COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Player of the Game Mia Barr (Jr., San Diego, Calif.) scored seven times to provide No. 1-ranked/Big Ten Division Champion/defending National Champion the University of Michigan all it needed as the Wolverines dominated No. 20/New England Division Champion Northeastern University, 22-6, in a quarterfinal at the 2024 Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship hosted at Texas A&M University’s Student Rec Center.
The victory marches the Maize & Blue to a tournament semifinal appearance at 5:10 p.m Central later today versus the victor of a quarterfinal match-up between No. 1/Southwest Division Champion the University of California-San Diego and No. 16/Southeast Division Champion Florida State University.
A first time participant at the Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship, Northeastern will take on the loser of the Tritons-Seminoles game at 4:00 p.m. Central today with a berth in the Fifth Place game on Sunday, May 5, at stake.
Michigan – which garnered first (2023), second (2010, 2014, 2016), third (2007, 2011, 2015), fourth (2012, 2013, 2022) and seventh (2009) place marks in the program’s other trips to Nationals – put the game out of reach in the first quarter by outscoring the Huskies 7-2 prior to adding 7-1 and 6-0 scoring advantages in the second and third quarters to acquire a 20-3 lead through 21 minutes of action. Northeastern chipped a goal off its final margin of defeat as the Huskies outscored the Wolverines by a 3-2 count over the concluding seven minutes.
Kenza Ashworth (Fr., Palo Alto, Calif.) led the way for Northeastern with a pair of goals, while Lejla Najarro (Jr., Boca Raton, Fla.), Kayla McCleave (Fr., Mission Viejo, Calif.), Avery Emison (So., Mill Valley, Calif.) and Anna Schlegel (So., Pottstown, Pa.) each contributed solo markers. Kathleen McClatchie (Fr., Los Altos, Calif.) turned aside six scoring attempts in cage.
Five Wolverines netted multi-goal games as Barr (seven), Claire Tuttle (Sr., Hudsonville, Mich.) (four), Meredith Holm (Sr., Walnut Creek, Calif.) (three), Zannah Baker (So., Ann Arbor, Mich.) (three) and Emma Kaipainen (So., Ann Arbor, Mich.) (two) combined to account for 19 of Michigan’s tallies in the contest. Sarah Schenck (Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich.), Riley Leongkaye (So., Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Tara Bharadia (Fr., Palos Verdes, Calif.) slipped in single scores to support goaltenders Ava Dominick (Jr., Simi Valley, Calif.) and Luisa Nierhoff (So., White Plains, N.Y.) who posted three and six stops, respectively, to combine for nine saves.
| 1st Q | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 4th Q | – | FINAL | |
| No. 20 Northeastern University |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 6 |
| No. 1 University of Michigan | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | – | 22 |
| Michigan Goals: | Mia Barr (7); Claire Tuttle (4); Meredith Holm (3); Zannah Baker (3); Emma Kaipainen (2); Sarah Schenck; Riley Leongkaye; Tara Bharadia | |||||
| Northeastern Goals: | Kenza Ashworth (2); Lejla Najarro; Kayla McCleave; Avery Emison; Anna Schlegel | |||||
| Saves: | Michigan – Ava Dominick (3, 14 minutes), Luisa Nierhoff (6, 14 minutes) ; Northeastern – Kathleen McClatchie (6) | |||||
| Exclusions: | Michigan – 4; Northeastern – 4 | |||||
| Advantage Opportunities: | Michigan – 2-for-4 ; Northeastern – 1-for-4 | |||||
| Sprints: | Michigan – 3-for-4 (1st, 3rd, 4th) ; Northeastern – 1-for-r (2nd) | |||||
| Cards/Misconducts: | None | |||||
| Officials: | Jennifer Frain, Bruce Morehouse | |||||
The University of Michigan’s Ava Dominick (#1) makes a save as Northeastern University’s Kayla McCleave (#11) along with the Wolverines’ Zannah Baker (#4) & Tara Bharadia (#6) watch
The University of Michigan’s Mia Barr (#22) lines up a shot as Northeastern University’s Kayla McCleave (#11) closes
The University of Michigan’s Claire Tuttle (#5) looks for an opening as Northeastern University’s Kenza Ashworth (#4) defends
The University of Michigan’s Zannah Baker (#4) & Northeastern University’s Kayla McCleave (#11)
