Scafaria Nets Hat Trick in Toledo's 6-1 Victory
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Toledo 6, UIC 1
Kent State 2, Cleveland State 0
Western Michigan 2, Wright State 0
Dayton 3, Eastern Michigan 1
Ball State 1, Morehead State 0
Illinois 8, Northern Illinois 0
Miami 1, Western Kentucky 1
Akron 3, Wofford 0
Vanderbilt 2, Ohio 1
Detroit Mercy 1, Central Michigan 0
Stories Courtesy of MAC Sports Information
Toledo 6, UIC 1
Box Score
Chicago - The Toledo women's soccer team (2-1-1) defeated the University of Illinois at Chicago (0-4-0) 6-1 today in the team's final match of the weekend. Senior captain Hannah Scafaria scored a hat trick, and a trio of Rockets recorded their first goals of the season.
With today's hat trick, Scafaria has now registered five goals on the year.
"It feels good to get a win," Scafaria said. "I'm happy we got two wins this weekend heading into our home-opener and senior day. I'm glad I could get the job done for my team today."
"Right away she just started off strong and built on her performance from Friday against Valpo," head coach TJ Buchholz said. "She really put the team on her back and ignited us from the start. To see her get three goals was awesome. It's not an easy thing to do in college soccer so I'm very proud of her."
Toledo's other three goals came from senior Kelsey Kraft, sophomore Sophia Lewis, and freshman Tatiana Woodworth.
"Through four games on the road we have one loss; that's pretty impressive," Buchholz said. "It's not easy considering that we played two days ago, and now you have to go back and play again when it's 90 degree weather and hot. Some teams in this environment go halfway through the motions, but our team was very committed from the start of warmups. We just stayed on the accelerator and played our game, and I think that showed."
How it happened:
The Rockets got on the board in the first five minutes thanks to Scafaria. The senior ran in low, collected the ball to the left of UIC goalkeeper Tara Khayam, faked her out, then shot the ball into the empty net to put UT up 1-0.
Toledo kept the pressure on and 10 minutes later Scafaria registered her second of the day. The captain took a shot while in close to the net. Khayam made a lunge to stop the shot but it slid through her fingers and continued into net to Toledo up, 2-0.
The 18th minute saw Lewis get on the board. The freshman curled a kick from 15-yards out that flew seamlessly to the right of Khayam, making the score 3-0 Rockets.
The Flames re-centered following Toledo's third goal and forced the attack the opposite way. UIC scored their lone goal of the day in the 25th minute thanks to Tamae Douglas. Douglas played a header from Rebeca Pallo near the top of the 18-yard box that stranded sophomore goalkeeper Madison Perrin on her goal line.
The Rockets responded in the 32nd minute thanks to Kraft. Kraft fought her way to the middle of the 18-yard box and headed down a cross from freshman Elbony Rodriguez that made the score 4-1, closing out the first half.
Toledo came out hot in the second but it did not show up on the scoreboard right away. Sophomore Claire Cahalan registered a shot in the 48th minute that was caught by Khayam. Twenty seconds later, UT won back to back corners but the chances were cleared away by the Flames' defense.
The 55th minute saw Scafaria secure the hat trick with a run-in that mirrored her first goal. The point put Toledo up 5-1.
Chances were few from both sides in the remaining minutes of the contest. Kraft and Lewis each put shots on goal in the 62nd and 66th minutes though, but Khayam caught both chances.
Toledo's final goal of the day came in the 70th minute from Woodworth. Kraft slid the forward a through ball from center midfield, and the freshman easily placed it right of Khayam, closing out the win.
Up Next
Toledo returns to Scott Park for its home-opener vs. IUPUI at 1:00 p.m.on Sunday, Sept. 2. The Rockets will celebrate Senior Day before kickoff, honoring their senior class.
Kent State 2, Cleveland State 0
Box Score
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Freshman Khyla Porter scored two goals to lead Kent State (2-1-1) to a 2-0 victory over Cleveland State (2-2-0) on a sun splashed Sunday afternoon. Porter, who scored the first points of her collegiate career, scored both goals in the first period and the Golden Flashes defense was fantastic down the stretch to pitch their first shutout of the campaign.
