The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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NOVEMBER 2026 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 59 BY DAVID WASSON Ice Hockey Second-ranked Michigan began the 2026-27 campaign with a 6-0 record for the second straight sea- son — a first in program history — after going on the road to sweep No. 1 Denver. U-M downed Den- ver 4-1 on Oct. 16 and 4-3 on Oct. 17 to remain unblemished, a start that included two-game sweeps of Bowling Green and Alaska An- chorage. Junior Michael Hage had 2 assists in the finale to join U-M's Century Club with 100 ca- reer points in his 78th career ap- pearance, and sophomore goalie Jack Ivankovic notched 33 saves against the defending champs. Men's and Women's Cross Country The Michigan men's squad finished 32nd among 44 teams with 762 points at the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 16 in Terre Haute, Ind., led by a 38th-place finish from senior Trent McFarland. U-M was without six of its top seven finishers from the season opener when it placed second at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite in Chicago on Sept. 25. The Wolverines women finished 13th among 43 teams with 440 points at the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 16 in Terre Haute, led by graduate student Penelopea Gordon and junior Stephanie Bertram. Field Hockey Despite a career afternoon from junior goalkeeper Hala Silverstein, No. 18 Michigan tumbled to Rutgers 3-2 in overtime on Oct. 16 in Piscataway, N.J. Silverstein posted a personal-best 9 saves on 12 Scarlet Knights shots, including stopping a penalty stroke. Through 14 matches, U-M (6-8 overall, 1-6 Big Ten) has gotten 5 goals from senior Es- mée de Willigen, 4 goals from both senior Juliette Manzur and senior Natalie Millman, and 3 goals each from junior Eva Bernardy and junior Kelsey Reviello. Men's Soccer Michigan began Big Ten play with two ties and a narrow loss against a pair of ranked teams, drawing with Penn State 0-0 on Oct. 9, drawing with No. 12 Michigan State 1-1 on Oct. 13 and falling to No. 14 Maryland 3-2 on Oct. 16. Senior Grayson Elmquist led the Wol- verines (3-5-4 overall, 0-3-3 Big Ten) through 12 matches with 5 goals and 11 points. Joao Paulo Ramos led the way with 4 assists, and junior Alen Bean and senior Isaiah Goldson combined to allow just 1.25 goals with 35 saves. Women's Soccer U-M won three of its first four October games in Big Ten play, including shutout victories against Wisconsin and Oregon. The Wolverines (7-4-3 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) downed the Badgers 1-0 on Oct. 11 and went to Eugene to blank the Ducks 2-0 on Oct. 16. U-M had downed Indiana 3-2 in Bloomington on Oct. 4 to begin the month. Junior Ella Jablinskey paced the team with 8 goals and 18 points through 14 games, with senior Lil- ley Bosley contributing a team-high 4 assists. Volleyball Michigan senior Sydney Schnichels posted a career-high 18 kills on a .519 hitting percent- age, surpassing her previous career best of 12 kills, to help the Wolverines outlast Illinois 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 14-25, 15-13 on Oct. 18. The victory snapped a two-match slide and improved U-M to 12-7 overall and 3-5 in Big Ten play. Men's Golf Led by a final-round 70 (-2) from junior RJ Arone, Michigan closed The Bryson with a runner-up finish Oct. 14 at Trump National Doral's Blue Monster course in Miami. The Wolverines posted back-to-back 4-under 284s over the final two rounds, finishing with a 5-under 859 (291-284-284). Charleston claimed the team title with a 19-under 845, while Michigan held off Washington State (861, -3) by two shots for second place. The runner-up finish gave Michigan its third top-3 effort in six fall events, having previously captured team titles at the Virtues Intercollegiate and Island Resort Intercollegiate earlier this fall. Women's Golf Behind a pair of unbeaten per- formances from sophomores Jay- mie Ng and Reese Ng and another victory from junior Thomasine Bartholdson, Michigan closed the Barbara Nicklaus Cup with a domi- nant 5-1 victory over Charlotte on Oct. 6 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. After two narrow team losses the day prior, Michigan left little doubt in its fi- nal match. Jaymie Ng and Reese Ng quickly put the Wolverines in command, combining to overwhelm their Charlotte opponents dur- ing the opening stretch. Men's Tennis Gustavo Albieri began his collegiate career winning his first two singles and doubles matches at the Hope College RSM Invita- tional to claim the Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor Oct. 7. Albieri defeated West- ern Michigan's La Pham 6-3, 5-7, 10-7, and downed Wisconsin's Collin Beduhn 2-6, 7-5, 11-9. Albieri lost his final singles match against Notre Dame's Chase Thompson 6-1, 7-6 (8). Albieri won three of four doubles matches with partner Nicholas Heng, earning two wins over pairs from Western Michigan and one against Wisconsin. Women's Tennis Michigan earned all three NCAA Champion- ships bids up for grabs at the ITA Midwest Re- gional Championships held Oct. 8-12 at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, Ill. Senior Piper Charney and freshman Olivia Traynor earned singles bids, with Charney team- ing up with senior Reese Miller to win the doubles title en route to qualifying. Charney earned a berth to the NCAA Singles Cham- pionship for the third straight season, while she and Miller also claimed the first doubles bid of their respective careers. Charney is the seventh Wolverine in program history to make at least three appearances in the NCAA Singles Championship. Traynor became the first Michigan freshman to qualify since 2021 (Kari Miller). ❑ ❱ OLYMPIC SPORTS UPDATE Fall Sports Roundup Michigan's Gustavo Albieri began his collegiate career winning his first two singles and doubles matches at the Hope College RSM Invitational to claim the Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor Oct. 7. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY