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U-M Set to Host No. 6 Iowa, No. 1 Northwestern
9/30/2026 1:23:00 PM | Field Hockey
By Talia Black
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Oct. 2
• Cardiac Awareness -- Cardiac Awareness stickers will be available for all fans.
Oct. 4
• Paws at the Pitch -- Fans can bring their pets to Phyllis Ocker Field with completion of a registration form and proof of vaccination. Register by Oct. 2.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 15-ranked University of Michigan field hockey team (5-3, 1-1 Big Ten) will continue conference play this weekend with a pair of top-10 matchups at Phyllis Ocker Field. The Wolverines will take on No. 6 Iowa (9-1, 1-1 Big Ten) at 5 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 2) before closing out the weekend against top-ranked Northwestern (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) on Sunday (Oct. 4) at noon. Both games will stream live on B1G+.
Notes
• The Wolverines are 1-1 in Big Ten play after a 1-0 loss at No. 18 Indiana last Saturday (Sept. 26). The Hoosiers drew a penalty corner in the first minute of the third quarter, converting at the 30:58 mark. Michigan generated two shots in search of the equalizer before entering the final frame down 1-0. U-M earned two penalty corners in the final 10 minutes and fired a pair of shots that were stopped by the IU defense. Michigan pulled Hala Silverstein from goal with less than five minutes remaining but could not capitalize on the extra-attacker opportunity.
• The defensive unit has allowed just five goals on 28 penalty corners and is holding opponents to eight shots and 0.88 goals per game. Silverstein recorded a season-high six saves against Indiana and owns a .714 save percentage with just six goals allowed this season. She ranks seventh nationally and fourth in the Big Ten with a 0.87 goals-against average.
• Michigan ranks fourth in the conference and 25th nationally with a 1.24 scoring margin, outscoring its opponents 17-7. Ten Wolverines have scored through eight games this season, with Eva Bernardy, Juliette Manzur and Esmée de Willigen leading the team with three goals apiece. Kelsey Reviello joins the trio as a multiple-goal scorer with two. Bernardy and Manzur lead the Wolverines with eight points each on three goals and two assists.
• Reviello and Bernardy both scored in U-M's 2-1 victory over Michigan State on Sept. 18 in the team's conference opener. Manzur recorded the first hat trick of her career in the Wolverines' 5-0 win over Central Michigan (Sept. 20), while Cami Wiseman and Sofia Abraham each scored their first goals of the season.
• Iowa is 9-1 overall and 1-1 in Big Ten play after a pair of home victories against Ohio State last weekend. The Hawkeyes beat the Buckeyes 4-1 on Friday (Sept. 25) before rallying from a halftime deficit for a 3-2 win on Sunday (Sept. 27). The second matchup did not count toward either team's conference record. Iowa leads the all-time series against Michigan, 46-33, and claimed a 2-0 win in last season's matchup.
• Hawkeye forward Fréderique van Cleef leads the country in goals per game, averaging 1.40 with 14 total goals, while Dionne van Aalsum ranks eighth nationally at 1.10 goals per game. Freshman goalkeeper Julia Claessens recorded an .813 save percentage and a 1.50 goals-against average during Iowa's weekend sweep of Ohio State.
• Northwestern is undefeated this season (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten), opening conference play last Friday (Sept. 25) with a 6-0 win over Michigan State. Ashley Sessa and Ilse Tromp lead the Wildcats with 17 points each, while goalkeeper Juliana Boon leads the nation with a 0.52 goals-against average and an .891 save percentage. Northwestern has allowed just five goals this season.
• The Wildcats lead the all-time series against U-M, 38-35, winning three of four matchups over the past two seasons. Northwestern will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to take on Ohio State on Friday (Oct. 2) before heading to Ann Arbor to face the Maize and Blue on Sunday (Oct. 4).
