Michigan
7-1-2, 1-0-1
Wisconsin
7-1-3, 2-0-1
Wolverines, Badgers Play to Scoreless Draw in Big Ten Showdown
9/26/2021 3:36:00 PM | Women's Soccer
» The Wolverines outshot the Badgers 13-10 led by three attempts from seniors Meredith Haakenson and Raleigh Loughman.
» U-M improves to 1-1-2 in overtime matches and played its third OT match in its last four contests.
» Michigan is in the midst of one of its best starts in program history with 23 points through its first 10 matches of the season.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: #18 Michigan 0, Wisconsin 0 (2OT)
Records: U-M (7-1-2, 1-0-1 B1G), Wisconsin (7-2-1, 2-0-1 B1G)
Attendance: 1,209
Next U-M Event: Thursday, Sept. 30 -- at Purdue (West Lafayette, Ind.), 7 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The 18th-ranked University of Michigan women's soccer team played to a 0-0 draw against the Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday (Sept. 26) at U-M Soccer Stadium. U-M improves to 1-1-2Â in overtime matches on the year and is in the midst of one of the best starts to a season in program history, taking 23 points through 10 contests.
Wisconsin (7-2-1, 2-0-1 Big Ten) began the match on the strong foot, taking three shots over the opening seven minutes. Michigan (7-1-2, 1-0-1 Big Ten) started to settle in during the ensuing minutes, and took a 5-4 lead in the shot category in the 23rd minute, led by a trio of efforts from senior Raleigh Loughman in the opening third.
Michigan bossed the final 30 minutes of the half in terms of pressure and possession, forcing Wisconsin to look to counter. However, Wolverine senior center backs Alia Martin and Sydney Shepherd were up to task, and neither side was able to get on the score sheet.
At the half, Michigan led in the shot category 8-5, but each side only had one shot on goal. Corners were even at 2.
U-M's best chance of the half came in the 77th minute, as junior Dani Wolfe played a ball back at the top of the 18 to senior Nicki Hernandez. She dodged a defender, then shot a bender with her left foot that went narrowly over the crossbar.
Tweet of the Match
77' | CHANCE!
— Michigan Women's Soccer (@umichwsoccer) September 26, 2021
Hernandez from up top pushes it JUST over the bar.
0:0
#GoBlue? | #InPursuit pic.twitter.com/fAM1bMDes1
The score remained scoreless after 90 minutes. Wisconsin had one shot in the first extra session, and the Wolverine defense fended off three corners in succession midway through the second session as U-M held for the scoreless draw.
U-M took the shot category 13-10, keeping its record of outshooting opponents in every match on the season intact. Beall made one save in goal for her second solo clean sheet of the season.
U-M will hit the road for a three-match road swing, beginning with a trip to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on Purdue on Thursday (Sept. 30) at 7 p.m. The match will be streamed live on B1G+.
