#5 Michigan 8 Adrian College
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Feb 1, 2009
Ann Arbor, MI -- After holding a youth clinic earlier
in the day, Michigan took the field for the first time
in 2009 defeating Adrian College 8-7 in a scrimmage at
Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. The Michigan surged to an early
lead only to see Adrian battle back and close the gap to
one goal. Michigan led throughout the contest but the
Bulldogs were nipping at the Wolverines' tails until the
final buzzer. Trailing by three goals, Adrian was able
to score twice in a three minute span to cut the deficit
to one. With less than a minute remaining, Adrian had
possession and a chance to knot the contest but
excellent defense led to a stop and the Wolverines were
able to run out the clock and secure the exhibition win.
It was a homecoming of sorts for two Adrian Bulldogs
as freshman Jovelle Ward returned to her hometown of Ann
Arbor where she played for Huron High School. Head Coach
John Sung returned to Ann Arbor where he worked for five
years as an assistant coach with the Michigan Lacrosse
Team before taking the head coaching position at Adrian
last year in the team's first season as a varsity
program.
Prior to the scrimmage, the team hosted a clinic for
area youth lacrosse players. The approximately 75 girls
in attendance were separated into several smaller groups
and rotated around different stations led by the
players. Goalies worked in a separate group, receiving
instruction from Michigan goalies,
Mynda Krato,
Liz Mennen,
Emmy Scheidt, and Goalie Coach, Ginny Hughes. The
clinicians led participants through several different
drills in 15 minute segments during the three hour
clinic. After the clinic, several stayed to watch the
skills they had just learned in action during the
scrimmage.
Michigan will next be in action on Sunday, February
8th against the University of Toledo and Central
Michigan University. The Toledo game will start at 10:00
AM and the CMU game is
scheduled for 1:30 PM. Both games will be played at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse (click
HERE for directions). Don't miss your chance to pick
up a FREE Michigan Lacrosse Poster at these games!
Contact: Stuart Zaas (734)-239-4711,
szaas@umich.edu