BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Despite facing 27 shots, senior goalkeeper Tristin Stuteville played a perfect game with eight saves to keep the ball out of the back of the net. Nicky Potts then took care of the offense and scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to lift Ball State to a 1-0 victory at Bowling Green Sunday afternoon.
 
The win pushed Ball State to 12-4-0 for the year and 6-2-0 in Mid-American Conference action. The loss was BGSU's first of the year in league play and snapped the Falcons' seven-game winning streak. It was the first meeting between the two sides since the 2018 conference championship.
 
"Bowling Green is a great team and there's a reason why they are at the top of the table, but it was another gritty performance from our ladies," said head coach Josh Rife. "It really speaks to their character to have the resolve to dig in and find a way. Kerrigan Johnson delivered a fantastic ball on the last corner and we did a great job to keep the play alive. Thankfully Nicky was able to put it away."
 
The first half was as even as it could have been with both teams only managing one shot on goal. Both sides had several chances in the second half to score a game winner, but both keepers were up to the task.
 
Ball State had the best chance of regulation when it earned a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, but BGSU's Kathleen Duwve made a diving save to keep the Cardinals off the board. BSU didn't concede any penalties, but Stuteville made seven of her eight saves in the second period to get the game to overtime.
 
Both teams got off two shots in overtime, but it was Ball State that converted. The Cardinals quickly possessed the ball at the start of the second extra period and pressed to earn a corner kick. Johnson sent the ball into the box where it bounced around before Potts found it to score her team-leading sixth goal of the year. The junior from England leads the team with 14 points this season.
 
Though it allowed 27 Bowling Green shots, Ball State managed 14 of its own with four on goal. The Cardinals also earned seven corners and conceded four.
 
The Cardinals finally return home from their three-game road trip for a pair of matches at home this week. First up is a showdown with Kent State Thursday at 4 p.m. ET. The match can be viewed live on ESPN+ and heard on the radio at 102.9 FM and 1340 AM.

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's soccer team sent the senior class out in dramatic fashion as the Bulls defeated Western Michigan 2-1 in overtime on a picture perfect Senior Day afternoon at UB Stadium.

With the win the Bulls improve to 8-6-1 overall, 5-3 in MAC play, while the Broncos fall to 6-8-1, 4-3-1 in league play.

The Bulls had their first scoring chance of the game in the 28th minute as Leah Wengender ripped a shot from point blank range that slid just wide.

The Broncos had their first look in the 31st minute as Morgan Otteson got her head on the corner attempt but Emily Kelly made a fantastic diving save.

Western Michigan would break through in the 33rd minute off a free kick as Otteson came up with the loose ball and flicked it past a diving Kelly into the net to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead.

UB would have another opportunity in the 38th minute as Hannah Callaghan got two looks from inside the box but both were turned away by the Broncos defense.

The Buffalo offense came out flying to start the second half as Katherine Camper drilled a ball off the cross bar in the opening minute of the second period and ripped another one six minutes later from about the same spot that Maggie Rogers just got a hand on to tip it out of play.

The aggressiveness would pay off in the 82nd minute as Wengender sends the corner kick into the box that went off the head of Callaghan and Tess Ford before Taylor Caridi gathered it and buried it into the top right corner of the net for her first career goal to tie the game 1-1.

Western Michigan responded with a great look of their own just a minute later as Otteson broke free up the right hand side and fired one on net but Kelly made a fantastic save to knock the ball out of play to send the game to overtime.

The Bulls would waste little time in the extra period as Kara Daly played a ball through to Marcy Barberic who flicked it to Kaitlyn Walsh and she drilled the game-winner into the bottom right corner of the net in the 91st minute.

In net, Kelly made four saves for UB, while Rogers made 11 stops for the Broncos. Buffalo outshot Western Michigan 23-7, including a 13-5 edge in shots on goal, and held the 9-3 edge in corners. Caridi was named Player of the Game by the UB coaching staff. The Bulls now have goals from 14 different players this season, the most in the MAC.

