Wolverines to Journey to Golden State to Face UC Davis, Stanford

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan area hockey group (2-1) will return to the street this weekend for a pair of non-conference video games within the Golden State. U-M will tackle UC Davis (2-1) at 1 p.m. PT on Friday (Sept. 12) on the Aggie Field Hockey Facility in Davis, Calif., and Stanford (2-2) at midday PT on Sunday (Sept. 14) at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif. Both video games can be streamed on ESPN platforms — on ESPN+ Friday and ACC Network Extra on Sunday.

Notes

• Nine completely different Wolverines have scored no less than one purpose via three video games this season, already approaching the 14-player whole that scored final season. Graduate pupil Abby Tamer and sophomore Dru Moffett lead with three targets apiece, whereas junior Juliette Manzur owns two targets and two assists to share the group’s factors lead (six).

• Moffett tallied a fourth-quarter hat trick towards Bellarmine final Sunday (Sept. 7) for the primary targets of her collegiate profession. Freshman Maxine Rogge and sophomore Natalie Machiran additionally scored their first targets within the first quarter vs. the Knights.

• Rogge has had a hand in each of Michigan’s game-winning targets thus far this season, tallying the primary purpose towards Bellarmine after aiding on Tamer’s late game-winner towards Wake Forest (Aug. 31), tipping Rogge’s arduous go into the circle from the Wake 25 on the 59:33 mark. Rogge owns one purpose and a team-best three assists.

• Michigan posted is best purpose output in 45 years with its 13-0 win towards Bellarmine in its house opener final Sunday (Sept. 7). The effort is tied for the second-most targets in a sport in Michigan’s 53-year program historical past. The Wolverines’ single-game document is 14 targets, recorded in a 14-0 win towards Olivet in 1980, whereas U-M has one different 13-goal sport, a 13-0 win towards Adrian in 1977.

• Junior/sophomore goalkeeper Hala Silverstein and graduate pupil Caylie McMahon performed a half apiece towards Bellarmine to mix for the Wolverines’ first shutout of the season. Michigan held the Knights to only one shot — a large try on a penalty nook late within the second quarter. Michigan’s defensive corps allowed simply 1.10 targets and seven.2 photographs per sport final season.

• Manzur posted the Wolverines’ first purpose of the season with the game-tying rating early within the fourth quarter, at 47:14, towards Wake Forest. It is the third consecutive 12 months that Manzur has recorded U-M’s first purpose of the season, including to her markers towards North Carolina as each a freshman (2023) and sophomore (2024).

• Seven Wolverines have formally made their collegiate debuts over the opening two weekends: Rogge, who has began all three video games within the midfield, in addition to fellow freshmen Grace Hunter, Beatrice Ottsen, Lexi Patterson and Manouk Saal and sophomore/freshmen Sofia Abraham and Aurora Gery. Hunter, Patterson and Saal have additionally appeared in all three video games, whereas Patterson posted two assists towards Bellarmine. Freshmen Brooke Anderson, Sofia Ghanbari, Adair Patterson all intend to redshirt their first season at Michigan.

• UC Davis is 2-1 on the season and, like Michigan, earned a 2-1 win towards Bellarmine. The Aggies defeated Ball State 5-4 in extra time in its most up-to-date outing final Friday (Sept. 5). Ella Franken leads UCD in scoring with 4 targets and an help via two weekends, whereas goalkeeper Addy Collingwood carries a 2.87 goals-against common and .571 save proportion. Michigan is 4-0 all-time towards UC Davis and posted a 5-1 win in the newest assembly between the groups in 2023.

• Stanford carries a 2-2 document into the weekend with each losses coming towards ranked opponents — 3-1 towards No. 4 Maryland on Aug. 29 and 3-2 in a shootout towards No. 6 Harvard in its most up-to-date outing on Sept. 7. Three Cardinal gamers (Kate Nemec, Liv Martin, Nadine Brenninkmeyer) share the group lead with two targets, whereas goalkeeper Daisy Ford owns a 1.28 goals-against common and .815 save proportion. Michigan leads 9-4 within the all-time collection towards Stanford however has dropped the final two conferences, together with a 3-2 shootout resolution in 2019.