Michigan
Minnesota
Michigan Soccer Breaks Hex, Downs Gophers 2-0
10/15/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Site: St. Paul, Minn. (Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium)
Score: #14 Michigan 2, Minnesota 0
Records: U-M (11-3-1, 8-0-1 Big Ten), MINN (7-6, 5-4Â Big Ten)
Next U-M Match: Sunday, Oct. 17 -- at Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.), Noon CDT
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Junior Kacy Beitel (Midland, Mich./H.H. Dow HS) scored a goal and assisted on another Friday night (Oct. 15) as the No. 14 University of Michigan women's soccer team defeated the Minnesota Gophers for the first time in school history, 2-0 in front of 741 fans at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. The Wolverines (11-3-1, 8-0-1 Big Ten) entered the game 0-6-0 against the Gophers (7-6, 5-4 Big Ten), including an 0-3 mark in Minnesota.
Michigan, one Big Ten win away from its first conference regular-season title, received solid goaltending from All-Big Ten candidate Carissa Stewart (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat HS). Stewart made two saves for her fifth shutout of the season and fourth in nine Big Ten Conference matches. Stewart, who became Michigan's all-time winningest goalie last weekend, set the school record for victories in a season with 11, breaking the record she had previously set in 1997.
Beitel got the Wolverines on the board first by depositing a pass from Laurie Peterson (Del Mar, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) at 20:19. Michigan created the goal off a corner kick opportunity. Emily Schmitt (Troy, Mich./Athens HS) sent the ball into play. Nancy Mather's (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster HS) initial shot was blocked, but the ball was collected by Peterson. Peterson passed it to Beitel, who finished off the play for her team-leading eighth goal of the season.
Michigan scored on its next shot to extend the lead to 2-0 when Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate Abby Crumpton (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) converted a Beitel pass into a goal at 21:01. Crumpton's tally tied her with Beitel for the team lead in goals (eight). Beitel and Crumpton are also tied for the team scoring lead with 19 points.
The Wolverines close out their Big Ten Conference schedule on Sunday (Oct. 17) when they travel to Madison, Wis., for a noon CDT start against the Wisconsin Badgers.
GAME SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
| Michigan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Kacy Beitel (8), 20:19 (Laurie Peterson)
1st -- U-M, Abby Crumpton (8), 21:01 (Beitel)
Shots: U-M 24, MINN 14
Saves: U-M 2 (Carissa Stewart), MINN 8 (Dana Larson 5, Julie Eibensteiner 3)
Corner Kicks: U-M 10, MINN 4
Fouls: U-M 10, MINN 7
Cards: U-M, Carly Williamson, 58:21 (yellow); U-M, Mari Hoff, 61:11 (yellow)
NOTES
• Minnesota had outscored Michigan 18-6 in its six series wins.
• Michigan set a new school record with eight Big Ten Conference wins (8-0-1), breaking the school record set in 1997 when the Wolverines finished second in the conference with a 7-1-1 mark.
• Kacy Beitel, who has six goals and three assists for 15 points in her last eight games, has a four-game goal-scoring streak.
• Abby Crumpton has scored a goal in three consecutive games.
• The Wolverines extended their Big Ten Conference unbeaten streak to 12 games (11-0-1), adding to their school record. Michigan's previous long was a seven-game streak (6-0-1) to end the 1996 conference season and open the 1997 Big Ten slate.
