2006 SOW at Ohio State -- Notes & Quotes
10/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
N O T E S
Today's 1-1 score heading into halftime marked the first time more than one goal had been scored in the beginning frame in any U-M game this season.
Michigan has outscored its opponents 7-2 in the first half.
The Wolverines' current unbeaten streak of six games (3-0-3) is their longest since 2004 when they went 7-0-1 in a span of eight games.
Megan Tuura made a season-high seven saves and finished with 12 saves on the weekend after stopping five shots against Minnesota on Friday (Oct. 20). She eclipses the 300-save mark for her career and now has 301 career stops.
Katelin Spencer moved into sole possession of fourth place on the program's career games started list after starting both games this weekend. She has started all 84 games in her career.
Melissa Dobbyn's score is her first since she tallied the first marker in a 2-1 upset over Purdue (Sept. 29). Today's goal-and-assist performance is her first since she earned a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win at Iowa last season. In addition, her eight-shot weekend moves her into second place on Michigan's career shots list with 257.
After playing in two games in the 2005 campaign, Kristin Thomas scored her first career goal in her ninth game this season. Her score tied the game at 1-1 with under a minute remaining in the half, and she later added an assist on the game-clincher for the first points of her career.
Melissa Dobbyn and Kristin Thomas become the third and fourth players to contribute to more than one goal in a game this season.
The Wolverines improve to 5-0-0 in games in which they score more than one goal.
The Maize and Blue matches its win total from 2005 with today's victory, improving to 8-5-5 on the season.
Five of Michigan's seven overtime games this season have come on the road. U-M holds a 2-0-5 record in those contests.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Debbie Rademacher
On today's win ... "This was a huge one because we needed to have that one more point to assure a spot in the Big Ten Tournament. We have played so many overtime games, and we needed that monkey off our back to finish in overtime. We were tired and had already played a tough game Friday, but we came through."
On the play of senior goalkeeper Megan Tuura ... "She was solid all weekend and made some great saves. Ohio State had its chances and didn't finish them, and we made the most of the ones we had."
On succeeding despite being without two starters due to injury ... "We've had to face a lot of adversity all season. Different people have stepped up at different times. For (Kristin) Thomas to be involved in the goal scoring is tremendous. Ohio State was strong and dynamic. We have continued to fight. The team is building on that confidence and momentum in being able to finish games while staying strong defensively."
