#4 Michigan 18 Calvin 3
4/9/2009
7:00 PM
Boxscore
Grand Rapids, MI -- Despite missing
eight players due to injury, academic, or religious
commitments, Michigan (14-3) blew past Calvin College
(7-5) 18-3. The team bus pulled up to the field just
three minutes before the 7:00 PM scheduled start time but
the Wolverines needed little time to warm up, taking the
lead just one minute into the game with
Amy Santoriello's (Westfield,NJ/Westfield)
8th goal of
the season.
Goalie
Emmy Scheidt (Birmingham, MI/Seaholm) kept the lead
intact, turning aside consecutive eight-meter shots within a
span of one minute. The action stayed in the Michigan
offensive zone for the remainder of the half with the
Wolverines jumping out to an 8-0 lead before the Knights
pushed across their first goal at the 5:15 mark. Calvin
would score again with 1:16 to go in the half, cutting the
Michigan lead to 8-2 at the break.
Britt Boehm (Rocky River, OH/Magnificant) got the second
half scoring started off the opening draw, finding the net
just :37 into the second stanza.
Amy Johnson (Washington, D.C./Holton-Arms) added her
third goal of the game to put Michigan into double-digit
scoring for the 11th time this season. Michigan is
undefeated when scoring ten or more goals.
Johnson added two more goals in the
half, tying her season-high with five goals on the evening.
The Wolverines never took their feet off the pedal, scoring
six times in the final eight minutes, including two goals in
the last :25 to make the final score 18-3. While it may be
hard to stay focused once the outcome is determined,
Michigan takes advantage of the opportunity to practice
against a live opponent, "We regroup after every goal and
decide what we want to accomplish in offensively before we
score again," said Senior quad-captain,
Julie Baskind (Framingham, MA/Framingham). "We set up
scenarios for ourselves to mimic the competition we will
face at Nationals." Michigan will next be in action at the
regional tournament in Toledo, OH seeking a bid to
nationals.
Game Notes: The game was played
on Davenport University's outdoor turf field...As the sun
began to set, a lack of lights became an issue as many
players on both sides had trouble catching passes...Michigan
wrapped up its regular season with a 16-3 record...Delaney
Kempner,
Jenna Weinberg,
Ifat Ribon,
Ashley Felber, and
Erin Conroy did not make the trip due to academic and
religious commitment...Arielle
Dyner (hamstring),
Alexis Pavle (ankle), and
Sam Staroba (knee) missed the game with injuries...Pavle
and Dyner are expected to play next weekend...The Wolverines
will play in the WCLL regional tournament on April 18th
in Toledo, OH with an automatic bid to nationals on the
line...Johnson finished the regular season as the team leader
in goals with 44.
Quotes:
Sophomore
Jess Stanley (Birmingham/Marian):
On the difficulty of playing a mid-week
night game on the road...It's tough but we look at it as an
opportunity to use what we learn in practice in a
competitive setting to better prepare us for nationals.
Senior
Christine Lee (Troy, MI/Troy):
On what the team needs to do to prepare
for postseason play...The coaches have given us plenty of
things to work on in terms of our defensive positioning,
shot placement and overall discipline, on the field, so we
need to keep these in mind and make our play perfect.
Senior quad-captain,
Becca Miller (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area):
Our team needs to focus on the basics.
We have achieved a lot so far this season, but it all boils
down to which team can catch, throw, and score, so we really
need to make sure we are confident with our fundamentals.
Senior
Alexis Pavle (Grosse Pointe, MI/Grosse Pointe
South):
On how the team has improved from the
start of the regular season to now...We have really learned
how one another plays, and on a team of 28 this is quite a
feat. Our practices have become more efficient and are
played at a higher intensity as regionals near. We've
meshed on the field and this chemistry has given us
confidence and really elevated our play.
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