Sophomore Alexis Miller's goal late in the first half proved to be all the scoring the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team would need on Friday night (Oct. 18), as the Falcons went on to down Miami University, 3-0. The Mid-American Conference match was held at Cochrane Stadium.

Freshman Kennedy White and senior Hannah Dolfuss also found the back of the net for the Falcons (9-4-2, 7-0-0 MAC). White doubled BGSU's lead with just under an hour gone, then had the primary assist on the Dolfuss goal in the 77th minute.

The Falcons (9-4-2 overall) had lopsided advantages in numerous statistical categories, including total shot attempts (33-3), shots on goal (14-0) and corner kicks (12-0). A total of 21 different players saw action for BGSU, with 14 players firing at least one shot attempt and nine different Falcons putting a shot on frame.

TOLEDO, Ohio - A lightning strike with just eight over minutes remaining by sophomore Anita Mancini was all the Toledo women's soccer team (5-10-0, 2-5-0 MAC) needed to secure a 1-0 victory Friday night at Paul Hotmer Field thanks to a stifling defense that shutdown the high-powered attack of Ball State (11-4-0, 5-2-0 MAC). 

Playing on Friday night for the last time this season, the Rockets came up big at every turn. Toledo limited the pressure put on by the Cardinals and allowed only two shots on goal through 90 minutes. After stopping the Ball State attack, Mancini continued to put the pressure on the Cardinal defense and capitalized on Tristin Stuteville coming off her line. Mancini broke past Stuteville on the one-on-one and buried the ball to the back of the net to seal the deal for the Rockets with 8:08 left on the clock.

The Cardinals started to mount an attack moments later, possessing the ball for most of the remaining eight minutes. However, a stellar stop by redshirt freshman Adrianna Brewer lit a fire under the Rockets, and they took control of the final waning minutes in the Glass City.?

AKRON, Ohio -- The Western Michigan women's soccer team picked up its third road in win in Mid-American Conference play, taking down Akron 2-1 at FirstEnergy Stadium on Friday night.

All three goals in the game came in the second half, with WMU (6-7-1, 4-2-1 MAC) picking up tallies from Bailey Korhorn and Morgan Otteson. The Broncos held the zips to just three shots on goal, despite being outshot 16-9 overall. Maggie Rogers made two saves in the victory.

"Today was a good result for our team," said interim head coach Sammy Boateng. "WE defended well as a group. Our outside backs Kai (Sugiyama) and Emily (Dahl) were phenomenal and our center backs covered and cleaned up well. I'm so proud of the group and now we have to prepare for a very tough Buffalo team."

After a scoreless first half Akron took a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick goal by Ashley Amato in the 63rd minute.

WMU responded five minutes later on a blast from Korhorn. Grace Labadie found Korhorn at the top of the box and she fired a rocket in to the upper 90 for her fifth goal of the year, tying it up at 1-1 in the 68th.

Otteson's MAC-leading eighth of the season pushed the Broncos ahead at 73:00. The goal started with excellent combination play between Labadie and freshman Suzuna Shibukawa. Shibukawa found Otteson just 10 yards from goal and the sophomore forward buried it for the game-winner. The assist was Shibukawa's first career point.

WMU fought off the Zips for the remaining 17 minutes to secure the win.

The Broncos head to Buffalo to take on the Bulls on Sunday at 1 p.m.  

KENT, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University soccer team (4-9-2, 3-4-0 MAC) fought to the end to claim a Mid-American Conference road victory over Kent State University (5-7-2, 3-3-1 MAC), 3-2, in overtime at Dix Stadium. The win marks EMU's first overtime win of the season.

The Eagles found the back of the net first in the 13th minute. After a throw in, junior Parys Kerr (Whitby, Ontario-Pickering) lofted the ball to redshirt junior Sabrina McNeill (Whitby, Ontario-Henry Street), who headed it to the top left corner for the 1-0 lead.

Kent State responded with a goal of their own in the 20th minute to tie the match at one.

With 24 seconds remaining in the first half, redshirt senior Peyton Davis (North Ridgeville, Ohio-Holy Name) drew the keeper to the left side of the box and crossed the ball to Kylie Frantz (Erie, Pa.-Villa Maria Academy), who sent it in for her first goal of the season and to put the Green and White up, 2-1, heading into the break.

Eastern held the lead until the 84th minute, when the Eagles were called for fouling in the box, awarding a penalty kick to Kent State. The Golden Flashes scored on the kick to tie the match at 2.

In overtime, the Eagles earned a corner kick in the 94th minute. Nicole Remedios' (Ajax, Ontario-Archbishop Dennis O'Connor) perfectly-placed set piece found McNeill's head for the game-winner.

Junior goalkeeper Chelsea Abbotts (Ottawa, Ontario-Mother Teresa) made her first career start, collecting seven saves and facing 21 shots. Eastern Michigan tallied just 10 shots in the win, compared to Kent State's 22, while the Golden Flashes also edged the Eagles in corner kicks, seven-to-four.

The Green and White continue their MAC road tilt Sunday, Oct. 20 against Ohio. The match is set to kickoff at 1 p.m. in Athens, Ohio.

BUFFALO, NY – Temperatures were frigid but the University at Buffalo women's soccer team's offense was red hot as the Bulls dominated from start to finish in a 5-0 shutout win over Northern Illinois at UB Stadium on Friday night.

For the third straight game the Bulls would get on the board first as Hannah Callaghan scored her second goal of the season on a corner kick off the assist from Gurjeena Jandu to give the Bulls a 1-0 lead.

