Michigan
Northwestern
Schmitt Blast Squeaks U-M Soccer Past Northwestern
10/10/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Site: Evanston, Ill.
Score: #16 Michigan 3, Northwestern 2
Records: U-M (10-3-1, 7-0-1 Big Ten), NU (2-10-1, 0-6-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Match: Friday, Oct. 15 -- at Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.), 5 p.m. CDT
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Senior All-America candidate Emily Schmitt's (Troy, Mich./Athens HS) 65th-minute rocket into the upper corner carried the University of Michigan women's soccer team to a 3-2 victory over the host Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday (Oct. 10).
Schmitt's goal, her fourth of the season and second in as many games, gave the senior 51 points for her career as she became only the sixth Wolverine to eclipse the 50-point mark.
Goalkeeper Carissa Stewart (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat HS) made seven saves on the afternoon in earning her 10th victory of the season. In doing so, Stewart established a new Michigan record with 27 career victories, one more than her predecessor, Jessica Jones (1995-98), and tied her own school record of 10 wins in a season, originally set last season.
Michigan (10-3-1, 7-0-1 Big Ten) opened the scoring 3:31 into the half as Kacy Beitel (Midland, Mich./H.H. Dow HS) netted her seventh goal of the season. Beitel, who is 5-2-12 in the last seven games, beat the Northwestern goalie from the top of the box.
The Wildcats (2-10-1, 0-6-1 Big Ten) stormed right back, scoring 41 seconds later on a Brooke Bell header. Bell gave Northwestern a 2-1 lead in the 56th minute with another header.
The Wolverines battled back and freshman Abby Crumpton (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) provided the equalizer at 61:45. Marie Spaccarotella (Livonia, Mich./Churchill HS) drew an assist on the play, sending a pass into the center of the box, where Crumpton finished it from eight yards out.
The Wolverines return to action next weekend when they conclude the Big Ten regular season with a 5 p.m. CDT game at Minnesota (Oct. 15) and a noon CDT game at Wisconsin (Oct. 17).
GAME SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
| Michigan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
2nd -- U-M, Kacy Beitel (7), 48:31 (unassisted)
2nd -- NU, Brooke Bell, 49:12 (Kristen Palmer)
2nd -- NU, Bell, 55:43 (Erica Westrich)
2nd -- U-M, Abby Crumpton (7), 61:45 (Marie Spaccarotella)
2nd -- U-M, Emily Schmitt (4), 64:55 (unassisted)
Shots: U-M 16, NU 13
Saves: U-M 7 (Carissa Stewart), NU 6 (Erin Ekeberg)
Corner Kicks: U-M 5, NU 6
Fouls: U-M 14, NU 10
Cards: None
NOTES
• Michigan's seven Big Ten Conference wins (7-0-1) ties the school record set in 1997, when the Wolverines finished second in the conference with a 7-1-1 mark.
• Marie Spaccarotella's assist extended her point streak to a career-long four consecutive games. The assist was Spaccarotella's 14th point this season (5-4-14), tying her career high set in 1996 (6-2-14).
• Kacy Beitel's goal pushed her career total to 63 points, surpassing former Wolverine Debbie Flaherty for the fourth-highest point total in school history.
• The Wolverines extended their Big Ten Conference unbeaten streak to 11 games (10-0-1), adding to the school record. Michigan previously went 6-0-1 in conference games to end 1996 and open 1997.
• Michigan is 9-0 this season when Emily Schmitt records a point.