"Really proud of the player's resiliency," said head coach Shawn Burke. "They never got down, they always believed and they made no doubt about it come overtime. Have to give Emily a lot of credit, she was down on herself at halftime with the mistake, but we told her to just make the next play and she came up with a huge save late to keep the game tied. It says a lot about the character of our players and their ability to keep going and stay focused on the task. This is a massive three points for us at home and a great way for us to honor the seniors.

Up next, the Bulls will hit the road for the final three games of the regular season beginning with a trip to Michigan with matches at Central Michigan on Thursday, October 24, at 7pm, followed by a trip to Ypsilanti to take on Eastern Michigan on Sunday, October 27 at 1pm.

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio soccer team (9-6-1, 4-3-1 MAC) took home a crucial victory on a beautiful senior day against Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan (4-10-2, 3-5 MAC) on Sunday (Oct. 20), with the Bobcats defeating the Eagles, 1-0, thanks to a late second half goal by senior Sydney Leckie. With the victory, Ohio picked up its ninth win, matching last season's win total with three games left to play in the regular season. 

Prior to today's game, the Bobcats honored their five seniors; Alivia Milesky (Plain City, Ohio), Victoria Breeden (Hudson, Ohio), Alli Miller (Dayton, Ohio), Courtney Daugerdas (Libertyville, Ill.) and Leckie (Medina, Ohio). 

"It was really a tactical battle," head coach Aaron Rodgers said. "We had to figure out how to break them down because they defended so well and were set up very well. I'm so proud of how we stay composed, how we're able to build and how we're able to create. We created so many chances today. We just have to be a little more clinical." 

Both Ohio and Eastern Michigan fought in first half for control of the game. An early couple of shots were registered in the third and eighth minutes from Breeden and Milesky. 

Action continued with Ohio registering another powerful shot on goal, this time from junior Paige Knorr (Cincinnati, Ohio), in the 26th minute. The Bobcats remained in heavy control of the game, receiving three consecutive corner kicks which eventually lead to a shot by junior Jenni Santacaterina (Geneva, Ill.) who sent the ball flying just right of the goal in the 27th minute. 

Eastern Michigan came up with an answer to Ohio's pressure and got physical at the end of the half. Forward Nichole Remedios registered a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute and just a minute later, received a yellow card for a foul in the midfield on sophomore forward Abby Townsend (Powell, Ohio). 

Eastern Michigan closed the half with a run of offense and a near goal opportunity in the 43rd minute when forward Sabrina McNeill headed the ball off an Eastern Michigan corner toward the Ohio goal. Junior goalkeeper Sydney Malham (Nashville, Tenn.) answered, coming up with a huge fingertip save sending the ball just left of the goal. Both teams entered the half scoreless.

Opening the second half, Eastern Michigan continued to look dangerous, winning a corner in the 47th minute leading to yet another shot on goal for the Eagles. 

Seconds after Eastern Michigan's shot attempt, Ohio answered with a shot on goal of their own from Townsend in the 48th minute who sent it just left of the net. 

Ohio came close to breaking the deadlock with a great run of pressure in the 60th minute when freshman Maddie Young (Cincinnati, Ohio) hit a shot just off the inside of the post. 

Ohio kept the offense in high gear with Townsend registering two more shots on goal in the 66th and 67th minutes. Milesky also played a role in the in the offensive action, sending a shot in low to the left in the 70th minute that was met with a save from Eastern Michigan goalkeeper Chelsea Abbotts. 

Ohio's offensive pressure finally paid off when Leckie scored off an assist from Milesky in the 73rd minute, putting Ohio up 1-0.