Buffalo would add to their lead less than four minutes later as Kara Daly gathered the rebound from Katherine Camper's shot and buried it into the bottom left corner for her third goal of the year to put UB up 1-0.

The offense would continue to click in the 30th minute as Leah Wengender received the pass from Camper and drilled one into the top left corner from just outside the box to give the Bulls a 3-0 lead.

The Bulls dominated the first half, outshooting the Huskies 21-1, including a 13-0 edge in shots on goal and an 8-0 edge in corners.

The offensive barrage continued in the second half as the Bulls got their second set piece goal in the 49th minute, again off the head of Callaghan for her second goal of the night to put UB up 4-0.

Just under 20 minutes later UB struck again as the Huskies were called for a PK in the box and Gianna Yurchak converted the penalty kick to give the Bulls a 5-0 lead.

Buffalo dominated the stat sheet as the Bulls outshot NIU 33-3, including a 21-0 edge in shots on goal and a 14-0 edge in corners. UB's 21 shots on target are tied for seventh nationally for shots on goal in a single game this season.

The Bulls' defense recorded their fifth clean sheet of the season, while Emily Kelly and Sarah Bykowicz combined for the shutout in net. Callaghan was named Player of the Match by the UB coaching staff for her two-goal effort on the night.

"Great team performance from start to finish," said head coach Shawn Burke. "We were able to play a lot of players tonight which is huge with two games in three days. When this team commits to the work, they get rewarded."

The Bulls return to UB Stadium for Senior Day on Sunday as the host Western Michigan in a Noon match.?

ATHENS, Ohio – Led by three points from senior Alivia Milesky and a goal early in the second half from junior Sarina Dirrig, the Ohio soccer team (8-6-1, 3-3-1 MAC) picked up a pivotal 2-1 victory over Mid-American Conference foe Central Michigan (7-3-2, 4-3-0 MAC) – who entered the day tied for second in the MAC - Friday evening (Oct. 18) at Chessa Field. 

"I think we know the quality of soccer team we are," head coach Aaron Rodgers said. "When you get to this part of the MAC season, you have to match physicality and ramp up physicality. We didn't quite do that over 90 minutes in the last couple of games. So today, for us to prove that and play good soccer, I think it gives us a lot of confidence." 

The Bobcats struck early, when in the second minute Milesky (Plain City, Ohio) hit a diving header past the CMU keeper, giving the Bobcats a 1-0 lead in the opening moments of the first half. Sophomore Olivia Sensky (Powell, Ohio) and senior Sydney Leckie (Medina, Ohio) assisted on the Milesky goal. 

Ohio kept putting pressure on the CMU defense early on, with junior Jenni Santacaterina (Geneva, Ill.) firing a ball that went just over the net. Dirrig (Powell, Ohio) recorded two attempts back-to-back in the sixth and seventh minutes, with the final attempt forcing the CMU keeper to make another save. 

Leckie registered a shot of her own in the 12th minute, on a ball that forced the CMU keeper to make another save. 

However, Central Michigan struck moments later, when in the 15th minute, Lauren DeBeau scored on a ball from Maddie West that tied the game at 1-1. 

The Bobcats looked to get the goal back in the 17th minute when Milesky fired the ball at the CMU keeper, forcing her to make a save to keep the game tied at 1-1. 

Central Michigan would start to put pressure on the Ohio defense with an attempt in the 21st minute that forced starting keeper Sydney Malham (Nashville, Tenn.) to make a save. Another attempt in the 24th minute forced another Malham save, while a shot in the 27th minute when wide of the net, keeping the game at 1-1. 

Central Michigan kept control of the half, with another shot on goal in the 31st minute, however, neither team scored during the remaining 15 minutes, sending the game to the half with it tied at 1-1. 

At the half, Central Michigan and Ohio were tied with five shots each, while the Bobcats has two corner kicks, compared to CMU's one. 

The Bobcats opened up the second half just as they did the first, with a goal. In the 46th minute, Dirrig received the ball from Milesky right in front of the CMU net, putting it just past the CMU keeper, putting Ohio up 2-1 early in the second half. 

CMU tried to get the equalizer in the 54th minute, however, Malham was there to make the save, keeping the Bobcats' lead. 

After another attempt from Central Michigan in the 58th minute, Milesky recorded another shot of her own, this one in the 71st minute, forcing the CMU keeper to make a save to keep the game within reach. Milesky got her foot on the ball again in the 77th minute, however, this one would go wide of the net. 

After another shot from CMU, Ohio kept the pressure on the CMU defense, with shots from Leckie coming in the 84th minute and one from Maddie Young (Cincinnati, Ohio) in the 85th minute, both forcing the CMU keeper to make a save, keeping the game at 2-1. 

Central Michigan kept working to get the tying goal, recording a shot on goal in the 88th minute that forced a Malham stop and then firing the ball at the net in the final seconds, with the ball sailing just wide of the net, securing Ohio's 2-1 victory. 

Overall, Ohio and Central Michigan were tied with 10 shots each, with CMU recording six corner kicks compared to the Bobcats three. 

Individually, Ohio was led by Milesky who scored one goal and had one assist on four shots, with three on goal. Dirrig recorded a goal on two shots and Sensky and Leckie both had one shot and one assist, while Santacaterina and Young both added shots for Ohio as well. 

In net, Malham got the start, playing all 90 minutes, while allowing one goal and making five saves. 

Up next, the Bobcats return to Chessa Field one final time during the regular season on Sunday, Oct. 20 when they host Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. Come early and help celebrate Ohio's five seniors prior to the start of Sunday's match.