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Wolverines Set to Host James Madison in Home Opener
2/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
» Michigan will look to rebound against James Madison after falling at Oregon, 11-8, in its season opener last weekend.
» Saturday's game will mark the first game of a three-game homestand and the first time U-M and JMU will meet in program history. Michigan head coach Jennifer Ulehla's first head coaching position was at James Madison, where she led the program from 1994-2002.
» After scoring two goals in the season opener, senior attacker Tess Korten is just one point away from becoming the fourth player in program history to reach 100 career points.
» Admission to all women's lacrosse home games is free of charge.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, Feb. 11 -- vs. James Madison (Oosterbaan Field House), 1 p.m.
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TEAM FOUR: GAME TWO
The University of Michigan women's lacrosse team will host James Madison in its 2017 home opener on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m. inside Oosterbaan Field House. Admission is free for all women's lacrosse home games.
WOLVERINE BITES
• The matchup with James Madison is the first in a three-game homestand for the Maize and Blue. Michigan will also host Notre Dame (Feb. 18) and San Diego State (Feb. 24) prior to heading to California for its 2017 spring trip.
• U-M head coach Jennifer Ulehla was previously the head coach at James Madison from 1994-2002, where she led the Dukes to the program's lone NCAA Final Four showing in 2000. It will mark the first time Ulehla and the Wolverines will face James Madison in program history. Ulehla was inducted into the James Madison University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
• Michigan dropped its 2017 season opener at Oregon by a score of 11-8. Anna Schueler led U-M with a game-high four points on three assists and one goal, and also matched her career high with six draw controls. Kim Coughlan, Tess Korten and Lauren Oberlander each scored two goals for the Wolverines.
• With her two goals at Oregon, senior attacker Tess Korten came within one point of joining the 100-point club, as she now has 80 goals and 19 assists. During the 2016 season, three different players joined the 100-career point club, marking the first Wolverines in program history to do so. Jess Angerman became the first player in program history to reach 100 career points, while Schueler and Coughlan reached the milestone later in the season. Angerman now has 122 points, while Schueler has 121 and Coughlan has 102.
• Both Maize and Blue goalkeepers saw action in Michigan's season opener at Oregon. Sophomore Mira Shane earned the start and played 17 minutes before sophomore/freshman Alli Kothari entered the game. Kothari made a return to the field for the first time since Feb. 7, 2016, when she suffered a season-ending knee injury in her collegiate debut, making seven saves against the Ducks.
• Freshmen Molly Garrett, Lilly Grass, and Chandler Kirby made their collegiate debuts against Oregon. Garrett earned the start and recorded one goal, four draw controls, one ground ball, and one caused turnover. Kirby also added one draw control.
• Michigan dominated the draw control in the season opener at Oregon, 16-5, including a 10-1 edge in the first half. Coughlan is U-M's go-to draw specialist, while a number of Wolverines play on the draw circle to help the Wolverines gain possession. Schueler pulled down six draw controls, while Garrett recorded four and Coughlan won three.
Scouting James Madison
James Madison, which competes in the Colonial Athletic Association, is led by 12th-year head coach Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe. The Dukes were edged by No. 1 North Carolina in their 2017 season opener, 16-14. Senior attacker Margaret Tucker Fogarty and junior attacker Kristen Gaudian led JMU with four goals each against UNC. Three players earned spots on the Preseason All-CAA Team -- senior attacker Leah Monticello, junior midfielder Haley Warden and junior defender Rebecca Tooker -- while junior midfielder Elena Romesburg was also an honorable mention selection. Senior goalkeeper Emily Poelma, who played in four games in 2016, made 16 saves in the season opener against North Carolina.
Series vs. James Madison
Michigan and James Madison will go head to head for the first time in program history. It will also mark the first time U-M head coach Jennifer Ulehla, who was JMU's head coach from 1994-2002, will face the Dukes as U-M's head coach.
The 2017 Schedule
Eleven of Michigan's 17 regular-season games will be played at home in 2017. Admission to all home games is free. Overall, the Wolverines will face six teams that are ranked in the IWLCA Preseason Poll -- at No. 2 Maryland (April 1), No. 7 Penn State (April 30), No. 8 Notre Dame (Feb. 18), No. 9 Northwestern (March 23), at No. 12 Stanford (Feb. 28), and at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (April 8). The first regular season poll for the 2017 season will be published on February 20. [ Poll ]
UP NEXT
Saturday, Feb. 18 -- vs. Notre Dame (Oosterbaan Field House), 1 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24 -- vs. San Diego State (Oosterbaan Field House), 5 p.m.
