Sunday’s Scoreboard
Kent State 5, Indiana 1
Wake Forest 2, Miami 0
Ohio State 6, Ohio 1
California 8, Central Michigan 1
Stories Courtesy Of MAC Sports Information
Kent State 5, Indiana 1
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- The Kent State University field hockey team (7-5, 2-0) beat Indiana by a 5-1 margin on Sunday afternoon for its third-straight victory. The Flashes' goals were scored by five different scorers as Kent State outshot Indiana 14-6 in the contest.
Kent State had a productive first period as the Flashes put up three goals. Junior Clara Rodriguez Seto found the back of the net for the seventh time this year within four minutes of the game. Nearly three minutes later, Laila Richter set up senior Berta Jover Llorens for her first goal of the season. Freshman Maria Cambra Soler closed out the first-period scoring as she recorded her first goal of the season. Soler's goal was assisted by Rodriguez Seto.
The Hoosiers' only goal of the game came in the 18th minute that avoided the shutout.
Senior Alex Luxardo set up a Luisa Knapp goal at the 31-minute mark that extended the Flashes' lead to 4-1.
Junior Hailie Balachick put the game away with an unassisted goal in the fourth period that secured the 5-1 victory for Kent State.
The defense only allowed two shots on target while senior Mary Crumlish recorded one save. The Flashes placed 9 of their 14 shots on goal and earned seven penalty corners. Rodriguez Seto paced Kent State with four shots, a goal, and an assist.
Kent State returns to action Friday, Oct. 11 as the Flashes host Miami at 1 p.m. at Murphy-Mellis Field.
Wake Forest 2, Miami 0
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OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University field hockey team (7-5, 2-0 MAC) fell to No. 20 Wake Forest by a 2-0 margin on Sunday.
Wake Forest struck quickly with two goals in the first four minutes of play. The first goal was scored on a rebound after Isabelle Perese stopped the first two shots. The second goal was scored on a direct penalty corner feed.
After the first four minutes of the game, Miami did not allow another penalty corner in the first half.
The RedHawks took their first shot during the fifth minute of play from the stick of Leonor Berlie but the shot was saved by Isla Blint to keep Miami off the board.
Miami earned a penalty corner to end the first quarter but did not capitalize.
The RedHawks took three shots, including one that narrowly missed the cage and one that hit the post, compared to Wake Forest's one during the second quarter.
Only three combined shots were taken during the third quarter, two of which belonged to Wake Forest.
Wake Forest turned up the pressure in the fourth quarter with five shots but two saves from Perese kept the game at 2-0.
Perese recorded six saves while Berlie led Miami's offense with two shots.
The RedHawks travel to Kent State on Friday for a conference matchup at 1 p.m.
Ohio State 6, Ohio 1
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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio Field Hockey (5-4, 2-1) falls to Ohio State (6-4, 1-2), 6-1.
The Bobcats welcomed the Buckeyes to Pruitt Field on Sunday, Oct. 6 after beating conference-rival Longwood the day before.
Ohio neutralized Ohio State's attack in the first quarter, holding the Buckeyes scoreless on just three shots. In the second quarter, Ohio State tallied their first goal of the game, scored by Mackenzie Allessie.
In the third quarter, both teams were scoreless again, with both the Bobcats and Buckeyes tallying three shots-a-piece. At this point in the game, redshirt senior Sophia Boothby (Spotsylvania, Va.) made four saves on five Ohio State shots.
In the fourth quarter, Ohio State tallied five goals, extending their lead to 6-0. Then, with 20 seconds left in the match, redshirt senior Kendall Ballard (Charlottesville, Va.) put one past the Ohio State goalkeeper for her fifth goal of the season.
Overall, the Buckeyes narrowly won the penalty corner battle, 6-4. Ohio State also pressure the goalkeeper quite a bit, outshooting Ohio 17-6.
The Bobcats hit the road next weekend to take on #24 Michigan State (5-5, 0-3) on Friday, Oct. 11, before traveling to Mount Pleasant, Mi. to take on Central Michigan (2-9, 0-3)
California 8, Central Michigan 1
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