2006 SOM vs. Northwestern -- Notes & Quotes
10/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
N O T E S
Sophomore/freshman Patrick Sperry's four saves in today's match moved him to fifth place on the U-M single-season saves list with 56 saves in his debut season. Sperry moved ahead of Peter Dzubay (2002-05), who made 54 saves in 2002. Sperry also has currently played a total of 1,410:33, which is the most minutes played by any U-M goalkeeper in their debuting season.
The Wolverines are 6-4-0 against Northwestern with today's loss.
U-M was shut out for the seventh time this season, tying for the most shutouts against in program history. The Wolverines are 0-6-1 in those seven games. In 2004, the Maize and Blue was held scoreless in seven games (0-5-2).
Senior tri-captain Kevin Savitskie played in his 70th career game, tying him for fourth on the U-M all-time games played list with Kevin Taylor (2000-03).
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Steve Burns
On the game ... "Northwestern is a good attacking team that made us pay for two mistakes in the back third of the field. When you look at statistics it was fairly even, but Northwestern wins the game. They have some attacking players that are seniors and juniors, and right now they're relishing the opportunity to finish balls, and that's where we have to go."
On what can be taken from this game ... "I think confidence in front of the net separates us from having a winning record. It's something we continue to work on in training, showing our attacking players different things they need to do to help these young guys score goals. It really just boils down to confidence in front of the net."
