Weekly Release #6 (at Oakland, vs. Indiana)
9/25/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, Sept.26 -- at Oakland (Rochester, Mich.), 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 29 -- vs.#19 Indiana (U-M Soccer Field), 7 p.m.
Wednesday,Oct. 3-- atNotre Dame(South Bend, Ind.), 7 p.m. CDT
This Week: Golden Grizzlies, Hoosiers
The No.10-ranked University of Michigan men's soccer team (7-0-1) will travel to Rochester, Mich. for a match against the Oakland Unviersity Golden Grizzlies Wednesday (Sept. 26) at Oakland Soccer Field and then return home for a match againstNo. 19Indiana Saturday (Sept. 29) at the U-M Soccer Field at 7 p.m.
Scouting the Opponents ...
Oakland -- Michigan faces the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (3-1-2 overall, 0-0-0 Summit League) of theSummit League. This is thesixth meeting between Michigan and Detroit; U-M leads the series 2-1-2. Last year, Michigan shut out the Golden Grizzlies 3-0 in Ann Arbor.Oakland finished the 2006 season with an overall record of5-12-1 (2-4-0 Summit League). The Golden Grizzlies return six starters while losing five.
Detroit on the web: www.ougrizzlies.com.
Indiana -- The match between#19 Indiana and #10U-M will be the eighth meeting between the two programs and the first Big Ten matchup of the 2007 season for the Hoosiers. Michigan has never beaten Indiana. In 2006, Michigan and Indiana drew in an overtime match in Bloomington, Ind.Indiana(3-3-1) finished its 2006 campaign with a15-4-3 record to win the Big Ten (4-1-1). The Hoosiers made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Santa Clara 5-4 in a shootout.
Indianaon the Web: www.iuhoosiers.com.
This Week's Storylines ...
Did You Know
#10 Michigan is now 7-0-1 for its best season start in program history.
The team's seven victories ties its total wins for the entire 2006 season.
Sophomore forward Peri Marosevic (Rockford, Ill./Edison Academy) leads the team and the Big Ten in goals scored.
Michigan has never beaten the Indiana Hoosiers.
Coach's Corner with Head Coach Steve Burns
On the best way to prepare for Oakland ... "Rest. We're pretty beat up right now. The guys get an off day tomorrow and we'll have a regeneration session on Tuesday. I like where we are right now as a team. Oakland will make more adjustments than we make and it's just a matter of finishing chances.
On playing without Peri ... "Bonnell will be that target player for us. It's a tough spot to play on the field."
Wolverines on the Up and Up
The Wolverines are still undefeated in the 2007 season.They have already tied the number of wins they had during the 2006season while surpassing both their assist and goal total from last year (16) and (19) respective. They have 18 assists and 23 goals on the season.
Lights, Cameron, Action!
Sophomore/freshman forward Cam Cameron (Saline, Mich./Saline) scored his third goal of the season against Wisconsin to equalize the score 1-1 early in the first half of the game. Cam leads the team in shots on goal with 12 and has one assist on the season.
Michigan Making all the Right Moves
The Wolverines are 7-0-1, eclipsingtheir program-best start in 2004. During that season, the Maize and Blue started 6-0, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championship and ultimately losing to #6 Indiana.
Celebrating Holody
Junior defender Michael Holody (Saline, Mich./Saline) scored his first goal of the season on a penalty shot against Detroit. He also earned his second assist of the season on Marosevic's game-winning goal earlier in the match.
Spearheading the Defense
Junior/sophomore Patrick Sperry looks to continue his dominant play this week. He has allowed onlythree goal througheight matches. He has24 saves and a 0.37 GAA.
2006 Season in Review
Michigan finished the 2006 season with an overall record of 7-10-4. The Wolverines maintained a 4-3-3 record at home, a 1-6-1 mark on the road and a 2-1-0 record at neutral sites. The team played a difficult schedule, matching up against four top 25 teams: No. 17 St. Johns, No. 3 New Mexico, No. 14 Kentucky and No. 8 Notre Dame. Michigan came away with a 2-1 overtime win against No. 14 Kentucky, and was close to defeating Big Ten champion and College Cup participant Indiana but the match ended in a 2-2 draw. The Wolverines finished sixth in the Big Ten with a conference record of 1-2-3 -- a slate highlighted by a shutout win over Penn State at the U-M Soccer Field, 1-0. At the Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, the Maize and Blue defeated Wisconsin in the first round but lost to the Buckeyes in the second round to end the season.
Diverse Freshmen Squad Ready to Take the Field
Michigans 2007 recruiting class was ranked 37th in the country by College Soccer News. The incoming freshmen include: Goalkeeper Chris Blais (Seattle Wash./Kennedy Memorial), forwards Vinny Crumrine (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) and Tex McCullough (Plano, Texas/Plano Senior), defenders Jeff Quijano (Simi Valley/Canoga Park) and Adam Keller (Franklin, Mich./Birmingham Groves) and midfielders Adam Shaw (Lone Tree, Colo./Highlands Ranch) and Alex Wood (Northville, Mich./Northville).
