Michigan
Northwestern
Michigan Opens Big Ten Tournament with 1-0 Shutout
11/6/1998 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Site: State College, Pa. (Lady Lion Field)
Event: Big Ten Tournament (Quarterfinals)
Score: #24 Michigan 1, #16 Northwestern 0
Records: U-M (13-5-1), Northwestern (14-4-1)
Next U-M Match: Saturday, Nov. 7 -- at Penn State (State College, Pa.), noon
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The University of Michigan women's soccer team opened defense of last season's Big Ten Conference Tournament title with a 1-0 victory over No. 4 seed Northwestern in a rematch of last year's title game.
The fifth-seeded Wolverines netted the decisive goal at 55:58 when Amber Berendowsky (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) took a pass from Shannon Poole (Troy, Mich. Troy HS) and beat the Northwestern keeper to the far post.
Carissa Stewart (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat HS) made three saves in goal in picking up her fourth shutout of the season and second in as many games.
The Wolverines raised their win total to 13 on the season, their second-highest to last year's total of 18. U-M improved to 4-1 all-time in opening-round action of the Big Ten Tournament and improved its all-time Big Ten Tournament record to 6-3.
Michigan advances on to the semifinals, where it will face the No. 1 seed and host Penn State on Saturday (Nov. 7) at noon.
GAME SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
| Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
2nd -- U-M, Amber Berendowsky, 55:58 (Shannon Poole)
Shots: U-M 7, NU 6
Saves: U-M 3, NU 3
Corner Kicks: U-M 1, NU 12
Fouls: U-M 13, NU 10
Cards: None
1998 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament
Friday, Nov. 6 -- Quarterfinals
Game 1 -- #1 Penn State 1 #8 Illinois 0
Game 2 -- #5 Michigan 1, #4 Northwestern 0
Game 3 -- #7 Ohio State 1, #2 Wisconsin 0
Game 4 -- #3 Indiana 2, #6 Minnesota 2 (IU advances 5-4 on penalty kicks)
Saturday, Nov. 7 -- Semifinals
Game 5 -- Penn State vs. Michigan, noon
Game 6 -- Ohio State vs. Indiana, 3 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8 -- Championship Game
Game 7 -- Winners of games 5 and 6, noon
NOTES
• Michigan avenged a 4-2 regular season loss at Northwestern (Sept. 20).
• Amber Berendowsky has scored game-winning goals in consecutive games.
• Michigan is now 5-2 all-time against Northwestern.
• Michigan will be facing Penn State in the semifinals for the second year in a row. Last season the Wolverines were 3-1 victors en route to the title.
• The Wolverines and Nittany Lions played to a 1-1 double-overtime tie earlier this year in Ann Arbor (Sept. 25).
