Michigan Stuns #1 Michigan State as Stanford Takes Down #3 Wake Forest

Michigan waited until the second half to turn its rivalry match at #1 Michigan State upside down. The Spartans broke a scoreless tie after halftime, but Ella Jablinskey answered with two goals in three minutes before setting up Maya Raghunandanan for another. Three Michigan goals arrived in just 5:37, flipping a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead that held through the finish. Goalkeeper Malia Zillman made eight saves as the Wolverines handed their unbeaten rival its first loss and defeated the nation’s #1 team for the first time in program history.

#6 Stanford produced the day’s other top-five takedown, responding to consecutive losses with a 2-0 win over #3 Wake Forest. Freshman Peyton Marinos broke the scoreless tie in the 77th minute before Charlotte Kohler added another in the final minute. Stanford outshot Wake Forest 14-4 and handed the Demon Deacons their first loss after a 9-0 start, while earning its first victory over Wake Forest in five all-time meetings.