Porter got the Kent State offense on the board in the 27th minute on a shot that snuck inside the post from roughly 10-yards out on an assist from sophomore Vital Kats. She wasn't done yet, as Porter scored again on a deep shot from well outside the box to beat the Vikings keeper in the 44th minute.
Porter became the second freshman Flash in back-to-back years to score two goals in the same game. Cameron Shedenhelm scored two goals in last season's road victory over St. Bonaventure.
Kent State's offense was relentless in the first period and pounded the Vikings defense with an 11-4 shot advantage. The Golden Flashes were able to play with a defensive lead in the second period and allowed just two shots on goal. Kent State has defeated Cleveland State in six of the last seven meetings.
Overall, Kent State led in shots (17-10) and shots on goal (6-5). Cleveland State held a slight advantage in corner kicks (5-3).
Redshirt freshman keeper Faith O'Neill (2-1-1) recorded the first shutout of her career and made five saves in the clean sheet performance. Vikings goalkeeper Stevie Holbrook (2-2-0) made four stops while facing 17 shots.
Kent State remains on the road next weekend to play at the UNCW Tournament against the host Seahawks on Friday, Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. and close out the weekend on Sunday with an 11 a.m. bout against Fairleigh Dickinson.
Western Michigan 2, Wright State 0
Box Score
KALAMZOO, Mich. – A strong second half propelled the Western Michigan women's soccer game to a 2-0 win over Wright State at the WMU Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon.
After a back-and-forth but scoreless first half, WMU (3-1-0) dominated early in the second half and picked up goals from Hannah Kahn and Alyssa Burke to put the Raiders in a quick 2-0 hole. The defense held from there, with sophomore goalkeeper Hannah Sargent making four saves to earn her second shutout of the season.
Kahn struck first in the 47th minute to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead. Burke played the ball across to the right side of the field to Grace Labadie. Labadie then played a give-and-go with Kahn and the senior midfielder buried it into the right side of the net for her second goal of the season. Labadie picked up her first assist of the season, while Burke notched her second.
Burke put the game out of reach in the 55th minute with a rocket from just beyond the right corner of the box. Labadie had the ball inside the box but Wright State cleared it just outside. Burke picked up the loose ball and fired a shot into the left-corner of the net for her second goal of the season.
Sargent went on to make two of her four saves in the remainder of the game.
The Broncos had an early chance to go up 1-0 just over a minute into the game. Tanja Vucenovic connected on a cross but right into the Raider goalkeeper.
WMU outshot Wright State 17-16 on the day and had a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal. Kahn led all Broncos with four total shots.
Western Michigan heads on the road for the second time this season, traveling to Oakland University to take on the Golden Grizzlies on Friday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN+.
Dayton 3, Eastern Michigan 1
Box Score
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – In a tale of two halves, the Eastern Michigan University soccer team saw a halftime lead slip away as the University of Dayton scored three times in the final 45 minutes to hand EMU (1-3-0) a 3-1 setback Sunday, Aug. 26, at Scicluna Field.
Senior goalkeeper Kaylin Williams (Kansas City, Mo.-Winnetonka) made a season-high seven saves in the loss. Meanwhile, redshirt sophomore Sabrina McNeill (Whitby, Ontario-Henry Street) scored her first goal of the season, and the seventh of her career.
McNeill broke the scoreless tie in the 33rd minute, using her strong footwork to create enough separation for her to drill a shot into the back of the net. Redshirt junior Kristin Nason (Brooklin, Ontario-Donald A. Wilson) nearly doubled Eastern's lead before the half, but a save by Dayton's keeper gave the Eagles a 1-nil lead at halftime.
The Flyers came out firing in the second half, changing formations to create more chances at an equalizer. The switch paid off in the 64th minute as UD's Kara Camarco scored off an EMU turnover.
Another miscue led to the eventual game-winner in the 74th minute, while Dayton tacked on an insurance goal just over a minute later.
EMU had a few opportunities down the stretch, but could not overcome the deficit, falling 3-1.
Eastern Michigan wraps up a three-game homestand Friday, Aug. 31, against Creighton University. Game time between the Eagles and Bluejays is scheduled for 12 p.m.
Ball State 1, Morehead State 0
Box Score
MOREHEAD, KY. – The Ball State University soccer team created several chances but could not score until Jenna Dombrowski's header hit the back of the net in overtime to earn the Cardinals a 1-0 victory over Morehead State on Sunday afternoon at Jayne Stadium.
