Michigan
9-3-4, 4-2-2Big Ten
Iowa
7-9-2, 0-7-1Big Ten
Second-Half Surge: Toohey, Stachel Lead Wolverines Past Iowa
10/29/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 29, 2010
| Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: Michigan 2, Iowa 1
Records: U-M (9-3-4, 4-2-2 Big Ten), Iowa (7-9-2, 0-7-1 Big Ten)
Attendance: 661
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Oct. 31 -- vs. Illinois (U-M Soccer Stadium), 3 p.m. (TV: Big Ten Network, live)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's soccer team picked up its ninth win of the season by defeating Iowa, 2-1, on Friday evening (Oct. 29) at the U-M Soccer Stadium.
Freshman Meghan Toohey's (Philadelphia, Pa./Phil-Mont Christian) first career goal proved to be the game-winning goal. Junior/sophomore Haley Kopmeyer (Troy, Mich./Lahser) made five stops en route to the victory.
After outshooting the Hawkeyes, 13-3, in a scoreless first half, Michigan broke through two minutes into the second half on junior/sophomore Clare Stachel's (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central) third goal of the season. Senior Amanda Bowery (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester) launched a free kick from midfield into the box, where junior Meaghan Hennessy (Westlake, Ohio/Magnificat) ushered the ball to Stachel near the right post. Stachel drilled the ball into the twine to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead.
Midway through the second frame, Toohey extended U-M's lead to 2-0 as she corralled her own rebound from 15 yards out and flipped a shot into the right corner. Iowa cut the lead in half at 76:53 on a howler from 25 yards out, but the Wolverine defense locked down for the remaining time to secure the victory.
Michigan will try to reach the 10-win plateau for the first time since 2004, hosting Illinois on Sunday (Oct. 31) at the U-M Soccer Stadium. U-M will honor its five seniors prior to the 3 p.m. kickoff. The game will also be aired live on the Big Ten Network.
GAME SUMMARY
| By Periods | 1 | 2 | F |
| Iowa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
2nd -- U-M, Clare Stachel, 47:21 (Meaghan Hennessy, Amanda Bowery)
2nd -- U-M, Meghan Toohey, 65:47 (unassisted)
2nd -- IOWA, Morgan Showalter, 76:53 (unassisted)
Shots: U-M 18, IOWA 11
Shots on Goal: U-M 6, IOWA 6
Saves: U-M 5 (Haley Kopmeyer), IOWA 4 (Emily Moran)
Corner Kicks: U-M 5, IOWA 6
Fouls: U-M 7, IOWA 9
Cards: IOWA, Keli McLaughlin, 60:58 (Yellow); U-M, Tori McCombs, 64:07 (Yellow).
• Michigan bettered its all-time record against Iowa to 12-2-1.
• Michigan improved to 4-2-2 in Big Ten play this season. The four victories are the most since U-M went 4-3-3 in 2006. The Wolverines have also guaranteed their 11th .500-or-better record in conference play in program history.
• The Wolverines played in their fifth straight one-goal contest. Michigan is 4-1-0 during the string, which began on Oct. 14 against Purdue.
• Freshman Shelby Chambers-Garcia earned her first career start.
• Freshman Meghan Toohey netted her first career goal in the second half.
• Junior/sophomore Clare Stachel scored her third goal of the season, establishing a new career high. She tallied two goals as a rookie during the 2008 season.
• Junior Meaghan Hennessy collected her first career assist on Michigan's first goal.
• Hennessy also established a new career high in points with her third of the season. She tallied two points as a sophomore.
• Senior Amanda Bowery collected her 14th career assist on Stachel's goal, moving her into sole possession of 11th on the U-M career list.
• Junior/sophomore Haley Kopmeyer picked up her 13th career victory, moving into sole possession of fifth on the U-M career list.
• Kopmeyer also earned her ninth victory of the season, moving her into a tie for sixth on the U-M single-season list. She matched Megan Tuura (9, 2006) on the list, seven behind program record holders Suzie Grech (16, 2002) and Carissa Stewart (16, 1999).
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Greg Ryan
On the win ... "Well, we put two in the goal. You know, after two, I didn't think they would score. I thought we were playing really well and then the girl had a good shot. But it's one Haley makes 99 out of 100 times. It made the rest of the game just chaotic. It put us under a lot of pressure. As far as what we did well, we got in behind them a lot today. In the second half, we got our chances inside the box. In the first half, all of our chances were outside of the box. Then, we got our chances inside. Little Meghan Toohey's been tremendous this year and she finally got one right in the top corner. She's been a gamer for us all year long."
Contact: Ryan Sosin (734) 763-4423
Team Stats
Stachel, Clare (3)
Assisted By: Hennessy, Meaghan , Bowery, Amanda
free kick from mid, one touch off to 17
47:21
Toohey, Meghan (1)
shot from 15 yds, collected own rebound
65:47
Showalter, Morgan (5)
loose ball, shot in from 25yds out, hand
76:53
