Michigan
Ball State
Wolverines Extend Winning Streak to Five Games
9/30/2001 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The No. 4 University of Michigan field hockey team extended its winning streak to a season-high five games on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 30), downing the Ball State Cardinals 5-1 in a non-conference matchup at the BSU Turf Field.
The Wolverines (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten) netted the game's first goal under five minutes in and never looked back, building a 3-0 lead in the contest's first 20 minutes. Sophomore defender Stephanie Johnson (Houston Texas/The Kinkaid School) got U-M on the board at 30:28, scoring on a penalty corner opportunity with help from seniors Ali Balmer (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata HS) and Catherine Foreman (Happy Valley, South Australia/Westminster). Sophomore forward April Fronzoni (Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West HS) gave Michigan a two-goal advantage at 20:45 and Johnson made the score 3-0 with an unassisted marker at 13:09.
Ball State (4-5, 1-2 MAC) scored its only goal with 8:37 left in the first half when Afton Hess beat senior goalkeeper Maureen Tasch (Ann Arbor, Mich.) on a penalty corner.
Redshirt freshman Jennifer Zangara (Toledo, Ohio/Ottawa Hills HS) opened the scoring in the second half, netting her first career marker at 21:52, while Fronzoni completed her first multi-goal game of the season with a tally at 18:52.
Tasch made two stops in the win as Michigan outshot the Cardinals by a 22-6 margin.
Michigan will remain on the road, traveling to East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday (Oct. 4) to face archrival Michigan State in a 7:30 p.m. Big Ten affair before returning home to host Harvard on Sunday (Oct. 7, 1 p.m.).
MATCH SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
| Michigan | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Ball State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Stephanie Johnson, 30:38 (Catherine Foreman, Ali Balmer)
1st -- U-M, April Fronzoni, 20:45 (Balmer)
1st -- U-M, Johnson, 13:09 (unassisted)
1st -- BSU, Afton Hess, 8:37 (Heather Weinhold, Monika Rhode)
2nd -- U-M, Jennifer Zangara, 21:52 (unassisted)
2nd -- U-M, Fronzoni, 18:52 (unassisted)
Shots: U-M 22, BSU 6
Saves: U-M 2 (Maureen Tasch), BSU 14 (Susan McDowell)
Defensive Saves: None
Penalty Corners: U-M 9, BSU 6
Penalty Strokes: None
N O T E S
Stephanie Johnson tallied her seventh and eighth goals of the year, establishing a career high for markers and points in a campaign. Her previous high was 6-012, set in 1999. Johnson took over the team lead in goals (8) and points (16) and has at least one marker in each of her last four games.
Catherine Foreman picked up her 51st career assist and is now six helpers away from the Michigan career assists mark, held by Courtney Reid (56 from 1997-2000).
Michigan has won eight of its last nine games, including a season-high five straight.
The Wolverines have held opponents to 10 shots or fewer in each of the last nine games.
April Fronzoni posted her first multi-goal game of the season and has four markers in her last three games. Prior to the 10-1 win over Indiana (Sept. 23), Fronzoni was held scoreless.
Ali Balmer has recorded two assists in three of her last four appearances.
Contact: Paul Thomas (734) 763-4423
