ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A penalty kick in the 11th minute proved to be the difference as the William & Mary men's soccer team suffered a 1-0 setback at Big Ten foe Michigan in its season opener on Friday night.
 
At the 10:04 mark of the opening half, a Jack Hallahan cross was ruled to have been handled by the Tribe defense, giving the Wolverines a penalty kick. Mohammed Zakyi stepped to the spot and converted to give the home team a 1-0 advantage.
 
After U-M outshot the Tribe in the opening half, 5-2, W&M stepped up the pressure in the second 45 minutes. The Green and Gold outshot the Wolverines, 6-3, and had a 5-1 cushion on corner kicks. The Tribe's best scoring chance came on a free kick in the 78th minute, but junior Antonio Bustamante's attempt from 25 yards out was saved by Michigan's Andrew Verdi. W&M tallied a trio of shots and three corner kicks compared to zero for U-M over the final 10 minutes, but could not find the equalizer.
 
W&M Starters: 26 Breno (GK), 4 Frost, 10 A. Bustamante, 11 Bell, 12 Berry, 13 Shane, 14 Eskay, 16 H. Bustamante, 21 Trott, 23 Spain, 24 Ngoh
 
Michigan Starters: 1 Verdi (GK), 2 Borges, 4 Stevens, 5 Samake, 6 Mukuna, 7 Osman, 9 Zakyi, 11 Hallahan, 14 Mertz, 16 Jacob, 23 Ybarra
 
Goals
11 ' – Michigan – Mohammed Zakyi (Penalty Kick)
 
Quotable
"We are disappointed with the result. We battled hard to overturn the deficit, after making an uncharacteristic early mistake that led to a PK. Unfortunately, we weren't able to do so. Michigan deserves credit. They were well-organized and dangerous on the counter. We will learn from this and work to get better." – Head Coach Chris Norris
 
Notes
- W&M and Michigan both tallied eight shots apiece and each recorded seven corner kicks.

- The Wolverines outshot W&M, 5-2, and totaled six corner kicks to the Tribe's two in the first half. The numbers were reversed in the second with the Green and Gold outshooting U-M, 6-3, and recording five corners to Michigan's one.
 
- Senior goalkeeper Phil Breno tallied two saves in goal for the Tribe.
 
- Juniors Ryder Bell and Marcel Berry led the Tribe with two shots apiece
 
- Freshman Sam Golan made his first career appearance for the Tribe, playing 38 minutes off the bench.
 
Up Next
W&M opens the home portion of its schedule on Monday night when it welcomes N.C. State to Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field. The contest carries a 7 p.m. start time and the live stream will be available at TribeAthletics.com.