Seniors Boost Michigan Past Wisconsin in Big Ten Win

Sunday, October 21

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

Michigan

Wisconsin

10/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Boxscore | Notes & Quotes

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior Melissa Dobbyn (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson) delivered the game-winning goal in the 79th minute to give the University of Michigan women's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Wisconsin on Sunday (Oct. 21) on the U-M Soccer Field. The win keeps Michigan in the hunt for a Big Ten Tournament berth.

The Wolverines turned to seniors Sarah Banco (Medfield, Mass./Noble and Greenough School) and Dobbyn for their biggest offensive outburst in a month, snapping a scoreless streak of 469:40 when they needed to most.

The Michigan defense allowed just a single shot on goal and held the Badgers without a corner kick. Sophomore Amy Klippert (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor) spent the entire game shadowing Wisconsin's top scorer, Tricia Krombach, and held her to just one shot.

Banco got the Wolverines on the board in the 13th minute for her third marker on the season. Senior Katie Bohard (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) carried the ball up to the 18-yard box and fed a soft touch toward the box. Banco picked up the pass and let a shot fly into the upper-90 on the far side.

Wisconsin got the equalizer 15 minutes later from Marissa Sarkesian to knot the game a 1-1. Coming in off a throw, Taylor Walsh broke off a Wolverine defender and angled a pass toward the center of the box, where Sarkesian's head redirected the ball into the back of the cage.

With the prospect of a trip into overtime looming, Michigan turned to Dobbyn for the go-ahead goal with 11 minutes left on the clock. The Wolverines seized possession at midfield and began moving the ball around in a series of crisp passes until it came to the foot of junior Kristin Thomas (Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek). With Dobbyn crashing into the box, Thomas threaded a through-pass to the right of the goal. Dobbyn ripped a shot from 15 yards out to the bottom corner on the far side.

Michigan will play host to Illinois on Friday (Oct. 26) before heading to Oakland for a one-game road stand on Sunday (Oct. 28).

GAME SUMMARY

Team	1	2	F
Wisconsin	1	0	1
Michigan	1	1	2

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Sarah Banco, 12:52 (Katie Bohard)
1st -- UW, Marissa Sarkesian, 27:34 (Taylor Walsh)
2nd -- U-M, Melissa Dobbyn, 78:54 (Kristin Thomas)

Shots: U-M 13, UW 8
Saves: U-M 0 (Madison Gates), UW 4 (Jamie Klages)
Corner Kicks: U-M 6, UW 0
Fouls: U-M 11, UW 14
Cards: U-M, Emily Kalmbach, 37:08 (yellow); UW, Roxanne Carlson, 40:47 (yellow); UW, Bench Warning, 40:47 (yellow).