#4 Michigan 16 Wisconsin 2
Mar. 7, 2009
Boxscore
First Half Audio
Second Half Audio
Ann Arbor, MI --
With the rain pounding on the roof of Oosterbaan
Fieldhouse, Michigan (7-2, 4-0) poured on goal
after goal en route to a 16-2 victory over Wisconsin
(0-3). The Wolverines scored the first eight goals of
the contest putting any doubts about the outcome to rest
early on. Amy
Johnson (Washington, D.C./Holton-Arms) recorded a
hat-trick just over ten minutes into the game as she
would finish with four goals for her seventh multi-goal
game of the season. Johnson's third goal came as she
forged through the Badger defense which drew a yellow
card after the goal. Ten different Michigan players
recorded goals as Michigan used the early lead to spread
around the playing time. "We have a lot of depth so it's
good to have fresh legs coming off the bench especially
this weekend when we play four games in three days it's
good to get a chance to get everyone in," said senior
quad-captain Julie Baskind
(Framington, MA/Framington).
After taking a 9-2
lead into the intermission, the Wolverines never let up
in the second half, shutting out the Badgers 7-0 in the
second stanza. Michigan controlled the pace for the
entire game, allowing just two Wisconsin shots on goal.
Mynda Krato (Grosse
Pointe, MI/Grosse Pointe South) replaced
Emmy Scheidt
(Birmingham, MI/Seaholm) in net and turned away the only
shot she faced.
Michigan's sideline
saw a familiar face wearing the red and white of
Wisconsin in Darby Bose, an Ann Arbor native. Bose was a
teammate of Michigan goalie, Emmy Scheidt when the pair
played under Michigan's current coaching trio.
Wisconsin's loss was its second defeat on the day after
they fell to Michigan State 14-3. Wisconsin plays the
early morning game at 8:00 AM on Sunday against Penn
State. With daylights savings time taking effect
overnight, those two teams will have to wake up in a
hurry to be playing lacrosse at what will feel like 7:00
AM. Michigan takes the field at 10:30 against
Northwestern in the tournament's final game. WCBN will
have the broadcast of that game as they have all
weekend.
Game Notes:
Michigan is now 4-0 at home with all of those wins
coming by at least seven goals...Johnson continues her
hot start to the season as she moved into the team lead
with 21 goals on the season...Johnson has now scored in
8 of the team's 9 games on the season...Michigan will
next be in action at 10:30 AM on Sunday against
Northwestern...Michigan released their schedule for the
Colorado State Tournament today which can be seen using
the link on the yellow sidebar...There was not a dry
body in Oosterbaan as the fans had to battle through
torrential downpours to enter the fieldhouse.
Quotes:
Full audio from Rachel
Lary
Full audio from Julie
Baskind
Senior quad-captain
Rachel Lary:
On the weekend so
far: Overall it's been a really good opportunity for
us to work on some of the things we've been doing in
practice and it's always good to see a variety of teams
and what they have to bring. They pressured us through
midfield and attack and that's always good to play
against.
On her bounce
pass-shot attempt in the second half: Julie [Baskind]
and I have been working on this play for about a year
where she bounces the ball to me and then I try to shoot
it. It was hard to get the open space because they were
playing tight defense on us. It's something we fool
around with in practice so it's something that is fun to
do in games when we have a comfortable lead...We're
going to try it tomorrow, so keep your eyes out for it.
Senior quad-captain
Julie Baskind on tomorrow's opponent, Northwestern:
We don't know a whole lot about them but we want to
finish out the weekend strong, don't let down, play with
intensity, and be consistent for a whole game doing what
we know how to do.
Assistant Coach
Ginny Hughes on the defensive effort: We did a
really nice job today of re-defending...When we have a
turnover anywhere on the field, we've been working a lot
on double-teams and playing high-pressure defense
anywhere on the field. Our attack and our midfield did a
great job of getting the ball back when we did turn it
over so that was great to see.
Contact: Stuart Zaas (734)-239-4711,
szaas@umich.edu