After a great run of play from the Bobcats the late action continued when Ohio was awarded a penalty kick in 85th minute. Eastern Michigan goalkeeper Abbotts took out sophomore Olivia Sensky (Powell, Ohio) on a botched attempt to grab the ball. Leckie stepped up to take the penalty, but Abbotts came up with a big save, keeping the score at 1-0. 

After some scrappy final moments including an Eastern Michigan free kick just inside the final 15 seconds, Malham easily held on to the final shot on goal from the free kick from Remedios, securing the 1-0 win for Ohio.

Nothing better than scoring on your own Senior Day! @Ljleduc1999 caught up@with @sydneyleckie to talk about her came winning goal! #BleedGreen

Overall, Ohio registered a dominate offensive performance with 18 shots with eight on goal compared to Eastern Michigan's eight shots and six on goal. Ohio also racked up nine corners kicks compared to Eastern Michigan's five. 

Individually, Townsend led Ohio from the front once again with five shots, two of those on goal. Senior's Milesky and Leckie weren't far behind with Milesky registering three shots, two of which on goal and one assist, while Leckie shot twice and registered the only goal of the game. 

In goal, Malham played the full 90 minutes and made five big saves for her second shutout of conference play. 

The Bobcats ended Senior Day with a 1-0 victory over EMU! @gabegeno13 caught up with senior Victoria Breeden to talk about it.

Ohio looks to close out the regular season in the road starting on Thursday, Oct. 24 when the Bobcats take on Miami. First touch is set for 4 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio. 

AKRON, Ohio– Sophomore forward Carly Pcholinsky (South Park, Pa.) tallied her second career multi-goal performance and the Zips notched its fifth clean sheet defensively to propel the Akron women's soccer team to a dominate 3-0 victory over Northern Illinois on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium. 
 
With the win, Akron picked up a crucial three points in the Mid-American Conference standings with just three games remaining in the 2019 regular season as UA now stands 3-4-1 in league play and 6-9-1 overall. 
 
Akron jumped out to an early 1-0 lead at the 10:13 mark of the first half courtesy of Pcholinsky's second goal of the campaign. The Zips marched down the pitch and into the far left corner of the Zips offensive third. In a one-on-one match-up with a Huskie player, Pcholinsky made a move past the defender and fired a shot crossed field that bounced passed the NIU keeper and hugged the goal line before landing just inside the front right corner of the net. 
 
Seven minutes later, the Zips pushed their lead to 2-0 over the Huskies at the 17:14 mark. Sophomore Kayleigh Penton (Vermilion, Ohio) trotted out to the corner for the Zips third corner kick of the match. The Zips defender placed a cross into the middle of the box where Worthy struck the ball with her right foot out of the air and nailed the right corner of the net. Worthy earned her third goal of the season while Penton earned her second assist of the campaign. 
 
In the second half, Pcholinsky put the game away for Akron in the 75' (74:52) with her second score of the match. Akron aggressively pushed the ball into the offensive third as it did all contest. Junior forward Annamarie Alfery (Cheswick, Pa.) booted a cross into the middle of the box where Pcholinsky was standing. Pcholinsky settled the ball and off the bounce, fired a rocket over the hands of a leaping NIU keeper and into the back of the net. On the play, Alfery garnered her first career assist.  
 
Akron recorded a season-high three goals in its match against NIU, while Pcholinsky registered her second-career multi-goal performance. For the second time this season, Pcholinsky and Worthy posted a goal in the same match. Pcholinsky's score in the 11' was the second-fastest goal scored of the 2019 campaign for UA behind the Zips goal in the 4' against Morehead State.
 
In the contest, the Zips dominated from start to finish on both sides of the ball. Offensively, Akron recorded 15 shots and six shots on goal, including a game-high 10 shots in the second half alone. Five Akron players garnered a multi-shot performance including, Penton, Worthy, Pcholinsky, redshirt sophomore Charley Kale (Sylvania, Ohio) and freshman Aislinn Meaney (Ennis, Ireland), who tallied a game-high three shot attempts.
 
