IOWA CITY, Iowa – The 10th-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team took down the 13th-ranked Wolverines, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at Grant Field.

“I think we’ve been playing good field hockey for a couple of weeks now,” head coach Lisa Cellucci said. “It was awesome to see a complete game come together. That was a gritty and resilient win from the whole group. What a fantastic win on senior day to get one for Milly and Mia in our last game at Grant Field. It was a great regional matchup that we needed for the postseason.”

Both teams went scoreless in the first half.

The Hawkeyes were able to find the back of the net in the third period on a penalty corner with a goal from Dionne van Aalsum, assisted by Rachel Herbine and Peyton Shellaway. Despite the Wolverines having a penalty corner in both the third and fourth periods, Iowa’s defense remained strong to keep Michigan scoreless.

Iowa was able to close out the game in the fourth with an empty net goal from Gia Whalen assisted by Lieve van Kessel to finalize the Hawkeye shutout.

The Hawkeyes outshot Michigan 10-to-7 and had three penalty corners on the day. Senior Mia Magnotta collected two saves on the day.

Notables 

• The Hawkeyes now have four ranked wins on the season.
• Van Aalsum has scored at least one goal in 13-of-15 games this season.
• Seniors Mia Magnotta and Milly short were honored after today’s game.

Up Next 

The Hawkeyes travel to Columbus, Ohio, to close out the regular season against the Buckeyes at Buckeye Varsity Field on Oct. 31 at noon (CT).