Late Corner Goal Pushes U-M Past No. 8 Iowa For Second Time in Eight Days

Sunday, October 23

Evanston, Ill.

11:30 AM CT

Michigan

(10-5, 4-3B1G)

Iowa

(10-6, 3-4B1G)

Michigan

Iowa

(U-M Athletic Communications)

Late Corner Goal Pushes U-M Past No. 8 Iowa For Second Time in Eight Days

10/23/2022 3:26:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Leah Howard

» No. 6 Michigan used a late penalty corner to defeat No. 8 Iowa 1-0 at Northwestern's Lakeside Field; it was U-M's second win over Iowa in eight days.
» Pilar Oliveros scored the game-winning goal at 55:39 on the corner direct shot.
» U-M outshot the Hawkeyes 19-4 and outcornered them 8-3.
» Anna Spieker earned three saves to earn Michigan's seventh shutout this season.

Site: Evanston, Ill. (Lakeside Field)
Score: #6 Michigan 1, #8 Iowa 0
Records: U-M (10-5), UI (10-6)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Oct. 27 -- vs. Ohio State (Phyllis Ocker Field), 6 p.m.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Junior Pilar Oliveros converted on the penalty corner to break a scoreless tie at the 55:39 mark and propel the No. 6-ranked University of Michigan field hockey team to a 1-0 win over No. 8 Iowa on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 23) at Northwestern's Lakeside Field. It was U-M's second win over the Hawkeyes -- this time in a non-conference slate -- in just eight days and the Wolverines fourth ranked win on the season.

Oliveros scored on the direct corner shot from the top of the circle to give U-M the lead with less than five minutes remaining for her second goal of the season. Fifth-year senior Kathryn Peterson and senior Nina Apoola earned assists on the insert and the stop, respectively.

Michigan (10-5) was dominant in the second half, outshooting the Hawkeyes 14-0 and outcornering them 4-0 over the final 30 minutes. U-M set the tone immediately in the half, earning a breakaway in the first two minutes and four odd-man rushes into the circle over the third quarter.

Iowa's (10-6) best opportunities came on three first-quarter penalties corners -- its only of the game. In all, U-M outshot the Hawkeyes 19-4 and outcornered them 8-3 in the contest. Fifth-year senior Anna Spieker earned three saves to secure the Wolverines' seventh shutout this season, while Iowa's Grace McGuire stopped 11 of U-M's 12 shots on goal.

The Wolverines will close out the regular season and celebrate its large nine-member senior class at home next Friday (Oct. 27), hosting rival Ohio State at 6 p.m. at Phyllis Ocker Field. Admission is free, and the game will be streamed live on B1G+.