Michigan to Trek to Notre Dame, Host Johns Hopkins

» Michigan travels to Notre Dame Tuesday night (April 3) before hosting Johns Hopkins at noon on Sunday (April 8).
» The Johns Hopkins contest will be televised live on BTN Plus (subscription required).
» Sunday is Kids Go Blue Club Day. All Kids Go Blue Club members are invited to check in at this game. Also, the first 250 fans of the day will receive a Michigan flag.

THIS WEEK
Tuesday, April 3 -- at Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.), 7 p.m.
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Sunday, April 8 -- vs. Johns Hopkins (U-M Lacrosse Stadium), noon
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The University of Michigan women's lacrosse team (5-7, 1-2 B1G) travels to Notre Dame on Tuesday before hosting Johns Hopkins in a noon game at the U-M Lacrosse Stadium on Sunday, April 8.

WOLVERINE BITES
• Michigan enters play following a 16-9 loss to No. 2-ranked Maryland last weekend. The Wolverines battled defensively as Junior goalie Mira Shane finished with a career-high 14 saves in the cage for the Wolverines, tying former Wolverine Allison Silber for second all-time in a single game at Michigan.

• Overall, five Wolverines scored in the effort: graduate student Bianca Brueckner (3), junior Adriana Pendino (2), sophomore Molly Garrett (2), sophomore Lilly Grass (1) and freshman Caitlin Muir (1). With her three goals, Brueckner remains the only Wolverine to have scored in all games she has appeared in this season (11). It was her third game of the season scoring more than one goal and second straight with a hat trick. Garrett's two goals marked her second multi-goal game of the season. In addition to her two goals, Pendino added a career-high five draw controls, accounting for half of Michigan's 10.

• Junior Adriana Pendino matched her career high of five points against UDM, finishing with four goals and one assist.

• In three of Michigan's five victories this season, the Wolverines have held their opponents to four goals or fewer -- Butler (W, 12-2), Canisius (W, 14-3) and Central Michigan (W, 12-4). The two goals allowed against Butler rank third in program history for fewest goals allowed in a game. The exception came in Saturday's 9-7 victory over Ohio State.

• Adriana Pendino has scored three or more goals in a game six times this season.

• Bianca Brueckner is the only Wolverine to score in all games played this season, tallying one goal in each of the 11 games she has appeared in, including the career-setting game versus UDM and the three versus Maryland. She has played in 11 of 12 games this season and has 19 total points, with 14 goals five assists.

• Freshman Caitlin Muir has started each of the last nine games after missing the first three games of the season due to injury. She has scored at least two goals in five of U-M's last six games, with multiple points in all five.

• Molly Garrett continues to lead Michigan in draw controls this season, winning 36 and moving her into seventh place on Michigan's all-time top 10 for draw controls in a single season, while her 54 career draw controls rank fourth in program history, ahead of current senior Mae Tarr (43).

• Junior goalie Mira Shane has started each of the last six games in cage for Michigan. Overall, she has seen time in 10 of 12 games this season, recording a goal against average of 9.86 and a save percentage of .417. Her single-game save percentage of .600 against Central Michigan ranks fourth in the program record book, as she made six saves and allowed just four goals in 60 minutes.

Scouting Notre Dame:
Notre Dame enters play on Tuesday at 6-6 overall but losers in four of its last five games. The Irish have played a difficult schedule, falling at North Carolina by a score of 13-12 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday. The team had previously edged Syracuse, 11-10, in overtime.

Maddie Howe leads Notre Dame with 23 goals and nine assists while Andie Aldave (18-11-29), Nikki Ortega (17-14-31) and Savannah Buchanan (17-15-32) all provide balanced scoring and sharing of the ball.

Scouting Johns Hopkins:
The Blue Jays don't play this week until traveling to Ann Arbor. JHU has lost three straight games, all in Big Ten play, and enters the week at 7-5 overall. The team's conference schedule has been front-loaded with losses to Maryland (15-5) Penn State (13-12) and Northwestern (11-10). Four of its five losses have come by a single goal, with three of them on the road.

Miranda Ibello leads the way offensively with 20 goals and 25 assists. Maggie Schneiderath has a team-high 28 goals to go with nine assists, while Nicole DeMase (20) and Emily Kenul (21) are both over the 20-goal mark already.

UP NEXT
Thursday, April 12 -- at Rutgers (Piscataway, N.J.), 7 p.m.