The fans that remained at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for the fourth quarterfinal game of the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament huddled together beneath the press box in hopes of being spared the cold and the rain that again surrounded the field. The match-up saw No. 3 Michigan take to the field against No. 6 Wisconsin. Their only previous tilt of the season went to Wisconsin in a 3-1 upset.

The physical play the crowd saw develop in the day's first three games was continued in this match with hard tackles and contested challenges each way. The ball was possessed evenly by both sides in the early going with each resulting in scoring opportunities. In the 16th minute, All-Conference freshman Jaime Artsis headed home a rebound off of a corner kick, but the center official blew the whistle and called a penalty against Michigan erasing the goal and awarding the ball to Wisconsin. After their goal was called back, the Wolverines held the ball in the Wisconsin half of the field for the next 10 minutes, earning seven corner kicks and two shots on goal in the first half. Despite being in their end for most of the first half of the period, the Badgers had their opportunities. In the 32nd minute, Wisconsin sophomore Kara Kabellis received an out-swinging indirect penalty kick and hit the ball with a heel-flick, which found its way past two Michigan defenders before being collected by U-M goalie Megan Tuura. Just minutes later, Wisconsin junior midfielder Marisa Brown hit a shot that after glancing off the far-post darted across the opening and despite an outstanding effort by a sliding Lindsey Walker, Wisconsin was unable to put the first score of the game on the board. For the remaining 20 minutes of the first half, Wisconsin controlled the ball and the momentum of the game. Despite scoring chances on both ends of the field, neither team was able to put one past in the first half.

The physical play continued in second half, but rather than one side dominating chunks of the clock like in the first half, the action flowed seamlessly in the final period providing scoring chances for both squads. With rushes rotating between teams, Michigan had a fantastic opportunity in the 56th minute as junior Therese Heaton centered a ball across the six-foot box that rolled just inches by the post. The two teams combined for 14 shots in both periods, but the most important of which came off the foot of freshman forward Melissa Dobbyn. Corralling a well-timed Heaton pass, Dobbyn buried the ball from 12 yards out for Michigan's first goal of the game. With U-M up one, Wisconsin started throwing more attackers towards the goal, resulting in numerous chances which went for not. The No. 3 seed Wolverines hold on and move into the semifinals.

The pre-tournament rankings have held true in the 2004 Big Ten Tournament, with the first game pitting top-seeded Penn State against No. 4 Illinois and Michigan will meet No. 2 Ohio State in the second semifinal match on Friday at 7:00 p.m.