Weekly Release #12
11/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 9 -- vs. Oakland (U-M Soccer Field), 1 p.m.
Thu-Sun., Nov. 14-17 -- at Big Ten Tournament (State College, Pa.)
This Week: Home Field Finale
The University of Michigan men's soccer team (8-6-2, 3-3 Big Ten) concludes the regular season with a final home match against Oakland this Sunday (Nov. 9) at 1 p.m. on the U-M Soccer Field. This Saturday's game between the Wolverines and Oakland was rescheduled from Sept. 20 when heavy rain and lighting forced the postponement of the game. Before the match the Wolverines will honor their lone senior, Robert Turpin (Pontiac, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit HS), as it will be Senior Day for the Maize and Blue.
Scouting the Opponents
Oakland -- The Golden Grizzlies enter their final match of the regular season with a record of 8-6-3, 3-1-1 in the Mid-Continent Conference. Philip Braathen and Chris Edwards lead Oakland's offensive attack as Braathen has tallied 15 points (six goals and three assists), while Edwards has 12 points (six goals). Jeff Wiese has been Oakland's defensive leader as he has played every minute between the pipes for the Grizzlies this season. Wiese has posted 67 saves in 1614:30 en route to a 1.17 goals-against average with seven shutouts in 2002. Oakland on the Internet: www.ougrizzlies.com.
Michigan vs. Oakland
The Wolverines and Golden Grizzlies met last year on Oakland's OU Soccer Field and battled to a 2-2 tie in the only previous regular-season matchup between the two schools.
Last Week Recap: Extra Time Needed
The Wolverines played a pair of overtime matches last week, posting a record of 1-1. Last Sunday (Nov. 3) U-M moved into a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1-0 overtime victory over Ohio State at the U-M Soccer Field. Kevin Robinson (Caro, Mich./Faith Baptist HS) tallied the game-winner at 97:53 when he flipped the ball over the goalkeeper as the two raced for the ball just inside the Buckeyes' penalty area. Freshman goalkeeper Peter Dzubay (Sylvania, Ohio/Northview HS) recorded his third straight conference win with three saves en route to his second career clean slate.
Dzubay returned to the pipes Tuesday (Nov. 5) at Detroit and made seven saves to help the Wolverines to a 1-1 tie in 100 minutes of action. Junior transfer Jrgen Schmieder (Regensburg, Bavaria/Stifland Gymnasium) tallied the lone Michigan goal of the match at 15:16 when he struck the ball out of mid-air to beat the keeper inside the left post. The two teams played only one overtime period due to darkness.
Big Ten Standings
Michigan solidified a tie for second place in the Big Ten with a 1-0 overtime win against Ohio State last Sunday (Nov. 3). With one game left in Big Ten play, four teams (Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin) are tied for second place in the conference with 3-3 records. Ohio State has a chance to join those four teams if it can defeat Northwestern on Sunday (Nov. 10) in Evanston, Ill. If Northwestern wins or if Ohio State wins by four goals or less, Michigan will head into the Big Ten Tournament (Nov. 14-17) as the No. 2 seed, based on the second tiebreaker (goal differential in conference play).
Big Ten Pts. GF GA Overall 1. Indiana 6-0-0 18 19 5 13-2-2 2. MICHIGAN 3-3-0 9 11 7 8-6-2 Penn State 3-3-0 9 5 5 10-7-0 Wisconsin 3-3-0 9 8 11 9-8-0 Michigan State 3-3-0 9 7 12 11-6-0 6. Ohio State 2-3-0 6 6 7 10-6-1 7. Northwestern 0-5-0 0 1 10 8-10-0
Still Sitting on the Dock of Dzu-Bay
Freshman goalkeeper Peter Dzubay improved his record to 5-1-1 last week with an 1-0 overtime shutout of Ohio State (Nov. 3) and a 1-1 overtime tie at Detroit (Nov. 5). Dzubay earned the victory over the Buckeyes with three saves en route to his third consecutive Big Ten win and second career shutout. At Detroit the freshman keeper made seven stops on eight Titan shots. In 10 games in net for the Wolverines this season, Dzubay has converted 34 of 41 save opportunities for a 0.829 save percentage and a 0.86 goals-against average in 736:24 minutes of action.
Here's to you, Mr. Robinson
Junior forward Kevin Robinson tallied three points last week, contributing to each of the Wolverines' goals. Robinson netted his second game-winning goal of the season when he lifted the ball over Ohio State's goalkeeper as the two raced for the ball just inside the Buckeye penalty area in Michigan's 1-0 overtime victory (Nov. 3). The goal came 7:53 seconds into the extra frame and assured Michigan a tie for second place in the Big Ten standings heading into the Big Ten Tournament (Nov. 14-17). Against Detroit (Nov. 5) Robinson dished out his fourth assist of the season to help Michigan to a 1-1 tie with Titans.
