In Michigan’s second straight shutout, the victory boiled down to amplifying the offensive pressure, playing the ball forward and keeping the Highlanders on their heels for the entire second half.
Kastroll has had an impressive showing of late, all of which came after she was injured during the preseason.
Michigan jumped in front early and tacked on an insurance goal later in the first half of a 2-0 victory.
Friday afternoon, Canada’s women’s national soccer team handed Brazil a 2-1 defeat in the bronze-medal match of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The Wolverines welcome a versatile freshman class that could make huge strides on a 29-player roster — one that’s almost split evenly between upperclassmen and lowerclassmen.
Regardless of who gets the starting nod for Michigan’s first game against Hawaii on Sept. 3, both candidates certainly have large shoes to fill.
With 4:06 left on the game clock, Ani Sarkisian stepped forward to take the Michigan women’s soccer team’s second penalty kick of the afternoon. Twelve minutes prior, the redshirt junior midfielder had made a run up the left lane and sent a shot sailing wide of the net — the Wolverines’ captain was hungry to score.
The Michigan women’s soccer team has tended to play locally when it comes to preseason exhibition matches. The Wolverines have a strong record coming off the first week of training — winning four of their last five exhibition matches by outscoring opponents 17-3 in the last four seasons — allowing them to ease into the regular season.
Monday marks the first day of the Michigan football team’s training camp, which means the chase to become the starting quarterback for the Sept. 3 season opener against Hawaii begins.
Shelina Zadorsky has always dreamt of competing on the world’s biggest soccer stages — either as a World Cup contender or an Olympic athlete.