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Robertson & Plunkett Power No. 7 Michigan Past Maryland 11-7 in Regular Season Finale
COLLEGE PARK, Md.
-- Senior Leah Robertson (Newport Beach,
Calif./Newport Harbor) and junior Ryley Plunkett
(Modesto, Calif./Johansen) tallied five points each to
help the No. 7-ranked University of Michigan wrap up the 2010
regular season with an 11-7 victory at the University of Maryland
inside the Eppley Recreation Center.
Robertson dented the twine five times in the game, while Plunkett
scored once and assisted on four U-M markers. In the cage,
sophomore Morgan Turner (Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco
Hills) made five stops and chipped in with two assists
during the first half. Freshman Alex Adamson (Coronado,
Calif./Coronado) tended the net in the second half,
posting five blocks and a pair of assists.
The teams jockeyed back and forth throughout the first half.
Maryland took its first lead of the day at 5-4 with just over a
minute remaining in the half before Robertson got loose on a
counterattack and knotted the game up with 14 seconds to go before
the break. The Michigan offense surged in the third period with
scores from Plunkett, junior Lauren Orth (Poway,
Calif./Poway), freshman Lauren Colton (Tustin,
Calif./Tesoro) and a pair from Robertson. Colton's marker
proved to be the game-winner as Robertson was the only goal scorer
in the final period with both teams locked down defensively for the
final frame.
Michigan will begin its quest for a third straight NCAA bid with
the opening round of the CWPA Western Division Championship on
Saturday (April 24) when it hosts Gannon at 10 a.m. inside Canham
Natatorium. MGoBlue.com will provide updates via live blog of all
Michigan games during the tournament.
Release courtesy Michigan Athletic Communications
