Mayer Caps U-M's Three-Goal Second Half in Win at Miami

Sunday, October 18

Oxford, Ohio

1:00 PM

Michigan

(7-9-0)

Miami (Ohio)

(9-8-0)

Michigan

Miami

Mayer Caps U-M's Three-Goal Second Half in Win at Miami

10/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

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By: Matt Trevor

Site: Oxford, Ohio (Field Hockey Complex)
Score: Michigan 3, Miami (Ohio) 2
Records: U-M (7-9), Miami (9-8-0)
Next U-M Match: Wednesday, Oct. 21 -- vs. Kent State (Phyllis Ocker Field), 3 p.m.

OXFORD, Ohio -- The University of Michigan field hockey team posted a 3-2 win at Miami (Ohio) on Sunday (Oct. 18) at MU's Field Hockey Complex. Both teams blew one-goal leads before junior Alicia Mayer (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) scored on a deflection with 3:02 remaining on the clock.

Alicia Mayer

Junior Meredith Way (Newmanstown, Pa./Warwick) had the assist on Mayer's game-winning tally off a penalty-corner play. Way also scored Michigan's second goal.

The RedHawks scored the only goal of the first half off a turnover inside U-M's circle. Senior Alex Zeringue (Fallbrook, Calif./Union) scored on a rebound at 45:47 and Way put the Maize and Blue ahead at 57:55 with a penalty-corner strike.

Miami tied the game at 2-2 at 60:45, which set the stage for Mayer's gamewinner.

Michigan plays its second-to-last home game of the season this Wednesday (Oct. 21) at 3 p.m., when it hosts Kent State at Phyllis Ocker Field.

GAME SUMMARY

By Periods	1	2	F
Michigan	0	3	3
Miami	1	1	2

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- MU, Maggie Marcum, 7:39 (unassisted)
2nd -- U-M, Alex Zeringue, 45:47 (Paige Laytos)
2nd -- U-M, Meredith Way, 57:55 (Heather Wiley, Katie Adams)
2nd -- MU, Katie Brightwell, 60:45 (Amanda Seeley)
2nd -- U-M, Alicia Mayer, 66:58 (Meredith Way)

Shots: U-M 15, MU 15
Saves: U-M 9 (Christi Barwick), MU 7 (Kelsey Dean)
Defensive Saves: U-M 0, MU 0
Penalty Corners: U-M 9, MU 10

NOTES

• Meredith Way has points in nine straight games, posting 12 goals and three assists during the run for 27 of her career high 33 points this year.

• Alicia Mayer's goal was her second game-winning tally of the season, which is a single-season career high. Her six markers this season equal her career-best, single-season total set in 2008. Her next point will tie her single-season high, also set in 2008.

QUOTES

Michigan Head Coach Marcia Pankratz
On this weekend's games ... "The Ohio State loss [on Saturday] was disappointing because of the rivalry, of course. We fought hard down there and OSU finished some nice chances. We came back hard but couldn't quite catch them. Today's win against Miami was important. It was a good win because we made some tactical adjustments from the OSU game and everybody responded well to that. We followed the game plan well today to beat a feisty Miami team."