Front Row (from left): Assistant Coach Nancy Cox, Maureen Tasch, Adrienne Hortillosa, Catherine Foreman, Ali Balmer, April Fronzoni, Katy Moyneur, Jessie Veith, Anneke Huntzicker. Second Row: Assistant Coach Ashley Reichenbach, Erika Banuelos, Laura Stinson, Ashley Chod, Stephanie Johnson, Krista Meckley, Kristi Gannon, Erin Kopelow, Volunteer Coach Tracey Fuchs. Back Row: Administrator Ragine Dvorak, Molly Powers, Kate Dillon, Jessica Blake, Laura Woitkewitsch, Jenny Zangara, Jessica Rose, Molly Maloney, Athletic Trainer Kim Hill, Head Coach Marcia Pankratz.
Michigan Field Hockey: 2001 NCAA Champion
The 2001 University of Michigan field hockey team made history on Sunday, Nov. 18, in Kent, Ohio, shutting out top-ranked Maryland 2-0 to claim the University's first women's team national championship. The Wolverines received goals from Adrienne Hortillosa and Kristi Gannon in the title game, while goaltender Maureen Tasch made 11 saves in posting her then school-record eighth shutout of the season. Gannon, Hortillosa, Tasch, Stephanie Johnson and Katy Moyneur were named to the all-tournament team.
Michigan's road to the title began at home as the Wolverines were selected to host the NCAA first and second rounds for the first time. Playing at Phyllis Ocker Field, U-M defeated No. 4 North Carolina 5-2 in its opening game behind April Fronzoni's hat trick before topping Big Ten Conference co-champion Michigan State 2-1 in overtime on Catherine Foreman's game-winning goal. The Wolverines then used three second-half goals to get past Princeton 4-2 in the semifinal round and earn a spot in the national championship game for the second time in three years.
Michigan finished 18-5 overall behind a strong defense that limited opponents to a 1.02 goals-against average. Catherine Foreman earned third team All-America honors for the second year in a row, and she was joined on the All-Big Ten first team by Gannon and Johnson, with Fronzoni, Hortillosa and Tasch on the all-conference second team. The offense was powered by four double-digit goal scorers in Fronzoni (13), Gannon (11), Johnson (11) and Hortillosa (10), while Foreman (17) and Ali Balmer (11) paced the Wolverines in assists.
20-Year Anniversary (2021)
2001 Michigan Seniors
Road to the Championship
Tasch Backstops U-M to First Women's NCAA Team Title
| NCAA Final | 1 | 2 | F |
 Michigan |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Maryland |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recap | 11/18/2001 | Kent, Ohio | |||
| NCAA Semifinal | 1 | 2 | F |
| Michigan |
1 | 3 | 4 |
 Princeton |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Recap | 11/16/2001 | Kent, Ohio | |||
| NCAA Quarterfinal | 1 | 2 | OT | F |
 Michigan State |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michigan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Recap | 11/11/2001 | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||||
| NCAA First Round | 1 | 2 | F |
| Michigan |
0 | 5 | 5 |
 North Carolina |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| Recap | 11/10/2001 | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
"I'm very proud of our team. Maryland has such tremendous talent and they're a wonderful team, and to go out and play them for the national championship and be victorious has me thrilled. Our team effort included everybody, and that's how it's been all year. We don't have any superstars, we just have a team that plays hard and plays well together. I'm just happy to bring another one home for the Wolverines. Men's program, women's programs, revs, non-revs, it doesn't matter. We're just really proud to be a part of the University. They have given us so much tremendous support to help us be successful, and we're just happy we're able to bring home a championship." -- Head Coach Marcia Pankratz
Players and Coaches
Head Coach
6th Season
Assistant Coach
4th Season
Assistant Coach
1st Season
Volunteer Coach
6th Season
Ali
Balmer
#19 • M • 5-9 • Sr.
Ephrata, Pa.
Erika
Banuelos
#20 • D • 5-4 • So.
Escondido, Calif.
Jessica
Blake
#21 • F/M • 5-8 • Fr.
Perth, Western Australia
Ashley
Chod
#17 • M • 5-4 • So./Fr.
Ballwin, Mo.
Kate
Dillon
#5 • D • 5-6 • So./Fr.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Catherine
Foreman
#7 • D • 5-5 • Sr.
Happy Valley, South Australia
April
Fronzoni
#12 • F • 5-1 • So.
Larksville, Pa.
Kristi
Gannon
#6 • D • 5-4 • So.
Escondido, Calif.
Adrienne
Hortillosa
#19 • F/M • 5-2 • Fr.
Chula Vista, Calif.
Anneke
Huntzicker
#24 • F • 5-8 • So.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Stephanie
Johnson
#16 • D • 5-7 • Jr./So.
Houston, Texas
Erin
Kopelow
#24 • M • 5-7 • So./Fr.
River Forest, Ill.
Molly
Maloney
#1 • GK • 5-5 • So.
Lake Bluff, Ill.
Krista
Meckley
#9 • M • 5-7 • Jr.
Hanover, Pa.
Katy
Moyneur
#8 • M • 5-4 • Fr.
Escondido, Calif.
Molly
Powers
#13 • F • 5-4 • Jr.
Oak Park, Ill.
Jessica
Rose
#4 • F/M • 5-7 • Jr.
Lititz, Pa.
Laura
Stinson
#15 • D • 5-4 • Sr.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Maureen
Tasch
#22 • GK • 5-4 • Sr.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Jessie
Veith
#14 • F • 5-5 • Sr.
Oak Park, Ill.
Laura
Woitkewitsch
#11 • F/M 5-4 Fr.
Cologne, Germany
Jenny
Zangara
#10 • F • 5-1 • So./Fr.
Toledo, Ohio
Hail to the Victors!
The 2001 national champions were honored during a Michigan vs. Michigan State ice hockey game at Yost Ice Arena.
Content Archive
Michigan Daily
• A Look Back: Michigan wins first women’s team national title in 2001 (12/8/2015)
• Field hockey team wins title: Championship is first ever for any 'M' women's team (11/19/2001)
• Field Hockey headed to Final Four (11/12/2001)
• Stickers on the brink of historical victory (11/14/2001)
10-Year Anniversary (2011)
• Where Are They Now? 2001 National Championship Field Hockey Team (9/29/2011)
2001 Season
• Results
• Roster
• Statistics
