Michigan
(11-6)
New Hampshire
(6-11)
McCallister, Guttman Shine in Senior Day Win Against New Hampshire
10/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Phyllis Ocker Field)
Score: #12 Michigan 3, New Hampshire 2
Records: U-M (11-6), UNH (6-11)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Nov. 2 -- at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Fifth-year senior Ainsley McCallister scored two goals and assisted on another to headline the No. 12-ranked University of Michigan field hockey team's 3-2 decision over New Hampshire in its regular-season home finale Sunday afternoon (Oct. 26) in front of 353 fans at Phyllis Ocker Field. All three Wolverine goals were scored by seniors on Senior Day.
The Wolverines started somewhat slowly, giving up several early shots, but settled into a groove to control most of the first half.
Senior Emy Guttman broke through midway through the frame, at 17:48, to give U-M the initial advantage with a tip goal near the right post. Fifth-year senior Leslie Smith set up the play from the right sideline, feeding the ball to the corner for McCallister, who hammered it into the circle, where Guttman knelt to get her stick on it and redirect it into the nearside corner. It was her third goal of the season and second in three games.
The Wildcats responded less than 10 minutes later, at 26:21, taking advantage of a scrum in front of the Michigan cage following a penalty corner opportunity. Freshman goalkeeper Sam Swenson stopped the direct shot, but the Wolverines could not clear the ball as Meg Flatley swept it into the nearside left corner.
Michigan maintained its momentum, however, and McCallister scored both of her goals in the final four minutes of the half as U-M surged to a 3-1 halftime advantage. Her first goal came out of a flurry on the right side of the cage as junior Jaime Dean pushed the ball in deep from the top of the circle. Junior Shannon Scavelli corralled it before McCallister picked it up and slid it to the opposite lower corner.
McCallister took advantage of another flurry less than two minutes later, at 33:00, to net her second goal. Smith fired in a pass from the right sideline, and McCallister picked it up near the UNH defensive 25, driving it into the circle. It was batted around before bouncing back to McCallister near the left post, and she sniped a backhand out of the air, lifting it high to the opposite top corner for her first career multi-goal game.
New Hampshire scored the only goal of the second half to cut U-M's advantage, turning around a waved-off Wolverine goal on the penalty corner to net one of its own just moments later at the 40:09 mark. Kellie Joyce took advantage of a broken corner play to regain control of the ball at the top right side of the circle and launch it high to the opposite side.
Michigan outshot the Wildcats, 19-8, and outcornered them, 8-7. Swenson earned four saves in the Wolverine cage, while UHN goalkeeper Carlie Tarbell stopped seven of U-M's 10 shots on goals.
The Wolverines will wrap up their regular-season slate next Sunday (Nov. 2), traveling to Columbus, Ohio, to take on rival Ohio State at noon at Buckeye Varsity Field.
GAME SUMMARY
| By Periods | 1 | 2 | F |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Emy Guttman, 17:48 (Ainsley McCallister)
1st -- UNH, Meg Flatley, 26:21 (Jackie Hozza)
1st -- U-M, McCallister, 31:21 (Shannon Scavelli)
1st -- U-M, McCallister, 33:00 (unassisted)
2nd -- UNH, Kellie Joyce, 40:09 (unassisted)
Shots: U-M 19, UNH 8
Saves: U-M 4 (Sam Swenson), UNH 7 (Carlie Tarbell)
Defensive Saves: None
Penalty Corners: U-M 8, UNH 7
Team Stats
Guttman, Emy
Assisted By: McCallister, Ainsley
pass in from right, tipped in
17:48
Flatley, Meg
Assisted By: Hozza, Jackie
out of scrum following corner
26:21
McCallister, Ainsley
Assisted By: Scavelli, Shannon
batted around in circle, shot from right
31:21
McCallister, Ainsley
flurry in circle, batted out of air
33:00
Joyce, Kellie
high shot after broken corner
40:09
