Ninety minutes didn't settle anything. Neither did 110.

The Michigan women's soccer team added two ties to its record, earning two hard-fought points in the Big Ten standings on the road over the weekend against Wisconsin and Northwestern.

The Wolverines (1-2-2 Big Ten, 5-5-4 overall) played two physical and highly competitive games, but couldn't get the timely goal. They settled for a 1-1 tie on Friday against the Badgers before playing to a scoreless draw yesterday in Evanston against Northwestern.

Michigan jumped on the Wildcats early and dominated the first half, collecting seven shots to the Northwestern's one, including five on goal. But the Wolverines couldn't get anything past goalkeeper Lauren Johnston.

"We had a lot of opportunities, but it was unfortunate we couldn't take advantage," Michigan coach Debbie Rademacher said.

Northwestern (3-2-1, 7-6-1) was a little more effective in the second half, but the best chance of the period went to Michigan. Freshman defender Kylie Neschke unloaded a rocket toward the right post in the 55th minute, but Johnston got her hands on it.

Neither club generated significant scoring chances in the overtimes. Senior goalkeeper Megan Tuura made three saves to earn her fifth shutout of the season.

The missed opportunities frustrated Michigan, but the team's leadership knows there is no need to push the panic button.

"We are still competitive and getting chances on goal, so there's no reason to be concerned," junior co-captain Sarah Banco said. "If we weren't getting chances, then there'd be reason to be concerned."

Banco and her co-captains led by example on the pitch. Senior Katelin Spencer played every minute of both games, and Judy Coffman scored the Wolverines' lone goal of the weekend. Rademacher singled out the solid play on the backline of the team's fourth co-captain - redshirt junior defender Lindsey Cottrell.

The weekend started promisingly for the Wolverines on Friday night. They jumped out to an early lead after the striker duo of Coffman and junior Melissa Dobbyn connected. Dobbyn hit an open Coffman at the top of the penalty box, and Coffman scored her fourth goal of the season in the 16th minute.

The rest of the half was evenly matched, and the teams headed to halftime with Michigan leading 1-0.

Though the Wolverines stayed aggressive in the second half, they were burnt for the tying goal on a set piece.

Wisconsin (3-2-1, 6-4-3) scored off a free kick, as Allison Preiss received the ball and shot it past senior goalkeeper Megan Tuura.

The game was chippy, as the teams committed a combined 42 fouls. Wolverine freshman defender Amy Klippert received a red card seconds before heading to overtime, so Michigan was a player down for both overtime periods. The booking was the result of jousting between Klippert and a Badger forward who was on the ground that the referee deemed dangerous. Michigan was thin on defense already, as junior starting midfielder Jamie Artsis left the game with an injury.

"Playing down a man in overtime and still managing a point was important for us," Banco said.

Both teams generated a few scoring chances during the additional 20 minutes, but the score remained unchanged, and each team received a hard-earned point.

"It's disappointing we didn't put (the game) away earlier, but I thought we played well," Rademacher said.