Marosevic All Over the Map
Peri Marosevic spent this past summer playing internationally for the Under-18 U.S. National Team. As the captain of the group, Marosevic and team traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, for the XII Lisbon International Tournament. He scored three of the teams four goals in the tournament to lead the U.S. to a third-place finish. Marosevic was also selected as a member of the 17-man roster for the U.S. Mens Pan-American Games, which took place July 13-26 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team went 1-2, failing to earn a medal. His last summer adventure took him to the SBS Cup in Shizuoka, Japan, where the Under-18 team went 1-2, losing to the Shizuoka Youth team and the Ukraine but beating Japan. Marosevic led the 2006 Michigan mens soccer team with five goals, 12 points, 66 shots and 24 shots on goal.
Sperry Has the Chance to Take Over the Charts
Patrick Sperrys name is already written in the Michigan record books. He owns the lowest career GAA (600 minutes) in U-M mens soccer history with 1.10, and is tied with Peter Dzubay (2002-05) for the most shutouts in a single season with five. He is second overall in career shutouts, earning histenth againstDetroit last weekend. He now possesses 13 career wins. The current career records for wins (37) and shutouts (19) are both owned by Dzubay.
New Records Set in 06
During the 2006 season, Michigan set season records for fewest goals allowed (24) and most shots attempted (346). Prior to the 2006 season, Michigan had allowed a season-low 25 goals and had taken a season-high 306 shots.
Wolverines and the Michigan Bucks
Five Michigan soccer players spent the summer playing with the Michigan Bucks of the Premier Development League. Michigan players on the Bucks roster included: Junior forward Steve Bonnell (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Detroit Country Day), Michael Holody, junior midfielder Alex Morisset (Shelby Township, Mich./De La Salle), Santos Perez (Troy, Mich./Athens) and sophomore forward Mauro Fuzetti (Houston, Texas/Stratford). The Bucks -- last seasons PDL champions -- advanced to the championship game against the Laredo Heat again this season. The game came down to penalty kicks after a defensive battle in which regulation and overtime ended in a 0-0 draw. Fuzetti netted his attempt, but the Bucks came up short and lost the match 4-3. Holody was named a 2007 PDL all-conference selection for his consistent defensive play, participating in every minute of all 20 games during the Bucks' regular season.
Huls Joins the Club
Senior/junior goalkeeper Tom Huls (Plymouth, Mich./Salem) joins the varsity squad after two years of play on the Michigan club soccer team. Huls and his varsity high school team were conference champs during his senior year, and he was named first team all-state his sophomore and junior years. Huls saw his first game action against Florida International and preventing any scoring from the opposition.
Team Leadership
The 2007 Wolverines will be led by tri-captains senior midfielder Michael Parke (Portage, Mich./Portage Central), Alex Morisset and Michael Holody. Parke played in 12 matches during the 2006 season and netted his first collegiate goal -- a game-winner -- against Northern Illinois. Morisset started and played in 20 games last season, scoring one goal. He was named to the Michigan Invitational all-tournament team. Holody led the defense last year, playing in 20 matches with 20 starts. He scored three goals and had one assist.
Challenging Season Ahead
The U-M men's soccer team faces another grueling schedule this year, playing four teams in the NSCAA top 25. Michigan plays No.19 Indiana at the U-M Soccer Field Saturday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m.; No. 2-ranked Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. andNorthwestern, the No. 3-ranked team, on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. at the U-M Soccer Field.
Coach Burns Bio
Head coach Steve Burns is 74-59-14 in seven seasons as the leader of the Michigan mens soccer team. Under Burns guidance, the Wolverines have made two College Cup appearances (2003 and 2004). Before U-M mens soccer was granted varsity status, Burns was the head coach of the Michigan club team from 1993-99. The club team won back-to-back national championships in 1997 and 1998 and posted a 121-51-26 record (.677 winning percentage) overall.
Upcoming Schedule
The Wolverines travel to Notre Dame for a mid-week contest Wednesday (Oct. 3) at7 p.m CDT. U-M will then road trip to St. John's in Queens, N.Y. Wednesday, Oct. 10.
NSCAA/adidas National Rankings (9/25/07)
Rank, Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Wake Forest (23) 575 2. Notre Dame 538 3. Northwestern 495 4. Virginia 492 5. Connecticut 484
6. Santa Clara 475
7. Duke 430 8. West Virginia 393
9. Southern Methodist 364
10. MICHIGAN 342 11. Harvard 310
12. Virginia Tech 274 13. Creighton 271 14. Brown 251
15. St. Louis 244
16. South Florida 242 17. UCLA 237 18. Maryland 160 19. Indiana 153 20. UC Santa Barbara 136 21. Boston College 134
22. California 90 23. Tulsa 81 24. Washington 76.5
25. Furman 71
