2005 SOW vs. Michigan State -- Notes & Quotes
10/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
N O T E S
Therese Heaton moved into a tie for third place in career games played and eighth place in games started by a Wolverine women's soccer player. She is three games shy of passing Michigan's all-time leaders Kacy Beitel (1997-2000) and Amy Sullivant (1999-2002), who each played 91 games in their respective careers.
Melissa Dobbyn fired a team-high 10 shots, her highest total of the season and the second highest total in her career. She fired a career-high 13 shots in a 1-0 win at Minnesota last season on Sept. 24, 2004.
Megan Tuura gathered her third shutout of her career with a three-save performance in 110 minutes of play. Her 13 career shutouts are the third most in program history. Tuura's last shutout came in the first round of the 2004 Big Ten Tournament in a 1-0 win over Wisconsin on Nov. 4.
The Wolverines played in front of a U-M Soccer Field record attendance of 1,887. The previous record was set earlier this season against Texas when 1,817 fans watched the Wolverines defeat the Longhorns 3-2.
Whitney Kjar and Erica Gordy made their first career starts. Kjar's seven previous games and Gordy's 15 previous games all came as reserves.
Stephanie Boyles, Therese Heaton, Whitney Kjar and Katie Kramer were honored in a pregame ceremony commemorating their careers.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Debbie Rademacher
On tonight's game ... "Both teams fought really hard. It was ugly at times but exciting at other times. It was a defensive stalemate. I think as a whole our defense played well. Our defensive effort was great. I thought we brought Lindsey MacDonald onto the field and she did good job in the second half, so that was exciting. Erica Gordy had a nice game."
On the pace of tonight's game ... "I felt like there are times when we had the run of play. There were changes in momentum, but we got it back and we outshot them by quite a bit. I thought we had the better of the play at times."
U-M Freshman Midfielder Lindsey MacDonald
On the result ... "It wasn't a win, but I think we all put our hearts on the field and gave it all we could. So I think our coaches were satisfied and we are satisfied."
On earning more playing time in recent games ... "I always want to be successful at what I'm doing, and I feel that if I am not on the field then I'm not going to my potential. I definitely want to be a contributing player on the field. That felt good to go out there and get a chance at least. I finally feel that I was given enough time to get a rhythm and feel like I was connected with the rest of the team."
U-M Freshman Defender Skylar Andrews
On tonight's defensive effort ... "I think as a team, it was a great defensive effort. We held them. This is our first shutout this year. Defensively with the forwards, midfield, defense and Megan (Tuura), we all just played really well today. We just couldn't put one in."
On shutting down MSU's leading scorer, Emma Harris ... "We knew that she was a scorer and I didn't follow her around this game because we have good backs. We just made sure we got a body on her, whether it was Erica (Gordy), me or anyone else that was out there. We marked her tight."
On the play of the freshman defenders this season ... "We're just coming in and doing what he have to do to win. Unfortunately, we didn't get a win today, but we are just trying to stop teams from scoring and we've done a great job this year."
