Wolverines, Golden Grizzlies Battle to Stalemate at U-M Soccer Stadium

» Despite a scoreless tie, Michigan outshot Oakland 27-7.

» Ethan Wood made two saves in his first start of the season.

» U-M controlled the ball for 57 percent of the match.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan men’s soccer team (2-4-2) played in-state foe Oakland University (0-5-2) to a 0-0 tie Monday evening (Sept. 19) in non-conference action at U-M Soccer Stadium.

The Wolverines outshot Oakland 27-7 with 10 shots on goal compared to the Golden Grizzlies’ three shots on frame. Michigan dominated the second half offensively, outshooting Oakland 19-5, but was unable to secure a goal.

U-M (2-4-2) held possession for 57 percent of the match as eight players had multi-shot matches and three put two or more shots on goal. Freshman Nicholas Cassiday had a team-high three shots on net while Nicholas Kaloukian and Simon Vasquez each put two shots on goal.

Junior Ethan Wood earned his second collegiate start in net and made three saves, including two clutch stops down the stretch for the Maize and Blue.

Michigan outshot Oakland 8-2 in the first half with four shots on goal. The Wolverines’ first opportunity came right out of the gate when Quin Rogers put a shot on frame before Kaloukian had a shot go just wide of the right goal post in the 14th minute.

U-M pushed the pace in the closing 10 minutes of the first half as Kaloukian had a header that was punched out by the keeper and Inaki Rodriguez had his shot rocket off the…