The Ultimate Scoring Machine
Junior transfer Jrgen Schmieder tallied his seventh goal of the season when he beat Detroit's keeper inside the left post at 15:16 to give the Wolverines a 1-0 advantage. Schmieder had just checked into the game and scored on his first touch of the game. In 10 games this season the Bavarian junior has 14 points on seven goals, including two hat tricks against IUPUI (Sept. 6) and Evansville (Sept. 27).
Helping Hand
Mychal Turpin (Pontiac, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit HS) continued to help the Michigan offense last week with the game-winning overtime assist to Kevin Robinson to beat Ohio State 1-0 at 97:53. Turpin has recorded a Michigan-record 25 points this season on 10 goals and five assists.
How Hot is This
Mychal Turpin has scored at least one goal in eight of Michigan's 16 games this season, totaling a career- and program-high 10 goals. Thus far in 2002, Turpin has 25 points with 10 goals and five assists. Included in the 10-goal total is the program's first hat trick. Turpin tallied a natural hat trick against IUPUI at Elbel Field in the Wolverines' 8-0 win on Sept. 6.
| Date | Team | Goals |
| Sept. 1 | Cal-Santa Barbara | 1 |
| Sept. 6 | IUPUI | 3 |
| Sept. 13 | Brown | 1 |
| Sept. 15 | Yale | 1 |
| Sept. 27 | Evansville | 1 |
| Oct. 6 | Indiana | 1 |
| Oct. 13 | Michigan State | 1 |
| Oct. 27 | Northwestern | 1 |
The Life I Love is Making Music With My Friends
Michigan remained one of the most potent offenses in the Big Ten last week with two goals and two assists. Through Tuesday (Nov. 5) the Wolverines have totaled a conference-leading 124 points on 40 goals and 41 assists in 16 games this season. Michigan is the conference leader in both goals (41), goals per game (2.56) and assists per game (2.62) and is one assist shy of Indiana's 42 assists.
Thank You Sir, May I Have Another
Freshman midfielder Adam Bruh (Roslyn Heights, N.Y./Wheatley HS) continues to lead the Big Ten in assists as has distributed a Michigan single season and career record 11 helpers in 2002. In the 14 games he has played in this year, the freshman is averaging 0.85 assists per game.
I Love Gooooooooooals
Michigan scored a school-record eight goals against IUPUI on Sept. 6, surpassing its previous best scoring output of five, set last year in a home win against Western Michigan (Sept. 30). Since the program's inception in 2000, the Wolverines have totaled 11 three-plus goal games, posting a record of 9-1-1.
| Date | Opponent | Place | Score | Outcome |
| Oct. 27, 2002 | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 5-0 | Win |
| Oct. 20, 2002 | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 3-2 | Win |
| Sept. 27, 2002 | Evansville | Evansville, Ind. | 6-2 | Win |
| Sept. 13, 2002 | Brown | Providence, R.I. | 3-3 (2OT) | Tie |
| Sept. 6, 2002 | IUPUI | Elbel Field | 8-0 | Win |
| Sept. 2, 2002 | Wright State | East Lansing, Mich. | 3-1 | Win |
| Sept. 1, 2002 | Cal-Santa Barbara | East Lansing, Mich. | 3-5 | Loss |
| Sept. 30, 2001 | Western Michigan | Varsity Field | 5-2 | Win |
| Nov. 22, 2000 | Drury College | Elbel Field | 3-0 | Win |
| Nov. 4, 2000 | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, Mich. | 3-2 (2OT) | Win |
| Sept. 5, 2000 | Cleveland State | Cleveland, Ohio | 3-2 | Win |
NSCAA/adidas Top 25 (11/4/02)
Rank, Team Record Prev 1. Wake Forest 12-0-4 3 2. St. John's 11-1-5 1 3. Indiana 14-2-2 5 4. Southern Methodist 14-1-3 4 5. UCLA 11-2-2 2 6. Connecticut 13-4-0 7 7. Virginia 11-5-0 13 8. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 15-1-1 9 9. California 11-3-2 11 10. Coastal Carolina 15-0-2 16 11. Maryland 12-4-0 6 12. Creighton 12-3-2 10 13. Furman 14-2-1 12 14. Penn 10-2-0 22 15. UC Santa Barbara 13-2-1 15 16. Boston College 11-4-0 17 17. Clemson 10-3-3 8 18. Notre Dame 11-4-3 19 19. Stanford 11-3-2 18 20. North Carolina 12-5-1 23 21. Virginia Commonwealth 11-4-1 19 22. New Mexico 15-2-0 NR 22. Loyola Marymount 13-2-2 25 24. Saint Louis 11-3-2 NR Lehigh 10-4-1 18
Around the Corner
The Maize and Blue heads to State College, Pa., next weekend (Nov. 14-17) for the Big Ten Tournament, hosted by Penn State. Matchups for first-round games, held next Thursday (Nov. 14), will be solidified after the final Big Ten regular-season contest is played on Nov. 10. The semifinals will be held on Friday (Nov. 15), with the final taking place Sunday (Nov. 17). All games will be played at Penn State's Jeffrey Field.
Contact: Gene Skidmore (734) 763-4423
