Michigan
(15-4, 5-3)
Rutgers
(18-3, 6-2)
Wolverines Fall to No. 3 Rutgers in Big Ten Tournament Final
11/7/2021 2:19:00 PM | Field Hockey
» No. 2 Michigan fell to No. 3 Rutgers 1-0 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game.
» Michigan outshot the Scarlet Knights 12-3 and outcornered them 4-1; Rutgers scored the only goal at 24:03 in the second quarter.
» Sofia Southam and Halle O'Neill were named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.
Site: Piscataway, N.J. (Bauer Track and Field Hockey Complex)
Event: Big Ten Tournament (championship game)
Score: #3 Rutgers 1, #2 Michigan 0
Records: U-M (15-4), RU (18-3)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Nov. 7 -- NCAA Selection Show (NCAA.com), 10 p.m.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan field hockey team outshot and outcornered No. 3 Rutgers in the Big Ten Conference Tournament final but could not score, falling 1-0 to the host team on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 7) at the Bauer Track and Field Hockey Complex.
The Wolverines dominated play in the first quarter and did not allow a shot nor a penalty corner against in the second half, outshooting the Scarlet Knights 12-3 and outcornering them 4-1 in the contest.
Rutgers took advantage of a flurry both outside and inside of the Michigan circle to score the game's only goal at the 24:03 mark late in the second quarter. The Scarlet Knights intercepted a pass at midfield and worked the ball through traffic on the arc and to the front of the cage, where a Rutgers touch kicked the ball hard to the left and gave Tayla Parkes and wide-open look at the U-M cage.
Michigan's best scoring opportunities came early in the game, with a quality corner shot from senior Sofia Southam in the first quarter and back-to-back shots on goal off breaks into the circle from junior Sarah Pyrtek late in the frame. U-M also drew a pair of penalty corners in the third but could not put a shot on goal.
Rutgers goalkeeper Gianna Glatz, the Co-Big Ten Player of the Year, earned four saves for the shutout victory, while senior goalkeeper Anna Spieker posted one stop.
Southam and fifth-year senior Halle O'Neill were named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.
The Wolverines will require an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and remain No. 2 in the updated RPI after the Rutgers loss. Seeds and the full NCAA Tournament bracket will be unveiled as part of the NCAA Selection Show at 10 p.m. tonight on NCAA.com.
Team Stats
Parkes, Tayla (5)
Assisted By: Molyneaux, Bridy
rebounded
23:45
