The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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NOVEMBER 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 59 BY ANTHONY BROOME Hockey Michigan moved to 6-0 for the first time to start a season since 1979-80 with a 10-2 destruction of Robert Morris on Oct. 17 at Yost Ice Arena. Its 7 goals allowed in its first 6 contests are the fewest given up by the pro- gram since 1926. Six Wolverines had three- point games, which included junior Jayden Perron and senior Josh Eernisse, who had 2 goals and an assist each. Captain T.J. Hughes scored his 50th career goal, while freshman goalie Jack Ivankovic had 30 saves, improving his record in net to 6-0. Men's and Women's Cross Country The men's team finished 15th at the Nut- tycombe Invitational hosted by Wisconsin on Oct. 17, headlined by junior Nathan Lopez' 24th-place finish with a time of 20:26.9. New Mexico (51) won the meet, with Colorado (150) and Syracuse (152) finishing second and third in the event. The women earned a 25th-place finish in the event, led by sophomore Anjali Hocker Singh's 69th-place finish. Sophomore Steph- anie Bertram finished 91st. NC State (41 points) took first, followed by Notre Dame (125) and Iowa State (176). U-M wraps its regular sea- son on Oct. 24 in the EMU Fall Classic, held at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich. Field Hockey No. 11-ranked Michigan fell 1-0 to No. 15 Ohio State on Oct. 12 in Columbus, snapping a three-game win streak. Sit- ting at 8-4 overall and 3-2 in Big Ten play, the team was tied for second place in the con- ference with the Buckeyes as of Oct. 21, with Northwestern sitting atop the Big Ten with an unblemished 5-0 mark in conference play. Men's Soccer The Wolverines, ranked 16th in the country, took down UCLA, 3-0, on Oct. 17 before a sold-out crowd of 2,172 fans at U-M Soccer Stadium, im- proving their record to 8-2-3 on the season and 4-2-1 in the Big Ten. Sophomore Michael Ramirez had 2 goals, while graduate student Quin Rogers notched his fourth penalty kick goal of the season. Women's Soccer A slow start doomed U-M in a 3-1 loss at Rutgers on Oct. 19, dropping its record to 6-8-3 and 3-4-3 in the Big Ten after the set- back. The Wolverines were outshot 10-1 in the opening period, which led to a pair of Scarlet Knight scores that were too much to overcome. Sophomore Elle Ervin scored her seventh goal of the season in the 57th minute, but it would not be enough to spark a comeback effort. Volleyball Crisler Center was sold out on Oct. 19 for U-M's showdown with top-ranked Nebraska, with over 12,707 in attendance, the largest crowd in program history. The attendance mark topped the old record by more than 4,000 people. Unfortunately, the Cornhuskers handled business, defeating the Wolverines in straight sets (25-18, 25-13, 25-18). The loss dropped the Wolverines to 12-7 and 2-6 in Big Ten play. Sophomore Ella Demetrician led the team with 9 kills in the effort. Men's Golf U-M closed out its five-tournament fall schedule with an 11th-place finish out of 14 teams at the Moraine Intercollegiate at Moraine Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, on Oct. 14. Freshman Jordan Hwang recorded a career-low 212 (-1) 54-hole total, tying for 24th place in the event. Hwang's per- formance was the first top-25 finish of his career. Sophomores RJ Arone (T-28th) and Dean Muratore (T-32nd) posted the other top-35 marks for the team. U-M returns to action in February at the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate in Puerto Rico. Women's Golf The Wolverines closed out their fall season with a 10th-place showing at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational on Oct. 19 at UNC's Fin- ley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, N.C. Senior twins Lauren and Sydney Sung paced the group, each tying for 26th at 218 (+8). Freshman Reese Ng chipped in with a top-50 finish, placing 49th with a 225 score over 54 holes. The squad resumes play at the Puerto Rico Classic from Feb. 1-3. Men's Tennis U-M sophomore Max Dahlin qualified for the NCAA Individual Championships on Oct. 20 with a semifinal victory at the ITA Mid- west Regional Championships at the XS Tennis Village in Chicago. Dahlin went 5-0 during the four- day competition. He advanced to the final against Preston Stearns of Ohio State, but the two elected not to compete and were named co-champions. The NCAA Individual Cham- pionships begin on Nov. 17 in Athens, Ga. Women's Tennis Junior Piper Charney earned a spot in the NCAAs on Sept. 28, punching her ticket for the second straight season after grabbing one of the 10 berths available at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C. Charney earned her way in with three straight wins in consolation, receiving the postseason berth with a semifi- nal victory. The NCAA Individual Championships begin on Nov. 18 and run through Nov. 23 in Lake Nona, Fla. ❑ ❱ OLYMPIC SPORTS UPDATE Fall/Winter Sports Roundup The U-M volleyball team hosted No. 1 Nebraska Oct. 19 in front of 12,707 fans at a sold-out Crisler Center. U-M fell in three sets, but topped the school atten- dance record by more than 4,000 people. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY