Weekly Release #11
11/2/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Friday, November 5
Game 1 -- #3 seed Iowa vs. #6 seed Illinois -- Noon
Game 2 -- #1 seed Penn State vs. #8 seed Wisconsin -- 1 p.m.
Game 3 -- #4 seed Minnesota vs. #5 seed Ohio State -- 2 p.m.
Game 4 -- #2 seed Michigan vs. #7 seed Michigan State -- 3 p.m.
Saturday, November 6
Game 5 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 4 winner -- 1 p.m.
Game 6 -- Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner -- 3 p.m.
Sunday, November 7
Game 7 -- Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner -- 2 p.m.
This Week
The Wolverines travel to Bloomington, Ind., for the 1999 Big Ten Conference Tournament (Nov. 5-7). Michigan finished the Big Ten regular season in second place with an 8-1-1 record and opens the tournament against in-state rival Michigan State at 3 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 5). The Wolverines defeated the Spartans 3-1 under rainy conditions earlier this season in Ann Arbor. Penn State won the regular-season title with a 9-0-1 mark and is the tournament's top seed. Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Illinois and Wisconsin round out the tournament field. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which opens play on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The NCAA Tournament draw will be announced Sunday night (Nov. 7) at 10 p.m.
Michigan vs. the Field ...
Penn State -- The Lions lead the all-time series 4-2-3 ... the schools played to a scoreless tie in Happy Valley earlier in the year ... Michigan holds a 2-1 advantage in Big Ten Tournament meetings ... the Wolverines defeated the Lions in penalty kicks (1-1, 3-1 PK) in the 1994 tournament ... Michigan won 3-1 en route to its 1997 Big Ten Tournament title ... Penn State defeated Michigan 3-1 in State College in the 1998 Big Ten Tournament semifinals ... Penn State is 16-2-1 on the season, 9-0-1 in the Big Ten, and ranked fifth in the NSCAA poll ... current Wolverines vs. Penn State ... Mari Hoff 1-1-3, Amber Berendowsky 0-2-2, Emily Schmitt 1-0-2, Kacy Beitel 0-1-1, Shannon Poole 0-1-1.
Iowa -- Michigan leads the all-time series 3-0-0, having defeated Iowa 2-0 earlier this season ... the Hawkeyes are 13-6-0 on the season and finished the Big Ten schedule with a 7-3-0 mark ... Michigan defeated Iowa 3-1 last season and 4-0 in 1997 ... current Wolverines vs. Iowa ... Amber Berendowsky 2-1-5, Mari Hoff 2-0-4, Emily Schmitt 1-1-3, Kacy Beitel 1-0-1, Marie Spaccarotella 0-1-1.
Minnesota -- The Gophers lead the all-time series 6-1-0 ... Michigan won this season's meeting 2-0 in Minneapolis (Oct. 15) ... Minnesota defeated Michigan 2-0 in the 1995 Big Ten Tournament ... the Gophers are 11-7-0 on the season, 6-4-0 in the Big Ten ... current Wolverines vs. Minnesota ... Kacy Beitel 2-1-5, Amber Berendowsky 0-3-3, Abby Crumpton 1-0-2, Emily Schmitt 1-0-2, Laurie Peterson 0-1-1.
Ohio State -- The Wolverines lead the all-time series 5-3-0, having won the last five meetings in the series ... Michigan defeated OSU 2-1 in Columbus to open this year's Big Ten season ...the Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes 2-1 in the 1996 Big Ten Tournament ... Michgan beat Ohio State 3-0 to open its 1997 Big Ten Tournament title run ... the Buckeyes are 12-5-2 on the season with a 5-4-1 Big Ten record ... current Wolverines vs. Ohio State ... Amber Berendowsky 2-2-6, Abby Crumpton 2-0-4, Mari Hoff 1-2-4, Emily Schmitt 0-3-3, Kacy Beitel 1-0-2, Shannon Poole 1-0-2.
Illinois -- The Wolverines lead the all-time series 3-0-0, winning 2-1 in overtime in Ann Arbor earlier this season ... the Illini sport an 11-7-2 record, including a 3-5-2 mark in the Big Ten ... Kacy Beitel (Midland, Mich./H.H. Dow HS) tied a school record with three goals against Illinois on Oct. 17, 1997 ... current Wolverines vs. Illinois ... Kacy Beitel 5-0-10, Amber Berendowsky 2-3-7, Emily Schmitt 2-0-4, Abby Crumpton 1-1-3, Stephanie McArdle 0-1-1.
Michigan State -- The Wolverines lead the all-time series 4-1-1, winning 3-1 in Ann Arbor earlier this season ... Michigan has won the last four series meetings ... the Spartans are 6-11-3 on the season, 3-6-1 in the Big Ten ... current Wolverines vs. MSU ... Emily Schmitt 3-0-6, Marie Spaccarotella 3-0-6, Amber Berendowsky 1-3-5, Kacy Beitel 2-0-4, Laurie Peterson 1-0-2, Jen Stahl 0-2-2, Mari Hoff 0-2-2, Stephanie McArdle 0-1-1.
Wisconsin -- The Badgers lead the all-time series 6-1-1, winning 3-1 in Madison this season ... Wisconsin is 9-7-4 on the season, 3-6-1 in the Big Ten ... current Wolverines vs. Wisconsin ... Mari Hoff 2-1-5, Amber Berendowsky 2-0-4, Shannon Poole 1-0-2, Jen Stahl 1-0-2, Emily Schmitt 0-1-1.
