Michigan
Iowa
Michigan Soccer Shuts Out Hawkeyes, 2-0
9/26/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
The Wolverines got on the board early as Mari Hoff (Canton, Mich./Salem HS) netted the game's first goal at 5:18. From 30 yards out, Hoff curved a shot from the right wing over the Iowa goalie and into the far corner for her second goal of the season.
Michigan applied steady pressure for the next 25 minutes, holding the Hawkeyes without a shot until the 30th minute and without a shot on goal until the 40th minute. Still, the Wolverines were unable to put the game away until late in the second half when Kacy Beitel made the score 2-0. At 86:21, Emily Schmitt (Troy, Mich./Athens HS), running the right sideline, sent a crossing pass from the wing to the top of the box. Marie Spaccarotella (Livonia, Mich./Churchill HS) one-timed a pass to Beitel, whose 18-yard blast deflected off a Hawkeye defender and changed direction to find the near corner. The goal was Beitel's fourth of the season and second of the weekend.
Iowa had two good scoring opportunities, both in the second half with the score still 1-0. The Hawkeyes drew three consecutive corner kicks in the first 3:00 of the second stanza but were unable to find the net. Then, with 30:30 left in the game, Stewart left her line, skied in the air and, out of a crowd of Hawkeyes, grabbed a dangerous cross to the middle of the box.
The Wolverines return to action next weekend with a pair of Big Ten home games. On Friday (Oct. 1) Michigan hosts Indiana at 4 p.m., and on Sunday (Oct. 3), the Wolverines battle the Purdue Boilermakers at 1 p.m.
GAME SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Mari Hoff, 5:18 (unassisted)
2nd -- U-M, Kacy Beitel, 86:21 (Marie Spaccarotella, Emily Schmitt)
Shots: U-M 27, UI 8
Saves: U-M 4 (Carissa Stewart), UI 6 (Melissa Wickart)
Corner Kicks: U-M 11, UI 6
Fouls: U-M 6, UI 6
Cards: None
NOTES
-- The Wolverines, 6-0-1 in their last seven Big Ten conference games (3-0-1 in 1999, 3-0-0 to finish 1998) tied a program-long seven-game unbeaten streak in Big Ten games. Michigan previously went 6-0-1 in conference games to end 1996 and open 1997.
-- The 3-0-1 start to the Big Ten season is the second-best in program history. The Wolverines opened the 1997 season 4-0-0.
-- Michigan's five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) is the longest since it opened the 1998 season 5-0-0. The Wolverines put together a pair of seven-game unbeaten streaks in 1997 and another during the 1996 campaign.
-- Carissa Stewart has allowed just two goals on 20 shots in four Big Ten games, two of which went into overtime, for a .900 save percentage and 0.45 goals against average.
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