -- -- -- 10 1.24 16 .615 1 4 Madisson Lewis JR D/M 11/11 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 10 Christina Murillo SR D 11/11 0 5 5 -- -- -- -- -- 11 Lulu Haidar SR F/M 9/4 5 1 11 -- -- -- -- -- 17 Anna Soccorsi JR D 10/9 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- 20 Jessica Heifetz JR M 11/5 1 1 3 -- -- -- -- -- 21 Ani Sarkisian R-SO F/M 11/11 3 3 9 -- -- -- -- -- 22 Taylor Timko SO M/D 11/11 7 1 15 -- -- -- -- -- 25 Nicky Waldeck JR F 11/9 1 2 4 -- -- -- -- -- 30 Christina Ordonez SR D 11/10 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- 31 Corinne Harris SR M 11/11 1 1 3 -- -- -- -- -- RESERVES # PLAYER YR. POS. GP/GS G A PTS GA GAA SV SV% SHO 2 Abby Kastroll FR M 11/8 3 3 9 -- -- -- -- -- 7 Emma Groffsky SO M 7/0 1 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- 9 Sura Yekka FR D 11/4 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- 12 Reilly Martin FR F 11/6 2 2 6 -- -- -- -- -- 23 Rubina Veerakone SO M 5/0 1 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- 77 Sarah Jackson R-FR GK 5/2 0 0 0 1 0.36 8 .889 2 1 MICHIGAN WOMEN’S SOCCER MICHIGAN WOMEN’S SOCCER WOLVERINE BITES • The 2015 Roster: Michigan’s 28-person roster consists of seven • Breaking Down the Losses: In Michigan’s 3-0 loss at Michigan seniors, six juniors, eight sophomores and seven freshmen (based on State on Friday (Sept. 25), the Spartans became just the second team to athletic eligibility). The Wolverines returned 22 of 28 letterwinners from score on the Wolverines in the first half this season (Notre Dame scored 2014, including all except one starter. Michigan has a much more experi- two first-half goals). U-M has allowed just three goals in the first half all enced roster this season, with its seven seniors entering the season with season, while giving up eight in the second half. It also marked the first 189 career starts and its six juniors returning with a total of 86 starts. time U-M was defeated by more than two goals since U-M lost 3-0 at San Diego State on Aug. 31, 2014. Three of Michigan’s four losses this season • Returning Goal Scorers: The Wolverines returned 100 percent of have been shutouts -- Washington, Notre Dame and Michigan State -- their goal scoring (34 goals) from the 2014 season. Nicky Waldeck led while Marquette defeated U-M 2-1. U-M with 12 goals and five assists, Ani Sarkisian recorded four goals and a led the Big Ten with 12 assists as a rookie, and Corinne Harris • Big Ten All-Freshman Team: Michigan currently has five student- notched three goals and nine assists. athletes on its roster that were members of the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team -- Taylor Timko and Ani Sarkisian (2014), Madisson Lewis • Leaders and Best: The Wolverines are led by a group of seven (2013), Corinne Harris (2012) and Christina Murillo (2011). senior leaders, including captains Maddie Clarfield, Corinne Harris, Christina Murillo and Christina Ordonez. • Record Watch: With her assist Nebraska (Sept. 18), senior captain Corinne Harris took over sole possession of fourth place all-time in • The Return of Murillo: Senior captain Christina Murillo rejoined career assists at Michigan with 21. She sits behind Kacy Beitel (third), the Wolverines this season after taking the 2014-15 year off to train with who finished her career with 26 assists (1997-2000). the Mexican National Team in preparation for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and Pan American Games. She became the first Wolverine to • 2014 in Review: Michigan went 12-5-3 (8-2-3 Big Ten) last season compete in the Women’s World Cup and helped lead Mexico to the bronze and earned its third straight top-three finish in the Big Ten Conference, medal at the Pan Am Games. Michigan’s 2015 season opener against but came up just short of making its third consecutive NCAA Tournament Eastern Michigan (Aug. 23, 2015) was her first match in Maize and Blue appearance. The Wolverines went 9-1-1 at home, giving them a 31-3- since the 2013 NCAA Elite Eight match against Virginia (Nov. 29, 2013). 3 record at U-M Soccer Stadium over the last three seasons. Four Wolverines earned All-Big Ten honors last season. Nicky Waldeck was • Outshooting Opponents: U-M is outshooting its opponents by a named to the All-Big Ten first team, while Corinne Harris earned sec- 221-70 margin through 11 games and has been outshot just one time ond team honors. Taylor Timko and Ani Sarkisian were selected to this season in a 2-0 loss at No. 13 Notre Dame, 9-3 (Sept. 13). The the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. In addition, Waldeck and Harris also gar- Wolverines are also outscoring their opponents, 25-11. nered All-Great Lakes Region second team accolades, and Harris became U-M’s first Capital One Academic All-District first team selection since • Multiple Threats: Fifty percent of Michigan’s roster (14/28) has con- 2007 (Katie Bohard). tributed points in the first 11 matches of the season, with 10 Wolverines netting at least one goal.