Lewis' 90th-Minute Goal Helps U-M Escape with Draw

Friday, October 24

Evanston, Ill.

7:00 PM CT

Michigan

11-4-2 (7-2-2)

Northwestern

6-7-4 (2-6-3)

OT 3

OT 4

Michigan

Northwestern

Madisson Lewis

10/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

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By: Whitney Dixon

Site: Evanston, Ill. (Lakeside Field)
Score: Michigan 1, Northwestern 1 (2OT)
Records: U-M (11-4-2, 7-2-2 Big Ten), NU (6-7-4, 2-6-3 Big Ten)
Attendance: 977
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Oct. 26 -- at Illinois (Champaign, Ill.), 1 p.m. CDT

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Sophomore Madisson Lewis scored with 49 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the match and send it to overtime at Northwestern, and the University of Michigan women's soccer team emerged with its second straight draw, 1-1, on Friday (Oct. 24) at Lakeside Field.

Both teams were held scoreless through the first 84 minutes, until Northwestern netted the first goal of the match at 84:39. The Wildcats played a short corner and served the ball into the center of the box, where U-M junior Christina Ordonez attempted to clear the ball away with her head. The ball was directed straight to Northwestern's Addie Steiner, who one-timed a shot into the upper left 90 to give NU a 1-0 lead.

Michigan responded less than five minutes later with the tying goal. With one minute remaining in regulation, freshman Taylor Timko raced to the corner flag and served a ball into the center of the box. The ball took a bounce to sophomore/freshman Ani Sarkisian, who flicked a rainbow kick over her head back toward the net, and Lewis was there to tip the ball by NU goalkeeper Lauren Clem and into the back of the net.

U-M outshot Northwestern, 5-3, in extra time, but neither team managed the go-ahead goal during the two 10-minute overtime periods.

The Wildcats held a 21-18 advantage in shots, including 8-5 in the first half, while Michigan led, 9-6, in corner kicks.

Freshman goalkeeper Megan Hinz made a career-high eight saves, including four stops in the first half and two in each of the overtime periods.

The Wolverines will remain on the road for a matchup at Illinois on Sunday (Oct. 26) at Illinois Soccer & Track Stadium. That game will begin at 1 p.m. CDT, and a live audio stream will be available at FightingIllini.com.

GAME SUMMARY

By Periods	1	2	OT	OT	F
Northwestern	0	1	0	0	1
Michigan	0	1	0	0	1

Scoring, Time (Assist)
2nd -- NU, Addie Steiner, 84:39 (Niki Sebo, Sami Schrakamp)
2nd -- U-M, Madisson Lewis, 89:11 (Ani Sarkisian)

Shots: U-M 18, NU 21
Shots on Goal: U-M 8, NU 9
Saves: U-M 8 (Megan Hinz), NU 7 (Lauren Clem)
Corner Kicks: U-M 9, NU 6
Cards: None

NOTES

• With her assist on Madisson Lewis' goal in the 90th minute, Ani Sarkisian remains the Big Ten's leader in assists with 11 this season. She is second on the team in points with 19 on four goals and 11 assists.

• Goalkeeper Megan Hinz made a career-high eight saves in the draw.

• Madisson Lewis netted her fifth goal of the season and is fourth on the team in points with 13 (5G, 3A).

• Freshman defender Alyssa Dillon made her career debut, playing 20 minutes in the first half, after missing the first 16 matches of the season with an injury.

QUOTES

Michigan Head Coach Greg Ryan
On his thoughts on today's game ... "They had us on our back foot a little bit in the first half and then we fought back in the second half. It was just a scrappy game for both teams. And then Steiner hits that great shot, and I was really proud of the girls because they didn't drop their heads, they didn't give up, they just keep fighting and found the goal. At the end, I'm happy because these are games that could go either way and we're still finding a way to stay in them. For a young team, we learned a lot tonight. Northwestern probably fought us -- in terms of being aggressive and scrapping for every ball -- as hard as any team we've played all year. For a young team like us, it's great to have to survive that. I'm proud of the girls for never letting up the entire game."

On how the team will approach the final two Big Ten matches ... "We're excited to go down and play Illinois on Sunday. It will be a very different kind of game. They're not the kind of team like Northwestern that will fight you for every piece of grass on the field. Hopefully that game will be a little more settled. We're in third place and we have to try and pick up some points in the next couple of games. But for a young team, it's been a phenomenal run so far. It's not like we're all seniors and juniors and this was expected of us. I'm really happy with how they're doing and how they continue to fight."