U-M Loses NCAA Tournament Matchup to Colgate

Sunday, November 19

Ann Arbor, Mich.

5:00 PM

Michigan

12-6-2

Colgate

12-10-1

Colgate

Michigan

11/19/2017 8:29:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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By: Scott Kemps

» Jack Hallahan scored two goals inside nine minutes, finishing the season with nine.
» Colgate's Aram Ouligian headed in the go-ahead goal off a corner kick with 2:47 left in the match to break a 2-2 tie.
» Francis Atuahene had two assists, while Robbie Mertz and Marcello Borges each added one.

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: Colgate 3, No. 16 Michigan 2
Event: NCAA Tournament Second Round
Records: U-M (12-6-2), Colgate (12-10-1)
Next U-M Event: Season complete

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Sophomore Jack Hallahan scored two first-half goals but it wasn't enough, as the No. 13-seed University of Michigan men's soccer team saw its magical season end with a 3-2 defeat to Colgate in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday (Nov. 19) at U-M Soccer Stadium. Colgate's Aram Ouligian headed in the go-ahead goal off a corner kick with 2:47 left in the match.

The Wolverines (12-6-2) came out flying, as Hallahan scored just 1:14 into the match. Junior Robbie Mertz played a ball out to junior Francis Atuahene, who made a great run down the far flank. He fired a ball into the box that Colgate goalkeeper Jacob Harris spilled right to Hallahan, who finished cleanly at the back post.

Hallahan got his brace just seven minutes later. On a ball from junior Marcello Borges, Atuahene put a ball on the ground right on the six-yard box, but it was not cleared by the Colgate defense. It came to Hallahan, who brought it down with his left, took a touch and fired a shot into the far corner past a frozen Harris to give Michigan a 2-0 lead,

Colgate (12-10-1) responded to even up the score at 2 before halftime on goals from Ryan Bellavance and Uyiosa Omorogbe.

Michigan's best chance in the second half came from Atuahene. Freshman Umar Farouk Osman played a beautiful ball to the speedy Atuahene, who found himself in a one-on-one breakaway with Harris, but his attempt off the right foot went high over the bar.

After Ouligian scored, the Wolverines had one final chance on a free kick in Colgate territory with 34 seconds left, but the service in from freshman Marc Ybarra was cleared away, ending the threat.

The Wolverines finish the season with a 12-6-2 record having won the program's first Big Ten championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012.