Notes & Quotes: #11 Michigan 14, Mercyhurst 2
4/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
N O T E S
Leah Robertson's three assists move her into a tie for the program record in career steals at 202. Robertson is tied with Shana Welch (2004-07) for the all-time lead.
With its 31st win of the season, Michigan set a new program record for wins in a season. U-M went 30-9 during the 2004 campaign.
Michigan extended its program-best winning streak to 25 games.
The Wolverines amassed 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) in the game, upping their season total to a U-M single-season record of 847 points. The 2007 squad set the old standard at 835 points.
Throughout the game Mary Chatigny and Carrie Frost exchanged the eighth spot on the U-M all-time goals list, ending the game tied with 88 markers.
Sharayah Hernandez's three assists give her 86 in her career, moving her into fifth place all-time. She passed Jo Antonsen (85, 2002-05) during the contest.
Sarayah Hernandez set a career high with 33 assists in a season. She came into the game tied with her previous best of 30 helpers in 2006.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Matt Anderson
On the game... "I am very happy. We wanted to establish two-meters -- which Sarah Roberts, Cara Reitz, Michelle Keeley and Farren Rixter did -- and we wanted to have a good counterattack. Mary Chatigny and Keller Felt were amazing on the counterattack. Those were the two areas we wanted to be able to work, and defensively we came to play, which has been nice because we've been doing a lot of that lately."
U-M Junior Mary Chatigny
On the victory... "We came out as hard as we should have because we knew that they would come out looking to knock off number one and go for the upset. We basically had it in our heads that we couldn't let that happen, we had to come out hard and keep pushing the pace the entire game and we couldn't let up on defense. Matt (Anderson) really stressed before the game to focus on defense and not so much on offense because it will come eventually from wearing them out throughout the game."
U-M Freshman Sarah Roberts
On getting focused for the game... "At the beginning, when we were warming up, (U-M associate athletic director) Greg Harden came up and talked to us. He said to take it game by game and make every game count. I think that his reminding us of that got us really focused."
On her fourth-quarter hat trick... "I just got in there and when the ball came to me I just tried to take a quick shot and hope it went in the goal."
U-M Sophomore Leah Robertson
On tying the career steals record... "It is truly an honor to be a part of the history of the program, especially with a great player like Shana (Welch), but right now I have to stay focused on the task at hand."