The Cardinals improved to 2-1-0 with the win while Morehead State dropped to 1-3-0.
"I'm really proud of our team. I thought the girls improved on the things we addressed from the previous game and put together a complete effort," said Ball State head coach Craig Roberts. "Morehead State is a well-organized team and their goalkeeper played an incredible match. It was a stalemate until we finally scored. The girls really grew today."
BSU dominated possession for most of the match as it held a sizable advantage in shots with 22 to Morehead State's 11. Thirteen of those were on goal. Ball State also won four corner kicks as opposed to three for the Eagles.
Ball State was on the attack early and often as 15 of its 22 shots came in the opening half. Multiple times, the Cardinals were close to breaking through, but Morehead State's goalkeeper, Eva Helgadottir, turned in a stellar performance and made several big saves. BSU keeper Tristin Stuteville anchored the defense for the Cardinals and made multiple key saves of her own to keep the Eagles off the scoreboard.
Ball State later battled through a few minutes of overtime until it was awarded a free kick. Paula Guerrero stepped up to take the kick and Dombrowski headed it in to finally beat the keeper and score the golden goal.
"It was a really hot day on a difficult surface, and we battled through and got a good result," Roberts said. "This match will come in handy come MAC play when we need to be at our best."
Tatiana Mason, Kennedy Metzger, Sam Kambol and Alessandra Fistrovich each got off three shots apiece while Allison Abbe, Dombrowski and Julia Elvbo all had two. Dombrowski had the lone goal of the match and Guerrero was awarded with an assist. Stuteville claimed her first clean sheet of the year.
The Cardinals will now prepare for a trip to South Carolina where they will face the College of Charleston and Charleston Southern.
Illinois 8, Northern Illinois 0
Box Score
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's soccer team suffered an 8-0 setback at Illinois on Sunday afternoon at the Illinois Soccer Stadium. Sophomore Megan Donnally (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) and freshman Julia Lentz (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) combined to make 15 saves in the contest.
"Today's match showed that we aren't where I want our team to be in terms of mental toughness," said NIU head coach Julie Colhoff. "We didn't have a good training session yesterday and that showed in our game today. What we need to do now is pick ourselves up this week and make sure that we have consistently good days of practice leading into next weekend."
Illinois opened the scoring in the 21st minute as Katie Murray played a through ball from midfield to Kelly Maday who was in alone on Donnally. Maday was able to touch the ball around the NIU goalkeeper and finish to give Illinois a 1-0 lead.
The Fighting Illini doubled their advantage in the 29th minute. A cross in from the right was touched on from Peyton Willie to Ashley Cathro, she played the final ball to Murray who volleyed a shot into the back of the net.
Illinois added a third in the 39th as Madi Wolfbauer slotted home a shot from near the top of the box, assisted by Murray, as the Fighting Illini took a 3-0 lead into halftime.
Six minutes after the intermission, Illinois scored its first goal of the second half as Hope Breslin played a pass from midfield in behind the Huskie defense toward Caroline Ratz who finished in one touch. Breslin added a fifth goal for Illinois on a penalty kick in the 54th minute.
Illinois scored three more goals in the final half-hour as Willie, Murray and Makena Silber all added goals for the Fighting Illini.
Donnally made 10 saves in the contest while Lentz, who saw her first collegiate action coming on as a substitute, made five stops.
The Huskies will be back on the road next weekend as they travel west to face New Mexico State and UTEP. NIU will visit Las Cruces, N.M., on Friday, Aug. 31, and UTEP in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday, Sept. 2.
Miami 1, Western Kentucky 1
Box Score
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Despite facing a halftime deficit and a wide shot discrepancy, the Miami soccer team battled Western Kentucky to a 1-1 tie on the road on Sunday afternoon.
Patricia Koutoulas' eight saves and Lyda Bogdanovitch's first collegiate goal were enough for the RedHawks (0-2-1) to force the draw.
"Sometimes it isn't the prettiest soccer you have to play, but it's the passion that matters," head coach Courtney Sirmans said. "We struggled with that in the first half, but we found it in the second and overtime. This was a team effort to dig deep and get the draw and now we have to work to take what we did after halftime and display it for a full 90 minutes."
