2006 SOM vs. Ohio State -- Notes & Quotes
11/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
N O T E S
Senior tri-captain Kevin Hall played in his 82nd career game, passing Ryan Sterba (2002-05) for second place on U-M's all-time career games played list.
Senior tri-captain Kevin Savitskie appeared in his 75th career game passing Mike White (2000-03) for third on U-M's all-time career games played list.
Sophomore/freshman Patrick Sperry grabbed five saves, boosting his season total to 77, placing him second on U-M's all-time single-season list, passing Peter Dzubay (2002-05).
Freshman Peri Marosevic took four shots, all on goal, increasing his season total to 66. Marosevic's 66 shots are the most taken by any Wolverine in program-history, passing Knox Cameron's 2003 first-place total (63).
Michigan outshot Ohio State 18-15, and boosted its single-season shots record total to 333.
With today's 1-0 loss to Ohio State, Michigan is 4-4-1 in the all-time series. The Wolverines are now 1-1 against Ohio State in Big Ten Championship games. U-M earned a 1-0 overtime victory over the Buckeyes in the first round of the 2004 conference tournament.
The Maize and Blue is 4-7 in Big Ten Championship contests after today's loss.
Michigan concludes the 2006 season with the second lowest win total in program-history (7-10-4). However, the Wolverines' semifinal appearance at the Big Ten Championship is the best finish in program-history at the tournament.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Steve Burns
On the game ... "We want to congratulate Ohio State and wish them luck in the championship. They caught us off guard a bit, coming out with a different shape than we anticipated. In the game of soccer everything gets complicated by the presence of the opponent, and it took a while for us to get into a rhythm. Once again, I think the game was fairly back and forth and entertaining."
On the season ... "It was a season where a lot of our players matured and came of age. We take this season and wish the graduating seniors the best of luck. Now we figure out how to go from being a good team to being a great team. There's no magic formula, it comes from focusing on a goal and hard work."
On the lesson the team learned from the Big Ten Championship ... "How important every play is. How important every chance is to create to convert. It isn't just every goal, it isn't just every win. It's a part of the cycle where the older guys understand how important everything is, and the younger guys get lessons served on them and they'll understand in time."
