Weekly Release #9
10/27/1998 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Friday, Oct. 30 -- vs. No. 13 Brigham Young (Michigan Soccer Field) 3 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1 -- vs. Kentucky (Michigan Soccer Field) 2 p.m.
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8 -- at Big Ten Tournament, State College, Pa.
Looking to the Week Ahead
The Michigan women's soccer team closes out the regular season with two non-conference opponents this weekend at the Michigan Soccer Field. Brigham Young and Kentucky will travel to Ann Arbor to close out the slate. Here is a look at the upcoming week's opponent:
Brigham Young: The Cougars will travel to Ann Arbor as the nation's 13th-ranked team. BYU and the Wolverines will be meeting for the first time. U-M will also be competing against its first Western Athletic Conference opponent in the history of the program. Brigham Young is 14-3-0 overall and 5-1-0 in the WAC. The Cougars are coming off a 2-1 defeat to No. 11 San Diego State.
Kentucky: The Wildcats and the Wolverines will be meeting for the third time. The last meeting was a 2-0 Michigan win on Aug. 31, 1997, in Lexington, Ky. Michigan holds a 1-0-1 advantage in the all-time series. Kentucky is 0-0-1 all-time in Ann Arbor, with a 2-2 tie on Sept. 26, 1996. UK is 8-6-2 overall and 5-3-0 in the SEC and will play at Dayton on Friday (Oct. 30) before travelling to Ann Arbor.
Looking Back at the Week Past
Michigan suffered its first non-conference loss of the season Friday (Oct. 23) with a 1-0 double-overtime decision to No. 5 Notre Dame. U-M is now 6-1-0 in non-conference action and 1-2-1 against the top 25.
Oct. 23 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame: The Wolverines suffered a heartbreaking defeat, falling 1-0 in double overtime to No. 5 Notre Dame. Jenny Heft of the Irish scored seven minutes into the second overtime period. Stephanie McArdle (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet HS) nearly ended the game in regulation when she headed a corner kick from Emily Schmitt (Troy, Mich./Athens HS) off the crossbar. Carissa Stewart (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat HS) kept the Wolverines in the game by making seven saves.
W-L-T Pct. Pts. 1. Penn State 7-1-1 .833 22 2. Wisconsin 6-2-1 .722 19 3. Indiana 6-3-0 .666 18 Northwestern 6-3-0 .666 18 5. Michigan 5-3-1 .611 16 6. Minnesota 4-5-0 .444 12 7. Ohio State 3-5-1 .389 10 8. Illinois 3-6-0 .333 9 9. Iowa 1-7-1 .167 4 10. Michigan State 0-8-1 .056 1
Michigan to Face Northwestern in Big Ten Tournament
With the Big Ten regular-season schedule completed, the league tournament pairings have been determined, and Michigan is seeded fifth and slated to meet No. 4 seed Northwestern at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, in the quarterfinal round at State College, Pa. The Michigan-Northwestern game will be a rematch of last season's title game, which the Wolverines won 1-0 in double overtime. The two teams met back on Sept. 20 in Evanston, Ill., with the Wildcats coming out on top 4-2.
Quarterfinals -- Friday, Nov. 6)
Game 1 -- No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 1 Penn State, 11 a.m., Jeffrey Field
Game 2 -- No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 4 Northwestern, 11:30 a.m., Lady Lion Field
Game 3 -- No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Wisconsin, 1:30 p.m., Jeffrey Field
Game 4 -- No. 6 Minnesota vs. No. 3 Indiana, 2 p.m., Lady Lion Field
Semifinals -- Saturday, Nov. 7
Game 5 -- Winners of Games 1 and 2, Noon, Jeffrey Field
Game 6 -- Winners of Games 3 and 4, 3 p.m., Jeffrey Field
Championship
Game 7 -- Winners of Games 5 and 6, Noon, Jeffrey Field
Notes: The championship game will be telecast on a tape delay basis by Fox Sports Chicago on Monday, Nov. 9 ... Every game will be cybercasted live on the web at bigtenchampionships.com.
McArdle on Net
Although Stephanie McArdle is known for her stellar defensive play, she came within an inch of scoring the biggest goal in the history of Michigan women's soccer. The junior headed a corner kick from Emily Schmitt off the crossbar in the closing minutes of Friday's game with Notre Dame. That shot was McArdle's first of the season. She has registered just eleven shots on goal throughout her career at U-M.
Evening Out the Shots
In last season's 5-0 defeat at the hands of the Irish, the Wolverines were outshot 44-1. This season, not only was the game a lot closer, the Wolverines were only outshot 19-6 by a dominating Irish offense.
Attendance Record
A new school record crowd of 1,092 was in attendance at Friday's game against Notre Dame at the Michigan Soccer Field. The previous record of 951 was set on Sept. 28, 1997, when the Wolverines defeated Northwestern 5-3.
WOLVERINE SOCCER QUICK FACTS
1998 Record
Overall: 11-4-1 (.719)
Big Ten: 5-3-1
Home: 5-2-1
Away: 6-2-0
Neutral: 0-0-0
Head Coach
Debbie Belkin (Massachusetts, 1988)
Overall Coaching Record (7th year): 75-44-12 (.618)
At U-M (5th year): 57-33-8 (.622)
Big Ten (5th year): 17-18-4 (.487)
Assistant Coaches
Carrie Maier (Wisconsin, 1995)
Scott Forrester (Western Michigan, 1985)
1998 Co-Captains
Jessica Jones (Sr./GK/Northville, Mich.)
Shannon Poole (Jr./MF/Troy, Mich.)
Michigan History
All Time: 57-33-8 (.622) (5 years, 1994-present)
U-M Soccer Field: 22-9-4 (.686) (4 years / 1995 - present)
NCAA Tourney: 1997 (0-1, .000)
Contact: Jeff Conrad (734) 763-4423
