Ohio Takes Conference Decision Over CMU
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Ohio 3, Central Michigan 1
St. Francis 2, Kent State 1
Miami 5, Indiana 0
Louisville 4, Appalachian State 0
Stories Courtesy of MAC Sports Information
Ohio 3, Central Michigan 1
Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio—After an impressive display of offense, the Ohio field hockey team (4-4, 2-0) defeated the Central Michigan (1-11, 0-2) 3-1.
The Bobcats pulled ahead early with sophomore midfielder Jillian Shive (Lebanon, Ohio) scoring in the eighth minute of the game with an assist from Tayla Hansen(Levin, New Zealand).
For the majority of the first half, the Bobcats kept the ball near the Chippewas' goal, taking 15 shots in comparison to Central Michigan's two. With three penalty corners in 10 minutes, the Bobcats were putting pressure on the Chippewas' defense.
"Part of our game plan was composure and possession and just trying to keep the ball as much as possible," said head coach Ali Johnstone. "I preach possession because obviously if you have possession, the other team has less chances to score, but today I think we had really good vision. We looked for the passes before we received it and we were able to find each other a little bit better and find the holes so we could run onto the ball."
This pressure paid off. In the 20th minute, Ohio scored again. This time, junior forward Karynne Baker (Falls Church, Va.) took the shot and sophomore defender Claire Buckey(Powell, Ohio) assisted.
In the second half, Central Michigan's defense regrouped, cutting down Ohio's shots to three in the remaining 35 minutes. In the 65th minute during a corner, Central Michigan's sophomore midfielder Callie Quinn scores for the Chippewas.
Ohio fought back immediately, two penalty corners less than two minutes after the Chippewas. A hard shot from sophomore defender Leah Warren (Hamilton, New Zealand) marked her first collegiate goal and put Ohio ahead 3-1 with less than four minutes remaining in the game.
"It's a team game and everyone has a part in scoring the goals, whether you're in the back field or the front field," said Warren. "PCs [penalty corners] are certainly plays that we really work on in practice, so to be able to execute those in games is really exciting."
Up next, Ohio hits the road and heads to Philadelphia to take on Drexel on Sunday, September 30 before resuming MAC play on Friday, October 5 against Ball State.
St. Francis 2, Kent State 1
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KENT, Ohio – The Kent State University field hockey team's effort fell short in a 2-1 loss to Saint Francis University. Gridlocked until the 55th minute, the Flashes responded to back-to-back Red Flash goals with a goal by freshman Sydney Carr, her second of the season.
The first half featured a defensive battle between the two teams as the game remained scoreless heading into halftime. The Flashes (2-9, 01 MAC) held Saint Francis (5-5, 2-0 A-10) to just 3 shots in the half, attacking the goal 8 times.
The stalemate ended in the second period with a flurry of goals in the 55th minute. The Red Flash struck first, going ahead 2-0 with back-to-back goals by Samantha Olton and Taylor Nesmith. Nesmith and Pagani recorded the assists.
The Flashes responded immediately with a goal by freshman Sydney Carr in the 57th minute. Sophomore Hailie Balachick fired a shot that was deflected into the net by Carr, bringing the score to 2-1.
The score remained despite a late offensive effort by the Flashes, as they drew four consecutive penalty corners following the Kent State goal that were well defended by Saint Francis. As the final seconds ran off the clock the Flashes drew a final penalty corner to decide the game. Sophomore Clara Rodriguez Seto inserted the ball and collected it back off a pass from the top of the shooting circle to take the game-tying shot, however the Saint Francis goalkeeper made a diving save to keep the game from going into overtime.
The Flashes held the advantage in shots, taking 20 attempts on the day. In addition to Carr's goal, junior Laila Richter led Kent State attack with 5 shots. In goal, junior Mary Crumlish tallied 5 saves for the Flashes.
The Flashes will return to action on Sept. 30, traveling to Longwood for a conference matchup at 12:00 p.m
Miami 5, Indiana 0
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OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University field hockey team shut out Indiana by a 5-0 margin on Sunday to earn back-to-back shutouts this weekend. The RedHawks improve to 7-4 on the season while the Hoosiers drop to 2-7.
Miami earned the first penalty corner of the game just three minutes into play but was not able to get a shot off.
While the RedHawks controlled possession for much of the first half, the first shot of the game for either team came during the 18th minute of play when Portugal's shot sailed wide.
Portugal immediately got the ball back and put in the game-winning goal before the 19-minute mark. Portugal took the ball into the middle of the circle, directly in front of the goalkeeper, and scored her 10th of the season to give Miami a lead it would not relinquish.
In the 27th minute, Leonor Berlie increased Miami's lead to 2-0 with her third goal of the year. Berlie scored by taking the ball from an Indiana defender in the circle and immediately putting it past the goalkeeper.
With less than three minutes remaining in the first half, Indiana was rewarded a penalty stroke. Maddie Passarella made a huge save to allow Miami to carry the 2-0 lead into the half.
In the first half, the RedHawks did not give up a penalty corner and led in shots 4-1.
In the 42nd minute, Indiana earned its only penalty corner of the game. Mariona Herasrecorded a defensive save on the resulting shot to keep Indiana off of the scoreboard. Miami would hold Indiana shot-less for the remainder of the game.
Just three minutes later, Sturm would pass the ball to Kenzie Peterson right in front of the goalkeeper for Peterson's second goal of the season.
Following a short stop on the field due to an injury, Indiana replaced its goalkeeper.
During the 51st minute of play, Miami earned another penalty corner. Portugal scored her second of the game and 11th of the season on an indirect play, shooting the ball with her backhand to the goalkeeper's right.
With 10 minutes remaining in the game, Rosie Kalis replaced Passarella in the 'Hawks net. Kalis and Passarella share today's shutout.
In the final 15 seconds of the game, Berlie fed Portugal a pass in the center of the circle to complete Portugal's hat trick. This was Portugal's 12th goal of the season.
Miami led the game in shots 8-2, shots on goal 7-2 and penalty corners 6-1. Portugal led both teams with four shots.
The RedHawks resume conference play with a game at Central Michigan on Friday at 4 p.m.
Louisville 4, Appalachian State 0
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BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State University field hockey (4-6, 0-2 MAC) suffered a 4-0 setback to a talented Louisville (7-3) team Sunday at Adcock Field.
The Cardinals never trailed, opening the scoring only 30 seconds into the game. Erica Cooper netted all four of Louisville's goals, raising her season total from two before Sunday's game to six.
Sophomore Annette Jarosz made one of the highlights for the Mountaineers, making a defensive save in the second half. Jarosz widened her team lead in defensive saves to three on the season.
Sophomores Chloe Bell and Veerle Van Heertum both recorded a pair of shots. Juniors Kaley Selner and Ali Williams rounded out the Mountaineers' shot total with one shot apiece.
Two goalkeepers split time in the cage for Appalachian. Junior Rachel Gaines started the first half and recorded a save. Redshirt-freshman Madison Nuckols started in net in the second half, making four saves while allowing only one goal.
The team also celebrated 50 year's of women's sports on Sunday, specifically 50 years of the field hockey program, which was the first women's sport at Appalachian.
"It was one of the best feelings in the world to be surrounded by so many alumni today," head coach Meghan Dawson said. "All of them have paved the way for myself, our staff and our student-athletes to be able to perform each day and have one of the best experiences possible. Without their sacrifices, we wouldn't be where we are today."
The Mountaineers will return to MAC conference play Friday at Adcock Field when they host Ball State at 3 p.m.
