Season Review: 2019 Michigan Women's Soccer
1/8/2020 2:36:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Team Captains: Jada Dayne, Alia Martin
Record: 17-6-1, 8-2-1 Big Ten (Tie-2nd Place)
Big Ten Tournament: Final
NCAA Tournament: Third round
Under the direction of second-year head coach Jennifer Klein, the University of Michigan women's soccer team capped off one of the best seasons in recent history, earning its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2016 and making an appearance in the Big Ten Tournament final.
Team Highlights
• Michigan produced one of its best seasons in recent history in 2019, winning double-digit games for the first time since 2016.
• Michigan's 17 wins tied for third most in program history. The Wolverines have had only four seasons in which they won 17 games or more -- 1997, 1999, 2013 and 2019. The 2019 campaign is also the 16th in which U-M won 10 games or more.
• Michigan was ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll for the first time since 2017, coming in at No. 24 in the Oct. 1 edition. The Wolverines' highest ranking -- No. 15 -- came in the season's final USC poll (Dec. 10).
• The Wolverines made their 14th NCAA Tournament appearance and advanced to the third round for the first time since 2013 and fifth time overall in program history.
• U-M earned the No. 3 seed in the 2019 Big Ten Conference Tournament and made its first appearance in the tounrmant final since 2005.
• Michigan defeated four ranked opponents in 2019 -- No. 13 Washington State, No. 23 Penn State, No. 15 Rutgers and No. 15 Texas Tech.
• Three players tallied 20 points or more, while five contributed double-digit points and 16 players collected at least one point.
• Michigan's 46 goals rank fourth in program history while its 47 assists rank fifth.
Individual Highlights
• Hillary Beall's 17 wins in goal rank second all-time in Michigan single-season history.
• Michigan was a perfect 13-0-0 when junior Sarah Stratigakis tallied at least one point in a contest.
• Stratigakis' 12 assists tied for fifth all-time in a single season in Michigan history. Her 12 assists tied for ninth nationally and led the Big Ten Conference.
• Stratigakis was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America second team, marking the eighth Wolverine to earn the honor and the first since 2013.
• The Wolverines had a record eight student-athletes honored by the Big Ten.
• Stratigakis was the first Wolverine to be named the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year.
• Hillary Beall (Goalkeeper of the Week, Sept. 17), Stratigakis (Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 17), Raleigh Loughman (Offensive Player of the Week, Oct. 15), and Danielle Wolfe (Freshman of the Week, Oct. 15) earned Big Ten weekly honors over the course of the season.
•  Stratigakis and sophomore Sydney Shepherd were named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team.
• Freshman Danielle Wolfe was a spark plug off the bench in the NCAA Tournament, scoring three goals in three games, including the game-winner against No. 15 Texas Tech.
• Wolfe's three goals tied for a Michigan individual tournament best as three other Wolverines have tallied three goals in an NCAA Tournament with the last being Meghan Toohey in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
• Wolfe's two goals against Texas Tech also tied the U-M record for the most in a single NCAA game. The mark has been reached by four players, with the last being Nkem Ezurike against Milwaukee in 2013.
Honors and Awards
Sarah
Stratigakis
Alia
Martin
Raleigh
Loughman
Meredith
Haakenson
Hillary
Beall
Nicki
Hernandez
United Soccer Coaches
All-America (Second Team): Sarah Stratigakis
All-North Region (First Team): Alia Martin, Sarah Stratigakis
All-North Region (Third Team): Hillary Beall, Meredith Haakenson
Big Ten Conference
Midfielder of the Year: Sarah Stratigakis
All-Big Ten (First Team): Alia Martin, Sarah Stratigakis
All-Big Ten (Second Team): Meredith Haakenson, Raleigh Loughman
All-Big Ten (Third Team): Hillary Beall, Nicki Hernandez
All-Freshman Team: Jayde Riviere, Danielle Wolfe
Sportsmanship Award: Samantha DeVecchi
TopDrawerSoccer.com
Second XI Team: Sarah Stratigakis
CoSIDA Academic All-District Five
Hillary Beall
Raleigh Loughman
Academic All-Big Ten
Emily Ashby
Hillary Beall
Brooke Cilley
Emma Cooper
Samantha DeVecchi
Meredith Haakenson
Lauren Long
Raleigh Loughman
Alia Martin
Sydney Shepherd
Sarah Stratigakis
