Postgame Notes: Michigan 1, #12 Northwestern 0 (2OT)
11/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 1, 2009
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• Michigan moves to 8-4-1 against Northwestern and has won the last two games in the series.
• Michigan moves to 1-0-1 in overtime contests this season with today's victory. The Wolverines battled Oakland to a 0-0 tie on Sept. 30.
• This is the second consecutive season that the Wolverines have defeated a ranked Northwestern squad. Last season, U-M defeated then-No.3 Northwestern for Michigan's first-ever win over a team ranked in the top 3. Today's victory was U-M's second win over a ranked team this season. The Wolverines defeated No. 23 Drake on Sept. 4.
• The Wolverines have a 1-5-1 record when playing on the Big Ten Network. Today's game marked U-M's second televised contest of the season and the first-ever win for U-M in a televised game on the Big Ten Network. The Wolverines fell to Indiana, 1-0, on Oct. 10 in front of a national audience on the Big Ten Network.
• Senior/junior forward Matt Schmitt scored his second goal in as many games. Schmitt was playing in his eighth game this season and scored his sixth career goal.
• Junior midfielder Alex Wood earned his first start of the season at today's contest.
• The Wolverines conclude the 2009 home slate with a 6-2 record at the U-M Soccer Complex. U-M's two losses came against Indiana and top-ranked Akron.
• Today's contest was Parents/Senior Day. The Wolverines honored all of the parents of the 2009 Wolverines as well as the 2009 senior class of Mauro Fuzetti, Daniel Gray, Tom McCurdy and Julian Robles.
• The men's soccer program picked up its 100th all-time victory. U-M's overall record is 100-76-19 in its 10th season as a varsity program. Head coach Steve Burns also picked up his 100th career victory at the helm of the program. Burns has the distinction of being the only head coach in U-M's history.
