Weekly Release #10
10/26/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 29-31 -- at Big Ten/SEC Challenge (Lexington, Ky.)
Friday, Oct. 29 -- vs. Alabama, 5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 31 -- at Kentucky, 3 p.m.
Nov. 5-7 - at Big Ten Tournament (Bloomington, Ind.)
Friday, Nov. 5 -- vs. Michigan State, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6 -- Michigan/MSU winner vs. Iowa/Illinois winner, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7 -- Championship Game, 2 p.m.
This Week
The Wolverines travel to Lexington, Ky., for a pair of important out-of-conference games against Southeastern Conference foes Alabama and Kentucky. The games, part of the Big Ten/SEC Challenge, will have important NCAA Tournament ramifications. Friday night Michigan faces Alabama at 5 p.m. before facing host Kentucky, ranked 14th in the latest NSCAA poll, on Sunday at 3 p.m. Michigan enters the weekend with a 3-0-1 all-time mark against SEC teams, including a 1-0 record this season courtesy of a 3-0 victory over Vanderbilt on Sept. 3.
Looking Ahead
Alabama -- This is the first meeting between the Wolverines and Crimson Tide ... Alabama is 6-11 on the season and 3-6 in the Southeastern Conference ... Michigan and Alabama have played one common opponent this season, Vanderbilt. Both schools defeated Vanderbilt, Alabama 2-1 in overtime, Michigan 3-0 ... Alabama Website: roll.tide.ua.edu.
Kentucky -- Michigan leads the series 2-0-1, winning 1-0 last season ... the Wildcats are ranked No. 14 in the nation by the NSCAA ... Amber Berendowsky (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) scored the lone goal in last year's game ... the Wolverines are 1-0 at Kentucky with a 2-0 victory in 1997 ... Current Wolverines vs. Kentucky ... Amber Berendowsky 3-1-7, Mari Hoff 1-1-3 ... Kentucky Website: www.ukathletics.com.
U-M Wins on Senior Day, Berendowsky Ties Big Ten Mark
The six departing seniors on the Michigan women's soccer team all started and contributed in their final regular season home game on Sunday (Oct. 24) as the Wolverines shut out Butler 6-0 in front of 542 fans at the Michigan Soccer Field. The seniors combined for three goals and four assists for 10 points against the Bulldogs (5-9-2), while senior goalkeeper Lauren Clister (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon HS) earned a shared shutout and her first career win in her first career start. Senior forward Amber Berendowsky scored one goal and assisted on another for three points on the game. Her assist, a helper on Michigan's second goal of the game, was her 31st, tying the Big Ten career mark set by Rachel Hoffman of Penn State (1994-97). The Wolverines, who scored two goals in a 2:06 span of the second-half to blow open a 1-0 game, received a goal by Shannon Poole (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) in the first half and second half tallies from Abby Crumpton (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS), Mari Hoff (Canton, Mich./Salem HS), Carly Williamson (Barrington, R.I./Barrington HS), Berendowsky and Abby Tompkins (Grosse Pointe, Mich./University Liggett HS).
Around the Big Ten
Penn State captured its second consecutive Big Ten title with a 5-0 win at Ohio State on Friday (Oct. 22). With the Big Ten season completed, the tournament pairings have been finalized. On Friday, Nov. 5, No. 3 Iowa faces No. 6 Illinois at noon, No. 1 Penn State faces No. 8 Wisconsin at 1 p.m., No. 4 Minnesota faces No. 5 Ohio State at 2 p.m. and No. 2 Michigan faces No. 7 Michigan State at 3 p.m. The tournament takes place in Bloomington, Ind., over the Nov. 5-7 weekend.
Big Ten Conference Standings (through 10/24/99)
Big Ten Pts. Overall 1. Penn State 9-0-1 28 14-2-1 2. MICHIGAN 8-1-1 25 12-4-1 3. Iowa 7-3-0 21 12-5-0 4. Minnesota 6-4-0 18 10-6-0 5. Ohio State 5-4-1 16 10-5-2 6. Illinois 3-5-2 11 10-6-2 7. Michigan State 3-6-1 10 6-9-3 Wisconsin 3-6-1 10 7-6-4 9. Indiana 2-4-4 10 4-7-5 10. Purdue 2-8-0 6 7-10-0 11. Northwestern 1-8-1 4 3-12-1
Team Tidbits
The Wolverines fired off 23 shots against Butler (Oct. 24) to raise the season total to 269 shots attempted, the third highest total in school history. The team is averaging 21.7 shots per game, on pace to set a new Big Ten Conference record, 1.4 ahead of the mark established by the 1996 Michigan Wolverines (20.3 spg). Further, with the six goals and five assists against Butler pushed the team's total to 118 points, the second highest in school history behind the 222 scored in 1997. Michigan's 41 goals are tied with last season's output for the third-most by a Wolverine squad, three shy of the 1996 team's total and 40 short of the school record set in 1997.
