Two Goals from Mack Propel U-M to Shutout of No. 6 Penn State

Sunday, October 16

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Noon

Michigan

(11-3, 3-1Big Ten)

Penn State

(11-4, 3-1Big Ten)

Penn State

Michigan

Two Goals from Mack Propel U-M to Shutout of No. 6 Penn State

10/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

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By: Kent Reichert

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Ocker Field)
Score: #10 Michigan 2, #6 Penn State 0
Records: U-M (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten), PSU (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Match: Friday, Oct. 21 -- at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.), 4 p.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Two second-half goals from sophomore Rachael Mack (Bromsgrove, England/Bromsgrove School) were the difference as the 10th-ranked University of Michigan field hockey team shut out Penn State, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 16) at Ocker Field. Michigan extended its winning streak to five games while snapping Penn State's streak of nine straight wins.

Rachael Mack

The Michigan defense was the story of the game as it held Penn State shotless for the last 60:36 of the match. PSU's Kelsey Amy had all three shots, including one that went just wide in the 10th minute. Both teams had three shots at the half, with Penn State holding a 4-1 corner advantage.

Mack broke through with the game-winning goal at 43:16 on a corner, deflecting a shot from senior Bryn Bain (Berlin, N.J./Eastern Regional) into the back of the net for her 10th goal of the season. It also was Bain's seventh assist. Eight minutes later, Mack added insurance, beating Nittany Lion keeper Ayla Halus low off an assist from freshman Emy Guttman (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer). Michigan had all 10 shots in the second half on its way to the Wolverines' fifth shutout of 2011.

Junior/sophomore Haley Jones (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) picked up her fifth win of the season in net, stopping one shot. Halus had nine saves for the Nittany Lions. Michigan also had an 11-5 advantage on penalty corner.

Michigan hits the road for a two-game trip next weekend. The Maize and Blue visits East Lansing, Mich., to face Michigan State Friday afternoon (Oct. 21) at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m.

GAME SUMMARY

By Periods	1	2	F
Penn State	0	0	0
Michigan	0	2	2

Scoring, Time (Assist)
2nd -- U-M, Rachael Mack, 43:16 (Bryn Bain)
2nd -- U-M, Mack, 51:35 (Emy Guttman)

Shots: U-M 13, PSU 3
Saves: U-M 1 (Haley Jones), PSU 9 (Ayla Halus)
Defensive Saves: U-M 0, PSU 0
Penalty Corners: U-M 11, PSU 5

NOTES

• Michigan defeated Penn State for the fourth straight game and 15th time overall.

• Michigan and Penn State are now tied for first place with matching 3-1 record. Both teams are a half-game ahead of Iowa (3-2) and one full game ahead of Ohio State (2-2).

• Rachael Mack now has five career goals against the Nittany Lions. She had a hat trick against Penn State in last year's Big Ten Tournament semifinal.

• Mack now has 27 goals in her Michigan career.

• Haley Jones earns her 16th career win in goal and second against Penn State. She stopped seven shots in last year's 2-0 win over the Nittany Lions in State College.

• Jones also earns her sixth career shutout and second against the Nittany Lions.

• The team picked up its fifth shutout of 2011 and lowered its goals-against average to 1.19.

• Emy Guttman earned her second assist of the season and now is second on the team with 18 points.

• Bryn Bain continues her point scoring streak at six games after garnering an assist in the Penn State win.

• Michigan held a "Stick It to Cancer" fundraiser for the National Foundation for Cancer Research at today's game. The team sold T-shirts and the Maize and Blue wore the pink T-Shirts during warm-ups. Michigan also auctioned off an autographed stick by the team.