Team Tidbits
The Wolverines fired off 44 shots in the two-game Big Ten/SEC Challenge to raise the season total to 413 shots attempted, the second 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). Individually, Amber Berendowsky's (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) 32 shots this season push her career total to 201, the Michigan school record and one of the 10 highest shot totals in Big Ten history. Abby Crumpton (68) and Emily Schmitt (64) have both eclipsed the former school record for shots in a season -- 63 established by Berendowsky in 1997. Further, the team has registered 123 points, the second-highest in school history behind the 222 scored in 1997. Michigan's 43 goals are the third-most by a Wolverine squad, one shy of the 1996 team's total and 38 short of the school record set in 1997.
Season Games Shots Shots/G 1999 19 413 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
Beitel
Junior All-America candidate Kacy Beitel scored a goal against Alabama (Oct. 29) to finish the regular season with a share of the team lead in goals (9, Abby Crumpton). Despite missing time early in the season due to a hamstring injury, Beitel is Michigan's second-leading scorer with 21 points, only trailing freshman Crumpton's 23 points. In Michigan's first seven games, Beitel only scored twice, but in the final 12, she has tallied seven goals and three assists for 17 points. Her torrid stretch moved Beitel's career points total to 68, just four behind Ruth Poulin (1994-97) for the third-highest total by a Wolverine. 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- ) 68 Debbie Flaherty (1994-97) 62
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).
Cal Who
Seniors Shannon Poole (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) and Emily Schmitt (Troy, Mich./Athens HS) have played in all 84 games during their tenure at Michigan. The two set the school record for appearances in the Alabama match (Oct. 29). Incredibly, Poole has started each of those 84 matches, breaking the school record of 82 set by Debbie Flaherty (1994-97).
Most Appearances
PLAYER (YEARS) GAMES SHANNON POOLE (1996- ) 84 EMILY SCHMITT (1996- ) 84 Debbie Flaherty (1994-97) 82 MARI HOFF (1996- ) 82 Jessica Limauro (1995-98) 79 AMBER BERENDOWSKY (1996- ) 78
50!
Senior All-Big Ten candidate Mari Hoff (Canton, Mich./Salem HS) 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, 5-9-19 on the season, netted a goal at Northwestern (Oct. 10) to become the sixth Wolverine to reach the milestone and has 55 career points. All-Big Ten candidate Kacy Beitel, 9-3-21 on the year, recorded her 50th point earlier in the season and stands at 68 career points.
Consistent Crumpton
Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate Abby Crumpton (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) added an assist in Michigan's win over Alabama (Oct. 29) to extend her team-high point total to 23. Further, Crumpton has attempted a Wolverine-record 68 shots on the season, breaking the school record of 63 set by Amber Berendowsky in 1997. Crumpton, tied with Kacy Beitel for the team lead in goals with nine, 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. 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 23 (1999) Amber Berendowsky 19 (1996) Mari Hoff 17 (1996) Ruth Poulin 15 (1994) Debbie Flaherty 15 (1994)
4,000!
Goalkeeper Carissa Stewart (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat HS) played in her 4,000th career minute during the second half of the Kentucky match (Oct. 31). One game earlier, against Alabama (Oct. 29), Stewart set the school record for career minutes played, eclipsing the past mark of 3896:16 by Jessica Jones (1995-98). Stewart enters the Big Ten Tournament with 4053:51 career minutes. Earlier this season Stewart set the school records for career (29) and single-season (12) victories as well as minutes played (1709:12).
Most Single-Season Victories
GOALKEEPER WINS (YEAR) CARISSA STEWART 12 (1999) Carissa Stewart 10 (1997) Jori Welchans 9 (1994) Jessica Jones 8 (1996) Jessica Jones 7 (1997) Carissa Stewart 7 (1997)
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)
The National Scene
The Michigan women's soccer team received a boost in the Nov. 1 NSCAA poll, moving up one slot from 19th to 18th. The Wolverines remain third in the Great Lakes Region -- behind No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 14 Kentucky -- according to the NSCAA. Michigan came in at No. 21 in the Soccer Times poll and No. 22 in the Soccer Buzz rankings.
NSCAA/adidas Division I National Ranking (11/1/99)
School Record Pts LW 1. Santa Clara 18-0-0 300 1 2. Florida 18-1-0 284 2 3. North Carolina 16-2-0 271 3 4. Nebraska 17-1-1 269 4 5. Penn State 16-2-1 255 5 6. Notre Dame 15-3-0 241 6 7. Stanford 13-4-0 210 T7 8. Clemson 12-5-1 204 9 9. Harvard 13-1-1 198 15 10. Texas A&M 15-4-0 185 11 11. Southern Cal 14-4-0 181 10 12. William & Mary 15-3-0 159 16 13. Connecticut 13-6-0 155 T7 14. Kentucky 16-2-1 149 14 15. Wake Forest 13-5-0 132 13 16. Virginia 12-7-0 123 12 17. San Diego 15-2-0 111 17 18. MICHIGAN 13-5-1 91 19 19. SMU 13-5-1 89 18 20. UCLA 13-4-1 65 20 21. Duke 12-8-0 55 22 22. Baylor 13-5-1 50 T25 23. Brigham Young 17-3-0 38 23 24. Dartmouth 8-7-1 26 T25 25. Missouri 13-6-1 15 21
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