Michigan
8-3-0, 4-1-0Big Ten
Michigan State
6-4-1, 0-4-1Big Ten
Waldeck's Last-Minute Goal Sends Wolverines Past MSU
9/27/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 27, 2014
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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: Michigan 2, Michigan State 1
Records: U-M (8-3-0, 4-1-0 Big Ten), MSU (6-4-1, 0-4-1 Big Ten)
Attendance: 2,704
Next U-M Event: Thursday, Oct. 2 -- vs. Nebraska (U-M Soccer Stadium), 3:30 p.m. [ TV: BTN ]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In front of the largest home crowd the U-M Soccer Stadium has ever seen for a women's soccer match (2,704), the University of Michigan women's soccer team improved to 7-0 at home as sophomore Nicky Waldeck (Chicago, Ill./Western Reserve Academy [OH]) scored the game-winning goal with 24 seconds remaining to lift U-M to a 2-1 victory over Michigan State on Saturday evening (Sept. 27). The Wolverines have won three straight home games with goals in the final 30 seconds of play or overtime.
Waldeck took a pass from sophomore/freshman Ani Sarkisian (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill/Florida State), turned and pushed a shot past Spartan goalkeeper Courtney Clem inside the right post from 12 yards out. Sarkisian and freshman Niki Wilkinson (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes) were credited with assists on the game-winning goal at 89:36 from Waldeck, who tallied her fifth goal of the season.
After a scoreless first half, the Wolverines grabbed the 1-0 advantage on a tap-in from junior Corinne Harris (Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton College Prep) less than a minute into the second half. Waldeck and senior midfielder Jen Pace (Valley Village, Calif./Notre Dame) assisted on the second goal of the season for Harris, whose goal came at 45:57.
Michigan State scored the game-tying goal less than 10 minutes later. Jamie Cheslik netted her sixth of the season at 54:55, scooping up a loose ball in the box following a cross from the right. Morgan McKerchie and Paige Wester tallied assists on the scoring play.
Freshman goalkeeper Megan Hinz (Eldersburg, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) made a pair of saves in the game for the Wolverines, including a diving save in the 70th minute that sent a Spartan shot wide left. Michigan outshot Michigan State by a 17-10 margin, but the Spartans had five corner kicks compared to one for the Wolverines.
The Wolverines will play their second match of a three-game homestand when they host Nebraska on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 3:30 p.m. at the U-M Soccer Stadium. The game will be televised live on the Big Ten Network.
GAME SUMMARY
| By Periods | 1 | 2 | F |
| Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
2nd -- U-M, Corinne Harris, 45:57 (Jen Pace, Nicky Waldeck)
2nd -- MSU, Jamie Cheslik, 54:55 (Morgan McKerchie, Paige Wester)
2nd -- U-M, Waldeck, 89:36 (Ani Sarkisian, Niki Wilkinson)
Shots: U-M 17, MSU 10
Shots on Goal: U-M 6, MSU 3
Saves: U-M 2 (Megan Hinz), MSU 4 (Courtney Clem)
Corner Kicks: U-M 1, MSU 5
Cards: MSU, Sarah Kovan, 55:40 (Yellow); MSU, Kristelle Yewah, 67:42 (Yellow).
Contact: Whitney Dixon
Team Stats
HARRIS, CORINNE (2)
Assisted By: WALDECK, NICKY , PACE, JEN
low cross from right, tap in 2 yards
45:57
Cheslik, Jamie (6)
Assisted By: McKerchie, Morgan , Wester, Paige
cross from right, loss ball in box
54:55
WALDECK, NICKY (5)
Assisted By: SARKISIAN, ANI , WILKINSON, NIKI
12 yards out, slipped inside right post
89:36
