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  OLYMPIC SPORTS championship," said Marcia Pankratz, who is in her 16th year overall at Michi‑ gan and seventh in a second stint with the program. "This team is very hungry, excited, ready to go." Top Players: Sophomore goalkeeper Sam Swenson started 18 of 20 games during her rookie year, going 13‑6‑0 with three shutouts and a 1.34 goals‑ against average. She is competing with redshirt junior Chris Lueb but has the inside track, with her experience, to start for the Maize and Blue. "It gives your team an awful lot of con‑ fidence to have such a quality keeper behind them," Pankratz said. "Sam is ex‑ perienced, very skilled, a mature goal‑ keeper. She's very talented and con‑ fident. And so is Chris. She is a senior in engineering, a 4.0 student, and she had an awesome spring as our other goalkeeper. We feel great about both of them." Athletes To Watch: Senior forward Shannon Savelli, redshirt sophomore Carly Bennett, junior Sina Lampe, soph‑ omore Veerle Lubbers and junior Court‑ ney Enge, who combined for 20 goals in 2014, are tasked with replacing the offense that left with Leslie Smith (14 goals) and Ainsley McCallister (six). "Shannon is a big‑time goal scorer," Pankratz said. "Carly, whose brother Mac played for Red Berenson, is an‑ other center‑forward that will have a breakout year. "Sina has incredible skills. She'll proba‑ bly play midfield‑forward and be in our corner unit. Veerle is fast and talented. She played in every game last year as a freshman. She will have some impact for sure. And it will be really exciting to see Courtney. She is fast as lightning, probably the fastest player in the Big Ten. When she gets the ball on the right side, don't blink." Don't Miss: Michigan versus Wake Forest Aug. 30. VOLLEYBALL First Match: Aug. 28, versus George Washington. Big Ten Predicted Finish: Top six. NCAA Best-Case Scenario: Sweet 16. Coach's Expectations: "I like this group a lot, but we have a lot to prove," said Mark Rosen, entering his 17th sea‑ son at Michigan. "Our conference is one of the toughest, if not the toughest. We know we have to play great teams every day, but this team has an oppor‑ tunity to be a great volleyball team. Hear a fall preview on the field hockey team with coach Marcia Pankratz. CLICK THE ICON TO PLAY OR STOP THE PODCAST Hear a fall preview on the volleyball team with coach Mark Rosen. CLICK THE ICON TO PLAY OR STOP THE PODCAST

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