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Games at No. 17 Stanford, California Slated for Spring Trip
2/26/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
» Michigan will play a pair of games in California on its 2017 spring trip, facing No. 17 Stanford (Feb. 28) and California (March 3).
» The Wolverines will play Stanford for the first time in program history and are 2-0 all-time against Cal, with both wins being decided by two or fewer goals.
» The Stanford game will air live on the Pac-12 Network and is also available online at pac-12.com with a cable provider username and password, while the California game will be streamed live on pac-12.com free of charge.
THIS WEEK
Tuesday, Feb. 28 -- at No. 17 Stanford (Palo Alto, Calif.), 7 p.m. PST
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Friday, March 3 -- at California (Berkeley, Calif.), 5 p.m. PST
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TEAM FOUR: GAME FIVE AND SIX
The University of Michigan women's lacrosse team will play a pair of games on its 2017 spring trip, beginning with a matchup at No. 17 Stanford on Tuesday (Feb. 28) at 7 p.m. PST inside Laird Q. Cagan Stadium at Moloney Field in Palo Alto, California. The Wolverines will then travel to Berkeley, California, to face California on Friday (March 3) at 5 p.m. PST at California Memorial Stadium. The Stanford game will air live on the Pac-12 Network and is also available online at pac-12.com with a cable provider username and password, while the California game will be streamed live on pac-12.com free of charge.
WOLVERINE BITES
• Michigan's 2017 spring trip will mark its first two-game week of the season. U-M has played just one game in each of the first four weeks of the season. The Wolverines have a four-day turnaround between their game with San Diego State last Friday (Feb. 24) and their meeting with Stanford on Tuesday (Feb. 28).
• Through four games this season, 11 different players have tallied at last one point for Michigan. Senior Anna Schueler leads U-M with six goals and five assists, while senior Tess Korten has five goals and two assists. Schueler also has a team-best 18 draw controls and has pulled in five or more in three games.
• The draw control continues to be a strong spot for Michigan this season, as the Wolverines have won the battle in three of four games this season (Oregon, Notre Dame, San Diego State). Overall, the Wolverines have 48 draw controls on the season, while their opponents have 37. Coughlan has taken the majority of U-M's draws, while several other Wolverines are options on the draw, including Schueler, junior Mae Tarr and freshman Molly Garrett. Schueler has a team-high 18 draw controls, while Coughlan has nine and Garrett has five.
• Michigan's goalies, sophomore/freshman Alli Kothari and sophomore Mira Shane, have each started two games this season. Kothari, who has earned all of U-M's decisions, has played 170 minutes and recorded a goals against average of 12.40 and save percentage of .375. Shane has played 70 minutes, earning a goals against average of 14.45 and a save percentage of .393.
• Schueler currently holds the all-time record for career goals at Michigan with 92, while fellow senior Kim Coughlan is right behind her with 91. They are both nearing the 100-goal mark and would be the first players in program history to do so. Schueler also holds the program record for career points with 128 and draw controls with 167, which is more than double any other player in program history.
• Against San Diego State, sophomore/freshman Adriana Pendino scored her first two career goals, while freshman Chandler Kirby tallied her first collegiate goal in maize and blue. Pendino made her season debut against Notre Dame (Feb. 18) and has seen significant minutes off the bench in each of the last two games on attack.
• After seeing time in five and two games last season, respectively, Gabby Burns and Madison Richardson have earned starts in each of the last two games. Burns has seen significant minutes in the midfield, while Richardson has earned a spot in the defensive rotation.
Scouting Stanford:
Stanford is competing in its final season in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), as the Pac-12 will sponsor women's lacrosse beginning in the 2018 season. The Cardinal are led by ninth-year head coach Amy Bokker and are currently 3-2 on the season with wins over UC Davis (20-10), St. Mary's (22-5) and Ohio State (19-9) and losses to Denver (10-7) and Duke (12-8). Through five games, 18 different players have tallied at last one point for Stanford, led by senior attacker Kelsey Murray's 13 goals and seven assists. Junior goalie Allie DaCar has played the majority of minutes in cage and owns a save percentage of .433 and goals against average of 9.06. Overall, the Cardinal are averaging 14.5 goals per game, which rank 26th in the NCAA. They also rank 10th in caused turnovers per game with 12.75 and 11th in assist per game, averaging 7.75 per outing.
Series vs. Stanford:
Tuesday's matchup will mark the first meeting in program history between the Wolverines and the Cardinal.
Scouting California:
California is under the direction of third-year head coach Brooke Eubanks and is 1-3 on the season, with a win against Butler (19-7) and losses to Denver (15-5), Oregon (18-9) and Ohio State (14-8). Senior attacker Jena Fritts is leading the Golden Bears with 14 points, on 11 goals and three assists. Sophomore goalie Jenny Wilkens has all four of Cal's decisions and has a save percentage of .415 and goals against average of 13.60.
Series vs. California:
Michigan is 2-0 all-time against California, with both wins coming by two or fewer goals. The Wolverines defeated the Bears in U-M's inaugural season in 2014, 13-12, in double overtime in Ann Arbor. U-M then visited the Bears in Berkeley, California, in 2015, earning a 16-14 victory. Jess Angerman combined for seven goals against Cal in those two meetings, scoring four in 2014, including a goal in overtime and double overtime to give U-M the win. Schueler led Michigan with five goals in the 2015 matchup, while Coughlan had four goals and one assist. Schueler also pulled in five draw controls in both meetings.
NEXT WEEK
Friday, March 10 -- vs. High Point (Michigan Stadium), 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 12 -- vs. Canisius (Michigan Stadium), 1 p.m.
