Bowling Green Remains Undefeated in MAC With Victory Over WMU
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Bowling Green 2, Western Michigan 0
Kent State 4, Miami 1
Toledo 5, Northern Illinois 1
Buffalo 2, Eastern Michigan 1
Central Michigan 1, Akron 0
Ball State 1, Ohio 1
Stories Courtesy of MAC Sports Information
Bowling Green 2, Western Michigan 0
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Junior Chelsee Washington's goal in the 78th minute broke a scoreless draw and lifted the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team to a 2-0 win over Western Michigan University Sunday afternoon (Sept. 30). The match, pitting the last two unbeaten teams in the Mid-American Conference, was held at a sun-drenched Cochrane Stadium.
With the victory, the Falcons improved to 6-3-2 overall, and BGSU assumes sole possession of first place in the MAC with a 4-0-0 conference mark. The Broncos drop to 9-3-0 and 3-1-0, respectively.
Senior Erica Hubert, who had one of the assists on Washington's winner, scored a goal of her own in the final minute to quell any Bronco hopes of an equalizer.
Junior Kathleen Duwve made four saves at the other end of the pitch, as the Falcon defense posted a fifth-straight shutout.
BGSU has won the first four MAC matches of the season for the first time in program history.
Kent State 4, Miami 1
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KENT, Ohio – Behind two multi-goal outbursts from sophomores Vital Kats and Maddie Holmes and steady defense, the Kent State soccer team (6-5-1, 2-2-0 MAC) earned its second Mid-American Conference victory of the season, 4-1, over Miami (2-8-1, 0-4-0 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes capped off a great defensive weekend and only allowed one shot on goal.
"Our intensity level was excellent all weekend long, we played a really strong second half and connected on a lot of passes and broke them down," said Kent State head coach Rob Marinaro. "Our finishing product was a lot better in the second half, because we had our opportunities in the first, but we came back and fought and the team did a great job all weekend long."
Kats started the second half with a bang, just one minute and 20 seconds into the period, with a 15-yard rifle to the upper shelf of the net on a crisp pass from senior Dominique DiNardo to put the Flashes on top. Holmes scored back-to-back goals first in the 54th minute on a shot from the left side on assists from senior Paige Culver and sophomore Cameron Shedenhelm. She scored her second on a header from a corner kick by Kats.
"Ball movement created the opportunities for the team where we have a lot of time looking at the goal," remarked Marinaro. "Vital put one in early in the second and Maddie has been itching for the goals and it was great to see her get two different types of goals."
The last time Kent State had two different players post multi-goal performances in the same match was in 2016 at Akron by Donavan Capehartand Jenna Hellstrom. The Flashes' four goals is the most in a game this season, and Kent State is now 5-0 when posting two or more goals.
The Flashes were able to capitalize when RedHawks' senior goalkeeper Patricia Koutoulas left the game with an injury late in the first half and then turned to a true freshman. Miami scored a late goal in the 73rd minute to end KSU's shutout hopes.
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Faith O'Neill (4-3-1) faced only four total shots while Lauren Parker (0-1-0) saw 19. Kent State led in shots (27-4), shots on goal (14-1) and corner kicks (6-5).
Kent State has won its last three meetings against the RedHawks.
The Golden Flashes continue MAC play on Thursday, Oct 4 at 7 p.m. with a home tilt against Buffalo and finish the week on Sunday, Oct 7 at 1 p.m. on the road at rival Akron.
Toledo 5, Northern Illinois 1
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Toledo, Ohio - The Toledo women's soccer team (6-5-1, 2-2-0 MAC) won 5-1 over Northern Illinois (1-11-0, 0-4-0 MAC) today to close out the weekend homestand. Senior captain Regan Price recorded her first goal of the year, and freshman Elbony Rodriguez tallied her second. Sophomore Sophia Lewis netted her second and third, and senior captain Hannah Scafariacontinued her season of dominance, registering her 11th.
Scafaria's goal makes her the fourth Rocket in program history to score 11 goals in a season, and the first since Rachel MacLeod did it in 2011.
"I think we started strong with getting two goals early against a team that I thought came out hard," head coach TJ Buchholz said. "We were able to weather Northern Illinois' storm a little bit and then right away started to get behind them. Hannah starting off the scoring is just great, you need that, you need your senior leader to step in and score that first goal. I think once we got the first goal it just started to open up. Overall, I'm just happy with our total team performance. When you can get all of your key players into the game and are able to go deep into your bench, that's huge."
Buffalo 2, Eastern Michigan 1
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BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's soccer team (9-2-0, 3-1-0 MAC) picked up their ninth win in their last 10 matches on Sunday afternoon as Kaitlyn Walsh ended the match in the 95th minute with the game-winning goal. The win in overtime for the Bulls was their first of the season as they improved to 5-0 on their home turf at UB Stadium.
Central Michigan 1, Akron 0
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Madison Costner scored less than four minutes into the second half on Sunday, as the Central Michigan soccer team posted a 1-0 Mid-American Conference win over Akron.
It was Costner's fourth goal of the season as CMU bounced back from a 2-0 loss at Buffalo on Friday. The Chippewas improved to 5-7-0, 3-1-0 MAC; Akron is 4-7-1, 1-3.
"Really proud of the team," CMU coach Peter McGahey said. "Their response from Friday night was really tremendous. I thought they showed a real 'we' mentality. Lots of gutsy effort and playing for each other."
Ball State 1, Ohio 1
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MUNCIE, Ind. – True freshman Tatiana Masonscored her team-leading fourth goal on an assist from fellow freshman Jenna Dombrowski, but the Ball State University soccer team conceded a late goal in regulation and could not score in overtime as it tied Ohio, 1-1, at Chessa Field on Sunday afternoon.
Ball State's record moved to 5-3-2 and 1-2-1 in conference play while Ohio moved to 4-5-2 overall and 2-1-1 in the MAC.
"Obviously we were disappointed to give up a goal there at the end, but anytime you can get points on the road it's a good thing," said head coach Craig Roberts. "We identified five areas where we need to improve, and we did well in about three of them. We'll look to keep at it and put together a complete game next week."
Shots were fairly even on the match as BSU had 13 while Ohio had 15. The Cardinals put eight shots on goal to the Bobcats' seven. Ball State won seven corner kicks to six for Ohio, and Tristin Stutevillemade six saves.
The Cardinals got on the board first when Dombrowski fed the ball to Mason in the 31st minute for the opening goal. Ball State continued to apply pressure but was unable to extend its lead.
Ohio created consistent chances throughout the match and finally broke through in the 85th minute when Sydney Leckie beat Stuteville high to score the equalizer. The Cardinals tried to win the match in regulation but could not do so as the clock hit zero and overtime began.
Both sides created scoring chances in the two overtime periods, but neither was able to find the back of the net as the game ended in a draw.
Ball State will be on the road again in its next match at Northern Illinois on Thursday, October 4. Kick is set for 2:00 p.m. The Cardinals will then return home for a Sunday afternoon contest with Western Michigan.