Season Games Shots Shots/G 1999 17 369 21.7 1996 20 406 20.3 1997 23 445 19.3 1994 19 364 19.2 1995 20 308 15.4 1998 22 280 12.7
Cal Who
Seniors Shannon Poole and Emily Schmitt have played in all 82 games during their tenure at Michigan. The two tied the school record for appearances in the Butler match (Oct. 24). Incredibly, Poole has started each of those 82 matches, tying the school mark set by Debbie Flaherty (1994-97). She will look to set the program record against Alabama on Friday (Oct. 29).
Most Appearances
PLAYER (YEARS) GAMES Debbie Flaherty (1994-97) 82 SHANNON POOLE (1996- ) 82 EMILY SCHMITT (1996- ) 82 MARI HOFF (1996- ) 80 Jessica Limauro (1995-98) 79 AMBER BERENDOWSKY (1996- ) 76 PLAYER (YEARS) STARTS Debbie Flaherty (1994-97) 82 SHANNON POOLE (1996- ) 82 EMILY SCHMITT (1996- ) 74 MARI HOFF (1996- ) 74 AMBER BERENDOWSKY (1996- ) 64
Once Again ...
Goalkeeper Carissa Stewart, Michigan's career (28) and single-season (11) victories leader, is on pace to set the school record for career minutes played in the Alabama game (Oct. 29). Stewart, who has played a school-record 1507:35 minutes this season, has 3852:14 career minutes. Jessica Jones (1995-98) holds the career mark with 3896:16.
Most Single-Season Minutes
GOALKEEPER MINUTES (SEASON) CARISSA STEWART 1507:35 (1999) Jori Welchans 1360:00 (1994) Jessica Jones 1322:00 (1996) Carissa Stewart 1229:07 (1998) Carissa Stewart 1115:32 (1997)
50!
Senior All-Big Ten candidate Mari Hoff scored a goal and an assist in the Butler contest (Oct. 24). The three-point performance pushed her career total to 50 points, making her the seventh Wolverine -- and third this season -- to reach the 50-point plateau. All-America candidate Emily Schmitt, 4-9-17 on the season, netted a goal at Northwestern (Oct. 10) to become the sixth Wolverine to reach the milestone and has 53 career points. All-Big Ten candidate Kacy Beitel, 8-3-19 on the year, recorded her 50th point earlier in the season and stands at 66 career points.
Schmitt, Hoff, Beitel Assisting Their Way to the Top
Senior All-America candidate Emily Schmitt has collected nine helpers on the season, the second highest single-season assist mark in Michigan history. Schmitt has 15 assists for her career, one ahead of classmate Mari Hoff and three ahead of junior Kacy Beitel. Schmitt is just two assists behind Limauro for third on the school's all-time list. Amber Berendowsky, who has a share of the Big Ten Conference career assists mark, holds the school records with 31 career assists and 17 assists in 1997.
Most Career Assists
PLAYER (YEARS) ASSISTS AMBER BERENDOWSKY (1996- ) 31 Debbie Flaherty (1994-97) 20 Jessica Limauro (1995-98) 17 EMILY SCHMITT (1996-) 15 MARI HOFF (1996- ) 14 KACY BEITEL (1997- ) 12
Most Single-Season Assists
PLAYER ASSISTS (YEAR) Amber Berendowsky 17 (1997) EMILY SCHMITT 9 (1999) Jessica Limauro 7 (1998) Debbie Flaherty 7 (1997) Debbie Flaherty 7 (1994) Amber Berendowsky 6 (1998) Mari Hoff 6 (1997)
Another Big Ten Record for Berendowsky
Senior forward Amber Berendowsky's assist on Michigan's second goal against Butler (Oct. 24) moved her career total to a Big Ten-record 31, tied with Penn State's Rachel Hoffman (1994-97). Berendowsky finished the game with a goal and an assist for three points, moving her career total to 109, one ahead of Penn State's Carole Dutchka (1995-98) for the third most points in conference history. Berendowsky also owns the conference records for points in a season (53 in 1997) and goals in a season (18 in 1997).
