University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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he ounding was the only phrase to describe the mens soccer season. The Wolverines snuck by last few minutes (and in overtime) in a number ;ames this season. The first major win for the team came with -1 upset of No. 14 Kentucky University. The ize and Blue demonstrated patience and agility gntucky led the Wolverines 1-0 during the first hrdf. The team quickly came back and tied the match before the half was up; the second half went scoreless. As soon as the game went to overtime, the team knew that they had to make some quick decisions. Five minutes and 18 seconds into overtime, sophomore mid-fielder Alex Morisset took a shot and made the game winning goal, the first of his college career. It ' s a huge goal. Before overtime Waldir [DeSousa] told me to look for a long shot, so the first time I got the ball, that ' s what I did. So early in overtime I took a shot, it ricocheted off a guy and we got a corner. Then the next one I got the ball, I was just thinking shoot. I got it and just took a shot from about 30 yards out. I didn ' t think it went in at first. It hit the crossbar at first and went in the back of the goal, and I looked around, yelled and ran for the corner, said Morisset. We have to learn how to keep our cool. If we just stick to our game plan, I think we can pull out any game. We just have to stay calm, no matter if the other team scores and gets the momentum. We just have to keep our head in the game. On the win, Morisset said, The win is huge. An overtime win, it is always huge, but this is the third time we ' ve beat them in overtime, so it ' s great. The third win in a row, we ' re just going to have to build off of it. It ' s a great feeling. After this inspiring win, the Wolverines gained the confidence they needed to perform to the best of their abilities for the rest of the season. Senior defender Kevin Hall, tri-captain of the team, said, We ' re definitely really happy with how things are going right now, but we can ' t be complacent. We can ' t settle for just above .500, we have to keep pushing ourselves. We ' re not going to be happy with just a 4-3 record. We want to finish out the season strong and do well in the Big Ten season and make an NCAA berth. On his younger teammates, Hall said, The younger guys are stepping up and we love that. No one on this team really sees a class, we ' re just a team. Freshmen hang with seniors every weekend; every day we ' re in there practicing together, joking around. It doesn ' t matter who ' s scoring as long as balls are getting in the back of the net. Senior goalie Ryan Bennett takes a goal kick. Michigan tied Michigan State 1-1 on October 8 lh , 2006. L. Worcester photo Freshman defender Julian Robles makes sure to keep the ball out of the opposing Spartan player ' s control. After the game, the Wolverines were 3-3-2 on the University ' s Soccer Field. L. Worcester photo by mike marzano

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ansitional off of a transitional 2005-2006 season, the vomens soccer team hoped to build on previous successes and to learn from the losses. The team started the season with relentless momentum in a three game shutout streak. The season opener against Western Michigan University ended in a scoreless draw. When asked about the game, coach Debbie Rademacher said, We hung tough, earned the late chance, and scored with a minute left. It was just a hard fought game. The women continued their streak in an upset victory over No. 17 ranked University of Arizona. In commenting on the Arizona victory freshman defender Amy Kilppert said, We played awesome. We started off slow, but our team connects well and we really got into the game. Despite their momentum the women faced a string of losses against University of Kentucky, the University of Notre Dame and Penn State Univeristy. When asked about playing against the No.l ranked Notre Dame, senior kinesiology student and redshirt defender Emily Kalmbach said, We stuck with them. We won just as many air balls as they did, if not more. We were just as physical and our fouls were right up with theirs. We competed well and we were never way down. Victories and failures aside, the women felt the season was an accomplishment overall. Judy Coffman, senior communication studies student said, We weren ' t as successful as we would have liked to have been last season, but we knew that we could use last season as a way of learning. She went on to say, We made a pact that every player on the team would have an individual goal that would help contribute to our team goal Junior forward Melissa Dobbyn dribbles the ball down field in their game against Iowa. Although their season was somewhat disappointing, the girls went 4-2-3 in Big Ten Play. S. Jerome photo Emily Kalmbach, a redshirt junior defender prepares to cross the ball. Kalmbach had started in 1 6 games during her career as a Michigan Wolverine. S. Jerome photo overall. We knew that if everyone accomplished their j y |j$a individual goals it would bring us closer to what we wanted in the end. We used the history of the team as motivation to raise the bar. 1 36 women ' s soccer