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Wolverines Finish Non-Conference Play With Big Win at Toledo

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» U-M scored a season-high tying seven goals, with three coming in the final 10 minutes.

» Meredith Haakenson and Sammi Woods scored two goals apiece as U-M fired 35 shots, 12 on goal.

» The seven scores tie for a season high and are the second most in a match in program history. The match was tied at 1 in the 48th minute, but the Wolverines went on a 6-1 second-half scoring run.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Graduate student Meredith Haakenson and junior Sammi Woods each scored a pair of goals in a six-goal second half barrage as the University of Michigan women’s soccer team defeated Toledo 7-2 on Sunday (Sept. 11) at Toledo’s Paul Hotmer Field.

Michigan (5-2-1) got on the board first in the 10th minute. Haakenson beat a pair of Rocket defenders at the top of the six and played a squad ball scene across the face of goal. Her chip service we redirected by junior Kacey Lawrence and finished lower left.

U-M had a handful of chances of quality the rest of the half, with Woods responsible for near misses in the 21st and 25th minutes, the latter a header that went off the crossbar. Then, in the 33rd, Lawrence headed an effort from distance and squealed just wide of goal.

At the half, U-M led the shot category 15-4 and had four corners to one for the Rockets.

Toledo (1-3-2) equalized in the opening minutes of the second half on a set-piece opportunity. Coming off a lofted service from the left wing, a header in front was blocked and eventually slotted home by…

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