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Michigan Set to Host Arizona State, Hit Road for Cincinnati
2/16/2022 11:20:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
» Michigan will host Arizona State on Friday (Feb. 18) at 10 p.m. inside the UWM Sports Complex in Pontiac, Mich.
» The Wolverines then travel to Cincinnati for a Sunday (Feb. 20) contest.
» Michigan set a program-record with 23 goals in its season opener.
» U-M earned the program's first win over a top-five ranked opponent with its victory over Notre Dame last Sunday (Feb. 13).
THIS WEEK
Friday, Feb. 18 -- vs. Arizona State (Pontiac, Mich.), 10 p.m.
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Sunday, Feb. 20 -- at Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1 p.m.
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Please note: the Arizona State game has been changed to 10 p.m. due to travel delays.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan women's lacrosse team (2-0) will play a pair of games in week two of the season, starting with a 10 p.m. contest on Friday (Feb. 18) against Arizona State (0-0) at UWM Sports Complex. The Wolverines will close out the weekend on Sunday (Feb. 20) with a 1 p.m. matchup at Cincinnati (0-1).
Wolverine Bites
• The Wolverines started the season with a record-breaking performance scoring a program-best 23 goals in their 23-2 victory over Detroit Mercy. Michigan followed up the performance with its first-ever win over a top-five ranked program with an 11-7 victory over No. 5 Notre Dame.
• After its win over No. 5 Notre Dame, Michigan soared to No. 11 in the IL Women/IWLCA Coaches Poll after starting the season at No. 23. The Wolverines also now rank at No. 11 USA Lacrosse Magazine weekly poll after being unranked in the preseason poll.
• Fifth-year senior Caitlin Muir broke the Michigan points record in the first week of the season and now has 167 points (96 goals, 71 assists). Muir is just four goals away from scoring 100 career goals. Muir would be just the fourth player in Michigan women's lacrosse history to score 100 career goals, joining Kim Coughlan, Jess Angerman and Anna Schueler. In order to become the all-time leader in goals, Muir would need to score 29 goals this season to pass Coughlan (124).
• Graduate student Arielle Weissman, senior Kaitlyn Mead and freshman Kaylee Dyer earned Big Ten weekly honors on Tuesday (Feb. 15). Weissman was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after making 13 saves against No. 5 Notre Dame and ending the weekend with two wins and 16 total saves. Mead earned Big Ten Midfielder of the Week honors after she scored six goals in opening weekend, including a four-goal outing at Notre Dame. The senior midfielder netted the first three goals of the game against the Fighting Irish and had a two-goal outing against Detroit Mercy. In her first collegiate competition, Dyer was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after scoring a pair of goals in each of Michigan's two games this past weekend.
• In its first two games of the season, Michigan has had 16 different goal scorers with 15 different players finding the back of the cage against Detroit Mercy. Nine players have scored two goals or more, with Kaitlyn Mead scoring a team-high six and Erin Garvey adding five.
Opponent Previews
Arizona State
First-ever meeting between the programs
Arizona State opens its 2022 season against the Wolverines after going 10-6 in 2021 and making it to the Pac-12 semifinals.
The Sun Devils return two of their top-three scorers from the 2021 season including Carley Adams, who had 77 points (58 goals, 19 assists). Emily Glagolev also returns after posting 29 goals and 38 assists (67 points) last season. Arizona State is looking to fill a new role in the cage after losing its starting goalie from the 2021 campaign.
Cincinnati
Michigan leads 1-0 in the all-time series
U-M defeated Cincinnati 19-9 in the lone meeting between the two programs in the 2019 season.
The Bearcats are 0-1 on the season and will play Ohio State on Wednesday night (Feb. 16) before taking on Michigan on Sunday. Cincinnati was led offensively by Ava Goeller and Kylie Nause in the season opener, as the pair scored five and four goals, respectively, in a 16-13 loss to Marquette. In the cage, Sophie O'Brian made six saves.
Up Next
Sunday, Feb. 27 -- at Towson (Towson, Md.), 1 p.m.
