2009 Season Highlights - One Shining Moment

 

2009 Year in Review Video

 

Michigan's coaching staff wins third consecutive Michigan Division I State Title

Birmingham United completed the three-peat on Sunday, defeating Marian HS in the State Finals 13-11. Michigan's lacrosse team had several ties to this game in addition to its coaching staff. Junior Jess Stanley played for Marian HS while Sophomore Emmy Scheidt and Quinn Golinske were teammates and won two straight state championships with Birmingham United. See Free Press article and Detroit News article.  

Michigan Finishes 3-1, places fifth at Nationals

Scottsdale, AZ -- For the second game in a row, #8 Michigan (20-5) led from start to finish, earning fifth place with an 11-7 victory over #2 UC Santa Clara. Julie Baskind (Framingham, MA/Framingham) got the scoring started for the Wolverines, finding the back of the net on an eight-meter shot just over one minute into the game. Baskind scored again one minute later to put UM ahead 2-0...

Michigan Upsets Cal Poly 10-8, to Play for Fifth Place Tomorrow

Scottsdale, AZ -- #8 Michigan (19-5) took the lead early and never looked back on its way to a 10-8 victory over #5 Cal Poly (9-7). For the third consecutive game of the tournament, Michigan scored the first goal, this time off the stick of Rachel Lary (San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines)...

Michigan falls to UCSB 9-8

Scottsdale, AZ -- In a game that seesawed back and forth, #8 Michigan (18-5) fell one goal short in the end, falling 9-8 to #1 University of California Santa Barbara (20-2). After a scoreless five minutes, the Wolverines jumped ahead 1-0 when Britt Boehm (Rocky River, OH/Magnificant) found a cutting Rachel Lary (San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines) who lifted a shot over the UCSB goalkeeper...

Two Wolverines honored as All-Americans

Senior captains Julie Baskind and Micaela Battiste received second team All-American honors at the WDIA banquet tonight.  

#8 Michigan defeats #9 UCLA 17-13 Advancing to the Second Round of the WDIA National Championship

Stats

Scottsdale, AZ -- Despite the intense 95 degree heat, eighth-seeded Michigan (17-4) kept their cool, overcoming a three goal deficit in the second half for the 17-13 victory over ninth-seeded UCLA (10-8). Julie Baskind (Framingham, MA/Framingham), Jess Stanley (Bloomfield Hills, MI/Marian), and Amy Johnson (Washington, D.C./Holton-Arms) all registered hat tricks to lead the Wolverine scoring charge...

Follow Michigan Women's Lacrosse on Twitter!

Can't make the trip to Scottsdale, AZ to watch Michigan in its quest for the program's first ever National Championship? Don't worry, you can still be a part of the action by following Michigan Women's Lacrosse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UMLAX

Practice Insider: Thursday 4/23

Time: 10 PM - 12 AM
Location: Oosterbaan Fieldhouse

In preparations for Nationals, the Wolverines have increased their practice schedule, increased their intensity, and increased their sweat.

Several players are choosing to wear sweat shirts, sweat pants, leggings, or some combination to practice in preparations for the Arizona heat. "We're used to practicing indoors in Oosterbaan but when we go down to Arizona it's not going to be comfortable so we're preparing for the 95 degree heat the best we can," explained junior attacker Amy Johnson.   

Michigan has dramatically upped their practice schedule from the usual three nights per week. Between the end of classes on April 21^st and May 6^th, the team has ten practices on the calendar.   

National Tournament Press Release

Scottsdale Bound!

After posting a 17-4 regular season record, the Wolverines have earned an at-large bid to the 2009 WDIA National Championships as a #8 seed. Michigan will play #9 seeded UCLA in the opening round. To view the complete bracket, click HERE.

