Season Review: 2018 Michigan Women's Soccer
12/13/2018 1:50:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Record: 9-9-1, 5-5-1 Big Ten (Tie-7th place)
Under the direction of first-year head coach Jennifer Klein, the University of Michigan women's soccer team notched a 9-9-1 overall record and a 5-5-1 Big Ten record to secure the final spot in the Big Ten Tournament.
Team Highlights
•Michigan got out to a quick 3-0 start to the season, defeating Boston University, Western Michigan and Marquette at U-M Soccer Stadium.
•U-M shut out five opponents (Western Michigan, Purdue, No. 17 Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michigan State) during the 2018 season, four of which came against Big Ten foes.
•The Wolverines defeated Central Michigan, 6-1, marking the most goals scored in a match since the Maize and Blue defeated Eastern Michigan, 8-1, on Aug. 21, 2015.
•Michigan earned a 2-0 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin for its lone win over a ranked opponent. The win over the Badgers marked the second straight time Michigan defeated a ranked Wisconsin; the first came on Sept. 24, 2017, when the Wolverines took down the Badgers in double overtime.
•U-M scored 30 goals on the season from nine different players, with four players tallying two goals or more.
•The Wolverines earned the final spot in the Big Ten Tournament and traveled to No. 16 Penn State, where Michigan eventually fell, 1-0, in the closing minutes to end the 2018 campaign.
Individual Highlights
•Three Wolverines were represented on the All-Big Ten team, as senior Reilly Martin and sophomore Sarah Stratigakis earned second team All-Big Ten honors, while
Janiece Joyner earned a spot on the All-Freshman team.
•Martin, Stratigakis and sophomore Nicki Hernandez notched United Soccer Coaches second team All-Region honors.
•Martin also captured Google Cloud Academic All-District Five second team honors in her final season at Michigan.
•Hernandez led Michigan with 22 points, scoring a team-best eight goals and adding a team-high six assists. The sophomore forward put together a six-point performance against Central Michigan, scoring two goals and adding two assists. She scored four game-winners and tallied a goal in the first four games of the season.
•Over her four years at Michigan, Martin netted 21 goals and 24 assists to tally 66 points, and scored four game-winners. She became just the fourth player in program history to collect 20 goals and 20 assists.
•Joyner became a staple on the back line for the Wolverines in her first year, playing all but 89 minutes in the 2018 campaign. She was a key component in Michigan's five shutouts and started all but one game in her first season.
•Sophomore goalkeeper Hillary Beall returned from injury to start 10 games with 34 saves and four shutouts, while sophomore Izzy Nino started the first nine games of the season and had 24 saves for the Wolverines.
Honors and Awards
Reilly
Martin
Sarah
Stratigakis
Janiece
Joyner
Big Ten & National Awards
Second Team All-Big Ten: Reilly Martin, Sarah Stratigakis
All-Freshman Team: Janiece Joyner
Sportsmanship Award: Ashley Calcagno
United Soccer Coaches All-North Region (Second Team): Nicki Hernandez, Reilly Martin, Sarah Stratigakis
Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-District Five (Second Team): Reilly Martin
Academic All-Big Ten (13)
Brooke Cilley, Jr., Communication
Emma Cooper, So., Chemical Engineering
Jada Dayne, Jr., Political Science
Samantha DeVecchi, So. , Sport Management
Katie Foug, Sr., Neuroscience
Abby Kastroll, Sr., Business Administration
Lauren Long, So., Biomedical Engineering
Alia Martin, So., Cognitive Science
Reilly Martin, Sr., Psychology
Sarah Stratigakis, So., LSA Undeclared
Taylor Timko, Sr., Biology
Jackie White, Sr., Business Administration