The Lady Toppers (1-2-1) held the ball for long stretches of the first half and outshot the RedHawks by a 10-1 margin. MU's lone shot came off a corner kick try and it was threatening as Lydia Brosnahan headed one on goal that Bailee Witt stopped. The bulk of the rest of the possession went to WKU and it got on the board by breaking into the 18-yard box, where Ambere Barnett finished in the 24th minute. Despite only getting that one shot, Miami kept the score within one at the break.
After being held to just one shot attempt in the first half, the Red and White got things going on the counterattack in the second. Miami generated five shot attempts in the final 45 minutes and Koutoulas stopped all three shots she faced to keep the Lady Toppers from adding to their lead.
MU's improved play finally showed on the scoresheet in the 64th minute. After corralling a throw-in and sealing off her defenders, Olivia Winnett turned away from traffic and slid a pass through the box to the waiting foot of Lyda Bogdanovitch. The freshman one-touched the ball into the upper 90 for her first collegiate goal to leave the score tied at 1-1. Western Kentucky responded by putting more pressure on the Miami defense, but could not get another goal as the teams played on into overtime.
Akron 3, Wofford 0
Box Score
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Akron women's soccer team is in the win column as the Zips scored three unanswered goals en route to a 3-0 shutout road victory over Wofford College on Sunday afternoon.
"It was good to get the win on the road. The heat was pretty intense, especially after playing a tough game Friday night, but everyone played their part" said head coach Noreen Herlihy. "We changed a few things up as we are still getting to see what some of the new players have to bring to the team. So, all in all, it was a decent weekend."
With the 3-0 victory over Wofford, Akron picked up the 100th win in Akron history since the program began in 2001.
The Zips scored two goals in the first half of the contest and capped off the win with one goal in the second stanza. Junior Ashley Amato (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Eliese LaCourt (Rockford, Mich.) each scored their first goal of the 2018 season, while the third goal of the match came courtesy of an own goal off a Wofford player during a corner kick.
Amato paced the Akron offense with a team-high four shots and one on goal. Five different Zips including, senior's Erica Schrader (Blacklick, Ohio) and Rachel Baughman (Alliance, Ohio), LaCourt, and freshmen Hailey Clere (Oregon, Ohio) and Sydney Worthy (Groveport, Ohio), all garnered two shots in the contest. Freshman Carly Pcholinsky (South Park, Pa.) added one more shot for the Zips to total 15 combined shots for the game.
In goal for the Zips, Bella Henderson (St. Peters, Mo.) earned her first collegiate start and went on to secure her first career victory and combined shutout in 78' of action. Redshirt junior Samara Yurchak (Leola, Pa.) entered the game at the 77:32 mark of the second half. The two Zips combined to make four saves in the contest.
Amato got the Zips off to a fast start scoring her goal in the 4' of the match. The Zips junior forward possessed the ball inside the box on the left side and fired the ball into the back of the net. The goal was the first of the season for Amato and the 10thof her career.
Following a saved shot by the Terriers keeper that went across the end line, Akron was awarded a corner kick. Sophomore Ryley Watt (Irwin, Pa.) stepped to the ball and sent it into play. The ball was then deflected off a Wofford defender and landed in the net for an own goal in favor of the Zips as Akron claimed a 2-0 lead.
The scoring on the afternoon was rounded out by LaCourt who tallied her first goal of the season and second of her young career. After a foul was called on the Terriers inside the box, Akron was awarded a penalty kick. LaCourt took to the PK line and ripped the ball past the Wofford keeper for the score.
Henderson made a huge save for the Zips to keep the Terriers off the scoreboard and the shutout alive. Wofford was fouled in their offensive box and given a penalty kick. Facing the opposition one-on-one, Henderson won the battle saving the shot on goal.
As time expired, the Zips would leave South Carolina with the win.
Akron returns to action and to FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet field on Friday, Aug. 31 when the Zips host Indiana State at 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt 2, Ohio 1
Box Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Ohio soccer team (1-2-1) continued play at the 2018 Music City Invitational Sunday (Aug. 26) against host Vanderbilt (3-1-0), where the Bobcats would ultimately fall by the final of 2-1.
