Michigan
2-6-3, 1-4B1G
Penn State
4-5-1, 2-2B1G
Hallahan, Atuahene Lift Wolverines over Penn State
10/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 2, 2016
» The goal scorers combined for eight of U-M's 18 shots on the afternoon, while Rylee Woods and Marcello Borges picked up assists on the Atuahene goal.
» Evan Louro made three saves for his third clean sheet of the season and the 12th of his career. The Michigan defense was solid as a whole, not allowing a shot on goal until the 81st minute.
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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: Michigan 2, Penn State 0
Records: U-M (2-6-3. 1-4 B1G), PSU (4-5-1, 2-2 B1G)
Attendance: 1,639
Next U-M Game: Friday, Oct. 9 -- at Rutgers (Piscataway, N.J.), 7 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's soccer team, behind second-half goals from freshman Jack Hallahan and sophomore Francis Atuahene, as well as a trio of saves from junior goalkeeper Evan Louro, blanked the Penn State Nittany Lions, 2-0, Sunday (Oct. 2) at U-M Soccer Stadium.
Michigan dominated the early going, as Penn State seemed content to sit back and wait for counter attacks. U-M had a pristine chance in the early going in the 11th minute, as junior Billy Stevens sent a service just outside the six that was headed by sophomore Robbie Mertz, but Mertz's chance was turned away.
Mertz was at it again in the 33rd minute, as the mercurial central attacker took a little ball from Atuahene inside the area, but the touch with once again stopped by PSU's Evan Finney as the match held at 0-0.
Heading into the half with a 5-0 shot-on-goal advantage, U-M had its fortune continue, unlocking its attacking joy in the early going. The persistence was rewarded in the 63rd minute, as Hallahan, who gave the Nittany Lions fits all day, gave the Wolverines the breakthrough they desired. With composure on the top left side of the box, Hallahan beat a defender and then fired a left-footed bender that found the back of the net for his second goal of the campaign.
The Wolverines put the match out of reach 10 minutes later, as senior Rylee Woods sent a probing ball with his left foot from the left wing that found the head of Atuahene. His inch-perfect header resulted in the Wolverines jumping to the 2-0 lead.
Penn State found more room offensively following the Atuahene goal, but Louro and company were up to task, as the junior made three saves in the final nine minutes for the clean sheet.
Jack Hallahan and Francis Atuahene each scored a goal to help lead @umichsoccer to a 2-0 win over Penn State. https://t.co/9lQhMjtt0o
-- Michigan On BTN (@MichiganOnBTN) October 2, 2016
Following the two-match home swing that featured a pair of wins, the Wolverines travel to New Jersey to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Friday (Oct. 7) at 7 p.m.
Communications Contact: Scott Kemps
Team Stats
Hallahan, Jack (2)
lefty step over, lower left finish from
62:36
Atuahene, Francis (4)
Assisted By: Woods, Rylee , Borges, Marcello
left foot cross 30 yds out, headed top r
72:54
