Really tough loss. Thought we dominated 70% of the game. Swaby cleared one into no-mans land & onto the foot of a Michigander & into the net from there. She is very good for a frosh in that difficult & critical position, but will do this on occasion. Needs to clean it up. Tiernan rifles one in to tie going into halftime. 2nd half Visco scores an excellent goal on pretty assists from Hendley & Ciarrocca. Michigan ties it in the 79th min. when Visco slips on the wet turf while attempting to intercept a ball headed to the box. Very tough break. Huge fan of Madison Tiernan's &, while we clearly need her great ability to create & score & her overall great play, she can't force it too much. We dominated in shots, but didn't get the same clear looks that Michigan did on their goals. All that being said, we really got homered by the Ref. Called ticky tack fouls on RU down the stretch giving Mich. set pieces in our end. Hurt us, especially in the 2nd OT. Still if we had had this effort against Illinois we would have won easily. That tie hurt. However, sometimes even though a player & a team know that they can't let down, it can be very difficult to shift it into high gear in a short time after a big win. Be that as it may, on to Mich State on Sun at 1. Go RU.
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