Michigan
New Hampshire
Wolverines Blank New Hampshire to Win Fourth Straight
9/14/2003 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan field hockey team used solid defense for the second straight game to blank the visiting New Hampshire Wildcats 5-0 and win its fourth straight match Sunday afternoon (Sept. 14) at Ocker Field. Five different Wolverines scored in the win as U-M outshot the Wildcats 37-1 and held its opponent scoreless for the second straight outing.
Civic celebrates her goal just 12 seconds into the contest. | |
The game was blown wide open in the second half as the Wolverines added a season-high four goals in the 35-minute span to secure the win. Senior April Fronzoni (Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West HS) gave the Wolverines a 2-0 advantage at 37:35 when she took a pass from sophomore Lori Hillman (Gibbsboro, N.J./Eastern Regional HS) and beat Buckley with a sweep to the right side, then junior Kate Dillon (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS) added her first career marker, tipping in a shot at the right post to make it 3-0 just under 10 minutes later.
The Wolverines continued the onslaught with two goals in less than three minutes to close out the game. Senior Stephanie Johnson (Houston, Texas/The Kinkaid School) scored on a penalty corner at 59:40 to push the score to 4-0 before freshman Mary Fox (St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy) finished the scoring by tipping in a pass from Hillman at the right post at 61:16.
Buckley made 17 saves as 22 of Michigan's 37 shots went on net. Junior Molly Maloney (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest HS) stopped one shot to pitch her first shutout of the season.
The Wolverines will hit the road for their next three matches, beginning next weekend with a trip to Maryland for two non-conference matchups. Michigan will face No. 3 Maryland on Friday, Sept. 19, before taking on James Madison at Maryland on Sunday, Sept. 21.
MATCH SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Jill Civic (unassisted), 0:12
2nd -- U-M, April Fronzoni (Lori Hillman), 37:35
2nd -- U-M, Kate Dillon (Jenny Zangara), 47:21
2nd -- U-M, Stephanie Johnson (unassisted), 59:40
2nd -- U-M, Mary Fox (Hillman), 61:16
Shots: U-M 37, UNH 1
Saves: U-M 1 (Molly Maloney), UNH 17 (Christine Buckley)
Defensive Saves: None
Penalty Corners: U-M 15, UNH 0
Penalty Strokes: None
Q U O T E S
Head Coach Marcia Pankratz
On scoring five goals ... "I was very pleased. The goalkeeper for UNH played extraordinarily well and they had three defensive saves. She was amazing. It could have been even more. I thought our attack was very patient. They had a lot of good possessions and it was one of those games where everyone was confident about their decision making and it went very well."
On outscoring opponents 11-0 over the weekend ... "I'm more impressed with our defense this weekend than our offense because we shut both teams out. It was something that we wanted to improve upon from the first weekend of play. We made a lot of adjustments and we've really battened down the hatches. That's our strength. Even though we've scored a lot of goals over the years, our strength has been limiting shots and playing tenacious defense. This weekend I was very proud of them for doing that."
N O T E S
April Fronzoni netted her 56th career marker and now sits eight behind Michigan's all-time leader, Mary Callam (64 from 1976-79). In addition, Fronzoni improved her career point total to 125 and is one away from tying Kelli Gannon (126 from 1997-2000) for second place. The career points leader is also Callam, who recorded 136 points from 1976-79.
Fronzoni has scored a goal in each of her last five games.
Kate Dillon's goal was the first of her career. Entering the contest, Dillon has 0-4-4 totals in 41 career appearances.
Jill Civic has scored a goal in four of her last five games.
Mary Fox's goal was the first of her career.
Molly Maloney now has 13.5 career shutouts, moving her to fourth place on U-M's career shutouts list. She surpasses Maureen Tasch (1998-2001), who recorded 13 in her career.
Michigan has shut out its opponent in the last two games after allowing at least three goals in each of its first four contests.
The Wolverines have won four straight after opening the season 0-2.
Contact: Paul Thomas (734) 763-4423