On the defensive side of the ball, Akron turned in a stout defensive effort earning the Zips its fifth shutout of the season. In net, freshman Libby Harper (Hatfield, England) made one save while freshman Vanessa Berlin (Gau-Oderheim, Germany), who entered the contest in the 61stminute, did not need to register a save. 
 
Akron dominated the first half of the match against Northern Illinois landing a 2-0 lead heading into the locker room, edged the Huskies in shots, 5-to-1, and shots on goal, 2-to-0. To go along with the goals scored by Pcholinsky and Worthy, Penton and Meaney (Ennis, Ireland) pitched in three combined shot attempts with sailing off frame. 
 
Akron's last road trip of the regular season awaits the Zips in week five of league play as UA heads to Michigan. Akron is scheduled to take on Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m., before heading to Mount Pleasant, Mich. on Sunday, Oct. 29, to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas.

KENT, Ohio – The Kent State soccer team (5-7-3, 3-3-2 MAC) played a physical match on Sunday afternoon and earned a point in the Mid-American Conference standings in a 1-1 draw against Central Michigan (7-3-3, 4-3-1 MAC). Junior Vital Kats scored the Golden Flashes lone goal in the 30th minute and has now registered a point in every MAC match.

"It was a very big physical game, and I think we matched up with the physicality of the match," said Kent State head coach Rob Marinaro. "We still need to come back and continue to play our game, the intensity, fight and set pieces were excellent for us today. You have to give the team credit and move forward from here."

The Chippewas were quick to strike in the third minute and connected off a throw in to place a shot into the low left corner of the net.

Kats had the equalizer off a free kick that found the near side of the net. The Toronto, Ontario native has scored in each of the last three games and leads the team with 21 points on the season.

It was a physical second period, Central Michigan had a chance at the goal and put a ball in the net, but it was ruled offsides. Kent State redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Faith O'Neill (5-7-3) was consistent between the pipes and registered six saves in 110 minutes. CMU keeper Zoie Reed (7-3-3) made three stops.

KSU defended corner kicks well and did not allow CMU to sniff a good opportunity on 10 tries.

The Golden Flashes hit the road for their final road swing of the regular season next week when they play at Ball State on Thursday, October 24th at 3:30 p.m. The weekend wraps up at Miami on Sunday, October 27th at 1 p.m.

TOLEDO, Ohio – Locked in a scoreless tie entering the second half, the Miami soccer team created a number of scoring opportunities, but couldn't capitalize and ultimately dropped a 1-0 decision at Toledo on Sunday.

Sunday's setback drops the RedHawks to 3-11-1 and 2-5-1 in Mid-American Conference play.

The teams played a back and forth first half with Toledo putting on some early pressure to force a few Izzie Vaccari saves. Miami settled things down at the back end and started stringing some possession together and created a few corner kick set pieces that caused some havoc, but no goals. UT ended up with a slim (8-6) shot advantages, but the contest remained scoreless at the break.

Miami came out attacking in the second half, attempted 10 shots and placing six on frame. The Red and White started with three shots on frame in the first eight minutes of the period and pressured throughout the second half.

The Red & White nearly got on the board in the 69th minute when the ball was worked just outside the top of the 18 for Jordan King to blast a shot that beat Adrianna Brewer, but rang off the crossbar and stayed out.

As the half wore on, UT got a fortuitous break in the 75th minute when a cross into the box caromed off two players, the last of which was Anita Mancini and it redirected straight into the net to put MU into a 1-0 hole.

Miami continued to press for offense, firing four more shots and getting three of those on target, but Brewer kept all of the bids out to secure the shutout.

Toledo narrowly outshot Miami by a 17-16 margin while both teams took five corner kicks. Vaccari finished the afternoon with nine saves in goal for the RedHawks.

Miami begins a three-match home stand on Thursday when it takes on Ohio. Opening kick is at 4 p.m.