Hortillosa, Morris Pace Wolverines to Win over Harvard

Sunday, October 3

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

Michigan

(9-3)

Harvard

(6-3)

Harvard

Michigan

Hortillosa, Morris Pace Wolverines to Win over Harvard

10/3/2004 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

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By: Leah Howard

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Ocker Field)
Score: #8 Michigan 4, #17 Harvard 2
Records: U-M (9-3), Harvard (6-3)
Next U-M Match: Saturday, Oct. 9 -- vs. Pacific (Iowa City, Iowa), 1:30 p.m. CDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior captain Adrienne Hortillosa (Chula Vista, Calif./Bonita Vista HS) and junior/sophomore Katie Morris (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS) tallied a pair of goal apiece to lead the No. 8-ranked University of Michigan field hockey team to its sixth straight win, 4-2 over No. 17 Harvard on Sunday (Oct. 3) at Ocker Field.

With the score knotted 2-2 after the first half, the Wolverines dominated the opening minutes of the second frame to tally a pair of quick back-to-back goals and put themselves ahead for good in the contest. Hortillosa notched the game-winner -- her second goal of the game -- at 36:37 off a U-M corner as junior Lori Hillman (Gibbsboro, N.J./Eastern Regional HS) and sophomore Kara Lentz (Manchester, Mass./St. Paul's School) each collected a second assist for their supporting efforts.

Morris added an assurance goal just 56 seconds later -- at the 37:33 mark -- as she accepted a pass from across the circle from sophomore Mary Fox (St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy) to redirect the ball past Harvard goalkeeper Aliaa Remtilla along the left post.

The Wolverines had held the initial lead in the game as Hortillosa scored off an early corner at the 6:54 mark, flicking the ball high to the right side of the Crimson net to beat a sprawling Remtilla, but Harvard stole the lead with a pair of quick back-to-back goals -- coming just 1:31 apart -- by Gretchen Fuller and Shelly Maasdorp.

The Crimson lead was short-lived as Morris registered the equalizer at 16:08 with a goal that mirrored her second-half marker, redirecting a cross pass from sophomore/freshman Eleanor Martin (Anchorage, Ky./Louisville Collegiate School) from the left side of the cage.

The Wolverines outshot Harvard 15-5 in the contest, including a 9-1 differential in the second half, and out-cornered the Crimson 8-2. Sophomore Beth Riley (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area HS) made two saves in the winning effort, while Harvard's Remtilla made five stops on U-M's nine shots on goal.

The Wolverines will head to Iowa City, Iowa, for their final two-game road series of the season with contests against Pacific and Iowa next Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9-10, at the Hawkeyes' Grant Field.

MATCH SUMMARY

Team	1	2	F
Harvard	2	0	2
Michigan	2	2	4

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Adrienne Hortillosa, 6:54 (Lori Hillman, Kara Lentz)
1st -- Harvard, Gretchen Fuller, 11:11 (Kate Gannon)
1st -- Harvard, Shelly Maasdorp, 12:42 (Gannon, Jen McDavitt)
1st -- U-M, Katie Morris, 16:08 (Eleanor Martin)
2nd -- U-M, Hortillosa, 36:37 (Hillman, Lentz)
2nd -- U-M, Morris, 37:33 (Mary Fox)

Shots: U-M 15, Harvard 5
Saves: U-M 2 (Beth Riley), Harvard 5 (Aliaa Remtilla)
Defensive Saves: U-M 0, Harvard 1
Penalty Corners: U-M 8, Harvard 2
Penalty Strokes: None

NOTES

• With its victory, U-M improved to 2-0 in the all-time series against Harvard and 3-2 against Ivy League schools (2-0 vs. Harvard, 1-1 vs. Princeton, 0-1 vs. Brown).

• Without a point against Harvard, senior Jessica Blake saw her season-scoring streak halted at 11 games.

• Adding two goals to her career stats, senior Adrienne Hortillosa moved into the seventh position on U-M's career points list with 92, tied with Kay McCarthy (1980-83). Hortillosa needs just four more points to reach the sixth spot, currently held by Courtney Reid (96, 1997-2000).

• Earning an assist on each of Hortillosa's goals, sophomore Kara Lentz tallied her first and second career points at Michigan.

• The Wolverines have outshot their opponents in each of the last 10 games.

QUOTES

Michigan Head Coach Marcia Pankratz
On the quick start in the second half ... "We got refocused on our tactics and refocused on individual responsibilities, and I think they really heeded that and tried to do it. We're always trying to gain momentum in the first five minutes of the half, and I though we did that pretty well today."

On the game ... "It wasn't an easy match. We didn't have our 'A' game; it wasn't the best match we've played, but we really fought hard and stayed in it. Sometimes, you have those types of games, and you have to stick with it and win them. I thought it was really important that we finished and stayed poised. We outshot them and out-cornered them in the second half, and that's one of our goals. So, I'm proud of them for that."

U-M Senior Captain Adrienne Hortillosa
On U-M's second-half performance ... "We didn't want to let Harvard into the game in the beginning with those two goals. We wanted to seal our win. We thought that if we could score really early in the second half, it would take them out the game and we could focus on our defense. I think our third goal was the turning point in the game; they were really fired up after that one, but we held strong."