Michigan Downs No. 15 Maryland in Double Overtime

Friday, September 29

Ann Arbor, Mich.

6:00 PM

Michigan

(8-2, 4-0Big Ten)

Maryland

(6-5, 2-2Big Ten)

OT 5

OT 6

Maryland

Michigan

9/29/2017 10:14:00 PM | Field Hockey

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By: Leah Howard

» Michigan defeated No. 15 Maryland, 3-2, in double overtime; it was program's first win against the Terrapins since the 2001 NCAA Championship game.
» Emma Way netted the game-winner at 99:59, scoring on a diving goal out of a scrum with just one second remaining in the second overtime.
» Michigan has claimed each of its last five games and improved to 4-0 in Big Ten play.

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Phyllis Ocker Field)
Score: #6 Michigan 3, #15 Maryland 2 (2OT)
Records: U-M (8-2, 4-0 Big Ten), UMD (6-5, 2-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Oct. 1 -- vs. Ball State (Phyllis Ocker Field), 2 p.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior Emma Way scored the game-winning goal at 99:59 -- with just one second remaining in double overtime -- to propel the No. 6-ranked University of Michigan field hockey team to a 3-2 victory over No. 15 Maryland on Friday night (Sept. 29) in front of 432 fans at Phyllis Ocker Field. The win was Michigan's first over Maryland since the 2001 NCAA Championship game and pushed the Wolverines' Big Ten Conference record to a perfect 4-0.

Way's game-winner initiated with a free hit with less than 10 seconds remaining in the second overtime. Sophomore Kayla Reed passed the ball back to senior Katie Trombetta, who, from the midfield, hammered a hard pass into the circle. The ball bounced off a couple of sticks and snuck behind Terp goalkeeper Sarah Holliday after a 50-50 ball pulled her out of the cage. Way dove to knock it into the open net just at the buzzer sounded. It was her seventh goal of the season and second overtime game-winner in the last three games.

Michigan jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half after scoring the game's first tally just 1:06 into the contest. Graduate student Carly Bennett took advantage of a scrum in front of the Terp cage to score the Wolverines' early marker -- her sixth of the season. Her initial shot near the right post was saved and kicked out to sophomore Meg Dowthwaite, who knocked it back to Bennett for the tap-in. Michigan struck again on the corner attack midway through the half, with freshman Halle O'Neill taking a corner pass from striker Trombetta and redirecting it in from the right post at the 20:00 mark for her first collegiate tally.

Maryland responded quickly, however, as Lein Holsboer charged the circle and scored from the left side just five minutes later, at 25:12, to put the Terps on the board. Michigan held the one-goal lead through much of the second half before Melissa Wilken netted their game-tying marker on a reverse chip that hit the post and went in at the 60:15 mark to force overtime.

The Wolverines largely outplayed Maryland through the extra stanzas, outshooting the Terps, 8-1, and drew a pair of early corners but could not capitalize on several chances until Way's goal.

In all, Michigan outshot the Terps, 21-9, and outcornered them, 12-3. Senior goalkeeper Sam Swenson earned four saves, while Maryland's Holliday stopped seven of 10 U-M shots on goal.

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Tonight's Double-OT Hero. @emmatway on her winning goal. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/LJLfXxymhz
— Michigan FieldHockey (@umichfldhockey) September 30, 2017

Michigan (8-2, 4-0 Big Ten) will close out the home weekend on Sunday (Oct. 1), hosting Ball State in non-conference play at 2 p.m. at Ocker Field. Admission is free to all regular-season home games.