After the game, Erin Beurket (Milford, Ohio), Michelle Rockey (Woodland Hills, Calif.) and Rianna Reese (Liberty Township, Ohio) were named to the Music City Invitational All-Tournament Team.
"Vanderbilt gave us everything we could ask for in an opponent today," head coach Aaron Rodgers said. "I'm very proud of our team to show resilience the entire game and come back late. This was the accumulation of a four game road trip that really tested us and prepared us for what's to come. Very proud of this team and are ready to return home to play in front of our amazing Bobcat fans. And congratulations to Erin, Michelle and Rianna on being named to the all tournament team."
After about an hour and 20-minute lightening delay, the Bobcats and Vanderbilt finally got underway. Alivia Milesky (Plain City, Ohio) didn't take long to get the first shot of the game, firing the ball to the net in the second minute, forcing the Commodore keeper to make the early save.
Vanderbilt would counter, and take the ball down field and get on the board first just moments later when Madison Elwell on a ball just past the left post, putting the Commodores up 1-0 early.
After the goal, Vanderbilt would record the next five shots, forcing starting keeper Beurket to make three saves, the Ohio defense to block one and one that would go wide.
Ohio would register another attempt in the 20thminute, when Madelyn Kah (Hamilton, Ohio) fired one at the net, but it would be blocked by the Vanderbilt defense.
Vanderbilt would register a shot in the 31stminute, on a ball that would be saved by Beurket.
Vanderbilt would add another shot before the end of the half, on the ball that would go high of the net in the 37thminute. Neither team would score at the end of the first half, and the game would go to halftime with Vanderbilt leading 1-0.
At the half, the Bobcats registered two shots, with one on goal. Milesky and Kah would record both attempts. In net, Beurket would allow one goal and make six saves through the first 45 minutes.
Vanderbilt would open the second half with a shot which would hit off the cross bar, keeping the game at 1-0.
After some back and forth through the next 20 minutes of the half, Vanderbilt would add on in the 63rdminute, when Kaylann Boyd would score to give The Commodores a 2-0 lead.
The Bobcats would finally strike in the 81stminute, when Milesky would receive the ball from Paige Knorr (Cincinnati, Ohio) and head it past the Vanderbilt keeper, cutting the score to 2-1.
Moments later, in the 83rdminute, Knorr would record another attempt, firing the ball at the net, forcing the Vanderbilt keeper to make the save.
Unfortunately, the Bobcats would be unable to make the full comeback over the final five minutes, and would fall by the final of 2-1.
Overall, the Bobcats would register four shots, with three on goal. Milesky would lead the way, registering one goal on two shots. Kah and Knorr would be register and attempt as well.
In net, Beurket would allow two goals and make nine saves on 18 shots faced through 90 minutes of action.
The Bobcats will return to Athens for the first time in 2018. Ohio opens the home portion of their schedule on Friday, Aug. 31 against Northern Kentucky at 4 p.m. Ohio will wrap up the weekend on Sunday, Sept. 2 when they take on Marshall at 1 p.m. at Chessa Field.
Detroit Mercy 1, Central Michigan 0
Box Score
DETROIT – Detroit Mercy scored in the final minute of the game on Sunday to defeat Central Michigan, 1-0, in a nonconference soccer game at Titan Field. The Chippewas fall to 1-2 after defeating Southern Utah one week ago.
"Anytime you don't get the outcome you want it's certainly a disappointment," CMU coach Peter McGahey said, "Some moments we were really quite good particularly in the second half."
HOW IT HAPPENED
With 21 seconds remaining, CMU committed a foul just outside the box resulting in a free kick for the Titans. Detroit Mercy capitalized directly off the shot.
The Chippewas outshot the Titans, 9-6, but only two CMU shots were on goal.
"Our game up until the last 20 yards of the field was really good today," McGahey said. "That is a place where we would like to be a little sharper and create some more chances on goal."
STANDING TALL
CMU goalkeeper Morgan Britain made three saves in the first half. The sophomore has a 72.2 save percentage this season.
"It always hard as a goalkeeper to concede that goal late," McGahey said, "Her distribution with her feet was good and I thought she did a good job today."
NEXT
The Chippewas will hit the road again, traveling to Iowa on Friday, Aug. 31 (8 p.m.) and to Northern Iowa on Sunday, Sept. 2 (noon).
