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Coughlan Nets Program-Record Eight Goals in Setback to Rutgers
4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
» Kim Coughlan set a program record with eight goals, the most by any Big Ten player this season.
» Rutgers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and held a 10-5 advantage at halftime, but Michigan fought back, making it a two-goal game twice in the final 10 minutes.
» Michigan won the draw for the 11th time this season, 17-15, with Anna Schueler winning six and Emily Braun pulling in a career-high five.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: Rutgers 16, Michigan 14
Records: U-M (5-11, 1-4 Big Ten), RU (8-6, 2-2 Big Ten)
Attendance: 185
Next U-M Event: Sunday, April 30 -- vs. Penn State (Michigan Stadium), 11 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Despite a program-record eight goals by senior Kim Coughlan, the University of Michigan women's lacrosse team fell to Rutgers in a close finish, 16-14, on Thursday (April 13) inside Michigan Stadium.
Five different Wolverines scored tonight, including Coughlan's record-breaking eight goals. Coughlan set a new career high and program record, the previous were both five, and now leads the Big Ten with the most goals scored by any player in a single game this season. Joining Coughlan in the scoring column were Natalie Carti with two goals, both assisted by Chandler Kirby, Bianca Brueckner with two goals, and Adriana Pendino and Jess Angerman with one each. Angerman also dished out four assists for the third time this season.
The Scarlet Knights started the first half with a nine-minute, 4-0 run before Coughlan ended the streak, recording her first goal of the game on a free-position shot, followed by a second goal two minutes later on an assist from Anna Schueler. With the Wolverines down 5-2, Kirby connected with Carti to bring U-M within two, 5-3. Rutgers constructed a 3-0 run -- to go up 8-3 -- which was stopped when Kirby found Carti again (watch below), in nearly the same spot as the previous U-M goal, to make it 8-4 with 10:24 to play in the half.
ICYMI: Kirby connected with Carti TWICE for a pair of nearly identical goals for U-M in the first half.#GoBlue https://t.co/qNTCAwiKF6
-- Michigan Lacrosse (@UMichWLAX) April 14, 2017
Rutgers then went on a 3-1 run to finish the half, with Coughlan driving up the middle to secure her 18th career hat trick, to make it an 11-5 Scarlet Knight lead at the half.
Coughlan picked up where the left off, scoring the first goal of the second half just 40 seconds in and adding another at the 27:47 mark. Pendino then scored on an assist from Angerman just 43 seconds later to make it 12-8.
U-M and Rutgers exchanged goals until 17:08 when Coughlan scored on a free-position shot to reach a new career high and program record (6). Rutgers responded with back-to-back goals to go up 15-10, but U-M answered with a 3-0 run of its own to cut Rutgers' lead back to two, 15-13, at the 9:10 mark.
Coughlan continued her career night, contributing her last two goals during that run, in addition to Brueckner's first goal. Rutgers responded with a goal at the five-minute mark to regain a three-goal lead, 16-13. Brueckner tried to stage the comeback by scoring one with 45 seconds left in the game, making it 16-14, but U-M fell short.
Overall, Michigan won the draw for the 11th time this season, 17-15. Emily Braun made a significant contribution to the draw, recording a career-high five draw controls, while Schueler had a game-high six. Maggie Handlan recorded a career-high two draw controls and ground balls.
Kim Coughlan was on ? tonight!
Her 8 goals are a program record and the most by a @B1GLacrosse player this season. #goblue pic.twitter.com/PD7RgxNPnq-- Michigan Lacrosse (@UMichWLAX) April 14, 2017
The Wolverines will now have a 16-day break before they host Penn State in their regular-season finale on Sunday, April 30, at 11 a.m. inside Michigan Stadium. The program will honors its first ever senior class and will recognize its 14 seniors who will graduate on Saturday, April 29.