Beitel Peaking at Right Time
Junior All-Big Ten candidate Kacy Beitel scored a goal and an assist at Minnesota (Oct. 15) to give her 6-3-15 in her last 10 games. Despite missing time early in the season due to a hamstring injury, Beitel is Michigan's second-leading scorer with 19 points and eight goals, trailing freshman Abby Crumpton. Her torrid stretch moved Beitel's career points total to 66, the third highest total in school history. The co-Big Ten Player of the Week for her performances Sept. 24-26, Beitel has game-winning goals at Minnesota, against Michigan State (Oct. 8), Purdue (Oct. 3) and in overtime against Utah (Sept. 12) while scoring the game-tying goal in Michigan's 2-1 overtime win against then-No. 15 Illinois (Sept. 24).
Most Career Points
PLAYER (YEARS) POINTS AMBER BERENDOWSKY (1996- ) 109 Jessica Limauro (1995-98) 79 Ruth Poulin (1994-97) 72 KACY BEITEL (1997- ) 66 Debbie Flaherty (1994-97) 62
Consistent Crumpton
Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate Abby Crumpton added another goal and assist in Michigan's win over Butler (Oct. 24) to reclaim the team lead in goals (9) and points (22). Further, Crumpton has attempted 67 shots on the season, breaking the school record of 63 set by Amber Berendowsky in 1997. With two more regular-season games remaining, Crumpton is looking to become the first freshman to lead the Wolverines in scoring since 1996, when Mari Hoff paced the team with eight goals and Berendowsky with 19 points. Kacy Beitel holds the school record for goal and points in a freshman season with 14 and 33 in 1997.
Most Goals (Freshman Season)
PLAYER GOALS (YEAR) Kacy Beitel 14 (1997) ABBY CRUMPTON 9 (1999) Mari Hoff 8 (1996) Amber Berendowsky 7 (1996) Ruth Poulin 7 (1994) Marie Spaccarotella 6 (1996)
Most Points (Freshman Season)
PLAYER POINTS (YEAR) Kacy Beitel 33 (1997) ABBY CRUMPTON 22 (1999) Amber Berendowsky 19 (1996) Mari Hoff 17 (1996) Ruth Poulin 15 (1994) Debbie Flaherty 15 (1994)
Firsts
Sophomore Abby Tompkins and freshman Carly Williamson both recorded their first career goals in the Butler contest (Oct. 24). The goal also represented Williamson's first collegiate points ... senior Shannon Poole, a midfielder moved back to defense this season, netted her first goal of the season, the game-winning tally, in the Butler match ... senior goaltender Lauren Clister made her first career start in the Butler contest, earning her first career victory ... freshman Aviva Jacobs (Potomac, Md./Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School) made her career debut in the second half against Butler ... Becky Kozlick (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS) made her first appearance of the season in the Butler game.
The National Scene
The Michigan soccer team held steady at No. 19 in the Oct. 25 NSCAA poll but pulled closer to the nation's top teams, garnering 19 more points this week (88, up from 69). This is the sixth consecutive week the Wolverines have appeared in the national poll. Michigan also ranks in at No. 18 in the Soccer Times Coaches poll and No. 21 in the Soccer Buzz rankings. Not including an exhibition game against current No. 9 Clemson, the Wolverines have played three teams that appear in the NSCAA's Top 25 (No. 5 Penn State, No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 21 Missouri) and another two (Iowa, Minnesota) who are receiving votes. This week the Michigan adds another ranked opponent to their schedule when it faces No. 14 Kentucky.
NSCAA/adidas Division I National Ranking (10/25/99)
School Record Pts LW 1. Santa Clara 17-0-0 299 1 2. Florida 16-1-0 283 2 3. North Carolina 14-2-0 273 3 4. Nebraska 16-1-1 270 4 5. Penn State 14-2-1 254 5 6. Notre Dame 13-3-0 240 6 7. Stanford 13-3-0 221 10 Connecticut 12-5-0 221 8 9. Clemson 12-4-1 187 14 10. Southern Cal 12-4-0 186 7 11. Texas A&M 14-4-0 171 12 12. Virginia 11-6-0 167 9 13. Wake Forest 11-4-0 151 11 14. Kentucky 14-2-1 134 13 15. Harvard 11-1-1 123 16 16. William & Mary 13-0-0 116 T17 17. San Diego 13-2-0 109 20 SMU 12-5-0 99 23 19. MICHIGAN 12-4-1 88 19 20. UCLA 12-3-1 74 15 21. Missouri 11-5-1 55 T17 22. Duke 10-7-0 32 21 23. Brigham Young 16-3-0 27 NR 24. Fresno State 13-3-2 24 24 25. Dartmouth 7-6-1 23 NR Baylor 12-5-1 23 25
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