2006 SOM vs. Michigan State -- Notes & Quotes
10/8/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
N O T E S
Senior Bobby Trybula made his first start of the season and took three shots.
Sophomore/freshman Patrick Sperry three saves today put him over 50 for the season.
The Wolverines 3-3-2 on the U-M Soccer Field this season.
The Wolverines and Spartans played to their first draw in the series. Michigan is 2-6-1 all-time against Michigan State.
Today's attendance of 3,009 is a U-M Soccer Field record for both men's and women's games.
Freshman Mauro Fuzetti netted his second goal of the year.
Freshman Peri Marosevic's team-best seven shots are the most he has taken in one game and match the most by a Wolverine this season. Mauro Fuzetti had seven shots against Detroit (Sept. 27).
With today's tie Michigan State retains the Big Bear Trophy, which is awarded to the intrastate rivalry's regular-season winner. Michigan is 1-5-1 against MSU since the Brown Bear Trophy was instituted in 2000, and the Spartans have had the trophy for five straight years.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Steve Burns
On the game ... "The players played with the heart that we needed to finish the season with. They spilled their guts on the field; they did everything they could to try and win the game. Now it's time to get back to working on restarts, working on finding our finishing form to finish the season as strong as we're playing right now."
On Mauro Fuzetti's goal ... "We were playing for a win here. With a red card and being a man down we played a 3-4-2 and took chances in the second half, really pushing for the win. Obviously Mauro's goal couldn't have come at a better time. We were on them, the chances were there, it was just a matter of getting out of here with a big win."
On the defense playing with a man down ... "A young defense with Julian Robles, Chase Tennant, Mike O'Reilly and Kevin Savitskie came in and did a good job finishing the game off for us. We're getting everything out of our team that we need defensively. The game of soccer is about catching breaks where you need the breaks and finishing goals. We're close to getting both of those."
On what the team takes from this match as it hits the road ... "The heart and soul of our team is well intact. We take that out on a tough road trip where we'll play a very good Wisconsin-Milwaukee team in a hostile environment under the lights. Then we go against a very good Northwestern team, a strong attacking team, so we'll get tested this weekend."
