Wolverines Shut Down Hawkeyes, Go to 3-0 in Big Ten

Friday, September 29

Iowa City, Iowa

4:00 PM CT

Michigan

Iowa

9/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

By: Jason Binge

Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Grant Field)
Score: #4 Michigan 4, Iowa 0
Records: U-M (11-1, 3-0 Big Ten), Iowa (5-6, 0-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Sept. 30 -- vs. Southwest Missouri State (Iowa City, Iowa), 1 p.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Michigan field hockey team continued to roll in Big Ten Conference play with a 4-0 victory over the Iowa on Friday (Sept. 29) at the Hawkeyes' Grant Field. Kelli Gannon's (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual HS) two goals pushed her past Julie Flachs (1994-97) into second place on U-M's all-time points with 108.

Besides Gannon's efforts, the Maize and Blue had an unlikely offensive hero in defender Ashley Thomas (West Chester, Pa./Unionville HS). Thomas, known for her defensive savvy, scored the game-winner six minutes into the first half. The goal was Thomas' second of her career.

The game remained 1-0 until 6:28 of the second half, when Kelli Gannon scored an unassisted goal. Sister Kristi Gannon (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual HS) took a shot off a penalty corner 40 seconds later and put in her 10th goal of the season, with the assists going to Catherine Foreman (Happy Valley, S. Australia/Westminister) and Courtney Reid (S. Deerfield, Mass./Northfield Mt. Hermon HS).

Reid and Foreman felt like being generous, so they set up Kelli Gannon on another penalty corner at 4:12 to take the final score to 4-0. Freshman goalkeeper Molly Maloney (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest HS) stopped one shot to register her third career shutout.

The fourth-ranked Wolverines (11-1, 3-0 Big Ten) will take on Southwest Missouri State on Saturday (Sept. 30) at Grant Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

MATCH SUMMARY

Team	1	2	F
Michigan	1	3	4
Iowa	0	0	0

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Ashley Thomas, 28:14 (unassisted)
2nd -- U-M, Kelli Gannon, 6:28 (unassisted)
2nd -- U-M, Kristi Gannon, 5:42 (Catherine Foreman, Courtney Reid)
2nd -- U-M, Kelli Gannon, 4:12 (Foreman, Reid)