Jamie Gillies 1-1. . . . USC handed the Wolverines a 2-0 loss in the 1997 Speedline Invitational championship game. . . . Coaches poll. . . . Michigan holds a 4-3 advantage in the series vs. USF, taking both ends of the 1998 doubleheader in Tampa. . . . Current Wolverine assistant coach Jennifer Brundage was an assistant coach with the Lady Mocs 1996-97. . . .
Coaches poll. . . .
The series between Michigan and Texas is tied 1-1 after splits in two 1998 meetings, including a UT win in the Speedline Invitational semifinals. The Wolverines beat Texas, 7-2, in the first round of the NCAA Women's College World Series. . . . Marie Barda 0-1. . . . Michigan has won 26 of the 34 games in the series vs. Western Michigan, including the last nine games. . . . The teams have never faced each other in an early-season tournament. . . .