No. 18 Indiana Doubles Up Michigan in Regular-Season Finale

Saturday, October 31

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

Michigan

(7-13, 2-4Big Ten)

Indiana

(12-5, 4-2Big Ten)

Indiana

Michigan

No. 18 Indiana Doubles Up Michigan in Regular-Season Finale

10/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

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By: Matt Trevor

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Phyllis Ocker Field)
Score: No. 18 Indiana 4, Michigan 2
Records: U-M (7-13, 2-4 Big Ten), Indiana (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Match: Thursday, Nov. 5 -- vs. Iowa at Big Ten Tournament (East Lansing, Mich.), 11 a.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan field hockey team lost its regular-season finale to No. 18 Indiana, 4-2, on Saturday (Oct. 31) at Phyllis Ocker Field. Michigan responded to each of IU's two first-half goals to make it 2-2 at the intermission, but the Hoosiers scored the only two goals of the second half in the 36th and 40th minutes to get the win.

Alicia Mayer (left) and Meredith Way (center)

U-M's top two scorers paced the offense as junior Meredith Way (Newmanstown, Pa./Lititz) assisted on Michigan's first goal and scored the second marker on a penalty stroke. Way finished the regular season with 17 goals and four assists for 38 points. Junior Alicia Mayer (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) scored her seventh goal of the season to give her a career-high 16 points.

IU's Brenna Moeljadi scored the game-winning goal off a penalty corner at 35:54, sending a shot low to the right side. The Hoosiers scored on a scrum in front of the cage at 39:39 for insurance.

Indiana and Michigan traded goals throughout the first half. Indiana opened the scoring at 12:11, before Mayer redirected a corner shot by Way at 17:23 to tie the game at 1-1. The Hoosiers then went ahead 2-1 at 23:41 following a loose ball in front of the U-M cage. Way converted on a penalty stroke at 33:18 by shooting halfway up the post on the left side to knot it at 2-2 heading into the half.

Up next for the Maize and Blue is the Big Ten Tournament, which is being hosted by Michigan State from Nov. 5-8. The Wolverines are the No. 5 seed and will oppose No. 4 seed Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m. U-M lost 3-2 to Iowa in Ann Arbor on Sept. 25.

GAME SUMMARY

By Periods	1	2	F
Michigan	2	0	2
Indiana	2	2	4

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- IU, Morgan Fleetwood, 12:11 (unassisted)
1st -- U-M, Alicia Mayer, 17:23 (Meredith Way)
1st -- IU, Kelsey Kiper, 23:41 (unassisted)
1st -- U-M, Way, 33:18 (penalty stroke)
2nd -- IU, Brenna Moeljadi, 35:54 (Katie Griswold, Kiper)
2nd -- IU, Corey Brautigam, 39:39 (Haley Funk)

Shots: U-M 11, IU 11
Saves: U-M 2 (Paige Pickett), IU 2 (Alex Mann)
Defensive Saves: U-M 0, IU 0
Penalty Corners: U-M 10, IU 6