Milwaukee v. Michigan State Match Report

Milwaukee 3, Michigan State 2
Aug. 19, 2011 – DeMartin Stadium (East Lansing, Mich.)

Womans of the Match: I may not do this a lot this season, but we have an offensive and defensive Woman of the Match today. Sarah Hagen gets the nod on offense with two goals and an assist. She was dominant when she had the ball, narrowly missing a hat trick twice in the second half, once by hitting the post. Makenzie Gillaspie stood out in an all-around defensive effort. All four defenders played well, but she made her presence known with a number of key defensive stops.

NOTES: Hagen scored a goal in her fourth-straight game, dating back to the last three games last season … today’s game followed the same script as the teams’ meeting last season with UWM getting a 3-0 lead in the first half and MSU with two in the second … Hagen now has 69 career goals and 156 points … she also upped her school record to 19 career game-winning goals … the Panthers are now 3-7 all-time against Michigan State, winning the last two meetings … four freshmen started the game—Emily Scott, Kelsey Holbert, Amy Kauffung and Kelly Lewers … Hannah Kaul also made her first collegiate start and played 86 minutes … Gillaspie, Kauffung, Scott, Holbert, Mary Wandolowski, Keara Thompson and Jamie Forbes played all 90 minutes … this is the fourth-straight season Milwaukee opened the season against a Big Ten team (3-0-1) and second-straight on the road (2-0).

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season): 90 minutes (Gillaspie, Kauffung, Scott, Holbert, Wandolowski, Thompson, Forbes)

Up Next: The Panthers return home to host DePaul Sunday.