Wolverines fall in regional final 10-8 to #10 Lindenwood

After knocking off Pittsburgh and Marquette in earlier rounds, the Wolverines lost in the championship game to Lindenwood. Michigan will learn its fate for nationals at 8 PM tonight. Check back for updates. Below are the criteria that the selection committee is considering:

On Selection Monday, the rankings committee shall convene via a conference call to select the at-large bids for the national tournament. The committee takes into account the following for determining at large bids:

a) strength of schedule (may change throughout the season)
b) overall record (vs. all WDIA teams; sub .500 not considered)
c) record versus ranked teams (top 5, top 10, top 15, top 20, top 25)
d) won-loss versus common opponents (head to head)
e) record versus WDIA teams (inside/outside of conference; national play)
f) record last five (5) games (including post-season league tournament play)
g) quality wins
h) quality losses
i) upsets (especially on the road and late in the season)
j) difference in number of wins and losses against teams +/- (.500)
k) independent committee member evaluations
l) head to head results
m) conference playoff performance
n) final conference standings
o) Laxpower TSI Ranking

Here is where Michigan stands in these categories:

a) 29th
b) 12-4
c) Top-5: 1-3; Top-10: 1-4; Top-20: 5-4
d) N/A
e)17-4
f) 4-1
g) 5 (UCSB, UCLA, Michigan State, Minnesota, BYU) 
h) 4
i) 0
j) 8
k) N/A
l) N/A
m) Lost in conference finals
n) 9-1
o) 27.0

View the WCLL Playoff Bracket

Michigan tops Calvin to conclude Regular Season

Wolverines post 4-1 record in Colorado

Michigan (14-3) had to defeat a snowstorm before it even played a game in Colorado, spending the early part of Friday doing some spontaneous conditioning. The Wolverines showed no signs of travel fatigue, dominating both games on Friday afternoon against Denver and Wyoming, winning by a combined 29 goals. As the snow melted, the competition heated up on Saturday with Michigan facing a pair of ranked teams in #10 BYU and #7 Colorado State. After earning a hard-fought 8-5 victory over BYU, the Wolverines suffered their third loss of a season, falling to the defending national champion and tournament host, Colorado State 9-7. All of Michigan's losses this season have come by two goals or fewer and to teams ranked #2, #3, and #7.

The team closed out the weekend beating #18 Minnesota 10-2 on Sunday morning before heading back to Ann Arbor. The Wolverines will next be in action on Thursday, April 9th in Grand Rapids, Michigan when they take on Calvin.

For more information on the weekend's action please check out the Captains' blogs:
Friday 3/27 - Day One
Saturday 3/28 - Day Two
Sunday 3/29 - Day Three

#3 Michigan 12 Michigan State 9

#4 Michigan 13 Oakland University 5

Michigan Lacrosse featured in the Michigan Daily.

#4 Michigan 10 Northwestern 1
Audio: First Half  Micaela Battiste

#4 Michigan 16 Wisconsin 2
Audio: First Half  Second Half

#4 Michigan 18 Penn State 4
Audio: Second Half   Jen Dunbar

#4 Michigan 14 Ohio State 7
Audio: First Half   Second Half  Rachel Lary  Britt Boehm  Jess Stanley   

Wolverines on WCBN

All of Michigan's games this weekend will be broadcast LIVE on WCBN. Friday's game against Ohio State will also be broadcast on FM 88.3 in Ann Arbor. To see the complete schedule of games for the tournament, click HERE.

Senior captains Rachel Lary and Micaela Battiste were featured on WCBN Sports 88.3 FM Ann Arbor's Extra Points on Monday, March 2nd to preview this weekend's upcoming Big Ten Tournament. To listen to the segment, click HERE. It may take a few minutes to load so please be patient. Feel free to E-Mail me if you have any issues.

Big Ten Tournament Central

Click HERE for the 2009 Big Ten Tournament information including UPDATED game schedules.

#6 Michigan goes 2-2 at the Santa Barbara Shootout:

Michigan escapes the Santa Barbara with a 2-2 record, posting wins over two top-10 ranked programs, host # 4University of California Santa Barbara and #9 UCLA.

Friday 2/13:     #6 Michigan 7 #4 UCSB 6 Recap  Stats
                        #3 Colorado 8 #6 Michigan 7 Stats
Saturday 2/14:  #2 Cal Poly 7 #6 Michigan 6 Stats
Sunday 2/15:    #6 Michigan 8 #9 UCLA 7 Stats 

Jac Coyne from Lacrosse Magazine covered the tournament writing both the game story from Michigan's 7-6 upset of UCSB as well as a nice feature on the Michigan coaching staff. 

#5 Michigan 24 Toledo 1

#5 Michigan 24 Central Michigan 4

2009 Media Guide Now Available Online
 

View this year's media guide online by clicking HERE. Hard copies are on sale for $10 with all proceeds going directly to the Michigan Women's Lacrosse Team. Contact Stuart Zaas if you are interested in purchasing your own copy. 

#5 Michigan 8 Adrian College 7