Michigan
Northwestern
Wolverines Battle to Scoreless Tie Against Northwestern
10/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Field)
Score: Michigan 0, Northwestern 0 (2OT)
Records: U-M (8-6-1, 6-3-1 Big Ten), NU (3-10-1; 2-6-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Match: Sunday, Oct. 22 -- vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (U-M Soccer Field), 1 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After 120 minutes of play, the University of Michigan women's soccer team and the Northwestern Wildcats called a truce and ended up with a 0-0 double-overtime tie on Friday (Oct. 20) at U-M Soccer Field.
The Maize and Blue outshot the Wildcats 39-19 and had many missed opportunities to put the ball in the back of the net. The game was a defensive battle until the final 10 minutes of play saw several breakaways denied by superior goalkeeping by U-M's Carissa Stewart (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat HS) and Northwestern's Erin Ekeberg.
The Wolverines almost pulled off the victory in the last two minutes of the second overtime when Kacy Beital (Midland, Mich./H.H. Dow HS) and Stephanie Chavez (Shorewood, Wis./Shorewood HS) had breakaway shots that went wide.
The Wolverines close out the Big Ten Conference regular season with a 6-3-1 league mark. Although a U-M win would have secured at least a tie for second place, the tie gives the Wolverines 19 points in the standings and at least a tie for third place. The league leaders (not including Wisconsin's Friday night match at Minnesota) are: regular-season champion Penn State (24 points, 8-0); Michigan (19, 6-3-1); Wisconsin (18, 6-3); Illinois (18, 6-4); Michigan State (16, 5-3-1).
Michigan (8-6-1, 6-3-1 Big Ten) will be back at home on Sunday (Oct. 22) to face Wisconsin-Milwaukee at 1 p.m. at the U-M Soccer Field.
GAME SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | OT | OT | F |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
None
Shots: U-M 39, NU 19
Saves: U-M 4 (Carissa Stewart), NU 18 (Erin Ekeberg 15, Team 3)
Corner Kicks: U-M 4, NU 4
Fouls: U-M 24, NU 8
Cards: None
