Michigan
1-4-3, 0-1-2
Penn State
8-0-1, 3-0-0
U-M Unable to Overcome No. 7 PSU's Second-Half Goal
9/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: #7 Penn State 1, Michigan 0
Records: U-M (1-4-2, 0-1-2 Big Ten), PSU (8-0-1, 3-0-0 Big Ten)
Attendance: 1,728
Next U-M Match: Wednesday, Oct. 1 -- vs. Western Michigan (U-M Soccer Stadium), 7:30 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's soccer team outshot the No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions, 14-13 overall, including 10-6 in the second half, but was unable to overcome a Connor Maloney goal in the 57th minute, falling, 1-0, on Sunday (Sept. 28) at U-M Soccer Stadium. The Wolverines also had seven corners to a pair for the Nittany Lions and controlled the majority of quality chances in the finishing third throughout.
Michigan faced a stiff test against the PSU defense, a unit that has allowed only three goals on the season thus far. Offensively, Penn State had a 5-1 lead on shots through the first 20 minutes. It was not until the 23rd minute that senior/junior Colin McAtee (San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines) darted down the right flank and sent a low cross inside the area, but the service failed to connect with his teammates.
The Maize and Blue followed up with three shots in the next four minutes. The U-M back line, headed by freshman defender Billy Stevens (New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park), bottled up many of PSU's offensive chances heading into the intermission even at 0-0.
Michigan had one of its best chances of the match in the 52nd, as freshman Nate Kohl (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby) sent a low cross from the right flank of the finishing third. The effort skipped through the box past a sliding senior midfielder Tyler Arnone (Hicksville, N.Y./St. John's) as the scoreline held 0-0.
After U-M controlled play and possession in the first 10 minutes of the second, Penn State's Maloney hooked up with Mikey Minutillo and Owen Griffith, who sent a through ball down the right side. Minutillo then sent a service inside the six that Maloney put home for the lone goal of the match.
Sophomore Rylee Woods (Jamestown, Ohio/Greeneview), who caused havoc on the left side of the pitch all day, nearly knotted the match in the 62nd. The left back ducked and weaved past a trio of PSU defenders sent a ball inside the six but could not connect.
Ten minutes later, freshman Ahinga Selemani (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) cut inside from the right wing and ripped a low shot that was turned away in pristine fashion by PSU keeper Andrew Wolverton. Outside of a late flurry by the Wolverines, the final chance of the match for U-M came on a link-up play from Arnone and junior forward James Murphy (Oxford, England/Henry Boxx School), as Arnone had a blast from 20 yards out that was saved out of bounds for a corner.
The Wolverines will return to action on Wednesday (Oct. 1), hosting in-state opponent Western Michigan at 7:30 p.m. from U-M Soccer Stadium.
GAME SUMMARY
| By Periods | 1 | 2 | F |
| Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
2nd -- PSU, Connor Maloney, 56:03 (Mikey Minutillo, Owen Griffith)
Shots: U-M 14, Penn State 13
Shots on Goal: U-M 4, Penn State 4
Saves: U-M 3 (Adam Grinwis 3, Evan Louro 0), Penn State 4 (Andrew Wolverton)
Corner Kicks: U-M 7, Penn State 2
Cards: U-M, James Murphy, 14:25 (Yellow); U-M, Tommy McMenemy, 45:00 (Yellow); PSU, Owen Griffith, 56:03 (Yellow)
NOTES
• Nate Kohl played a career-high 40 minutes in the match.
• U-M falls to 0-1-1 against ranked teams this season and is 6-11-2 all-time vs. Penn State.
• Michigan falls to 1-2-1 this year when outshooting opponents.
• U-M has scored one goal in the last six matches.
• U-M is now 0-3-1 in one-goal games this season.
• The crowd of 1,738 at U-M Soccer Stadium was the highest of the season.
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Team Stats
Maloney, Connor (7)
Assisted By: Minutillo, Mikey , Griffith, Owen
low cross inside 6
56:03
