» U-M surrendered the lone goal of the match in the eighth minute and were outshot 18-8.
» Kacey Lawrence, Dani Wolfe, and Hannah Blake each led U-M in shots with two apiece.
» The Wolverines hit the road for a three-match Big Ten road swing with contests at Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan State.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan women’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Nebraska on Sunday (Sept. 25) at U-M Soccer Stadium.
Prior to the contest, Michigan (5-4-2, 0-2-1 Big Ten) honored seniors Hannah Blake, Lauren Brideau, Claire Dawson, Lily Farkas, Emily Leyson, Katherine McElroy, Margot Ridgeway, Jayde Riviere and Dani Wolfe.
U-M went down early in the eighth minute. A lapse in communication on the back line resulted in Nebraska’s Sarah Weber picking up a loose ball and slotting it in as U-M chased a goal.
At the half, the Cornhuskers led U-M in shots at 11-5 and in shots on goal at 4-2. Nebraska (4-4-3, 2-0-1 Big Ten) went on to total 18 shots with six on goal, while Michigan fired eight shots with four on net. NU also earned nine corner kicks to a pair for the Wolverines.
Junior Kacey Lawrence, Wolfe and Blake each totaled a pair of shots for U-M to lead the way. Junior Stephanie Sparkowski start in goal, making three stops, while McElroy played the second half and had a pair of saves.
The Wolverines had a pair of quality chances that we unable to be converted, most notably a sliding effort from Wolfe in the 44th minute and a…
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