No. 8 Central Michigan at No. 1 Bowling Green, 1 PM ET
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BGSU posted a 3-1 win at Toledo on Thursday to clinch the outright crown. BGSU has captured the regular-season title for the third time in the history of the program, and the second time in as many seasons. Four different Falcons – redshirt junior Nikki Cox, freshman Kennedy White and seniors Chelsee Washington and Maureen Kennedy – each have scored at least 17 points this season. The 2019 season marks only the third time in school history that four Falcons have scored 15 or more points in a season. All three teams to achieve that feat (2005, '18 and '19) won the MAC regular-season championship.
Central Michigan will be looking to snap a five-match winless streak on Sunday, with the most recent match being a 3-1 loss to Eastern Michigan on Thursday. Marle Bringard leads the team with six goals and 14 points, while Lauren DeBeau has four goals and nine points this season. In goal, Zoie Reed has played every second of every match, and has six shutouts, 76 saves and a GAA of just 0.86 this season. First-year coach Jeremy Groves joined 15 returning letterwinners, including seven starters, who helped CMU to records of 7-12-0 overall and 5-6-0 in the MAC last fall.
No. 7 Eastern Michigan at No. 2 Ball State, 1 PM ET
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The Cardinals ended the regular season with a 15-4 record and 9-2 mark in conference play for the second seed. Nicky Potts leads the offense for Ball State with nine goals and two assists for a team-leading 20 points on the season. Potts was also named the MAC Player of the Week heading in to the final week of play. Tristan Stuteville is expected to make the start in goal, tallying 80 saves in 18 games.
Eastern Michigan recorded a huge victory in its season finale, defeating Central Michigan, 3-1, on the road to clinch a spot in the MAC Tournament. Lindsey Shira leads the Eagles with a total of 15 points on six goals and three assists. Sabrina McNeill also has twelve points for EMU with six goals of her own this season. Mabel Dunn has seen the most action at the Goalkeeper position for Eastern Michigan with 13 appearances and 70 saves.
No. 6 Ohio at No. 3 Western Michigan, 1 PM ET
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Ohio begins its postseason play in Kalamazoo, Mich. when it faces off with No. 3 Western Michigan in the first round of the 2019 MAC Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 3 at the WMU Soccer Complex. 12 different players have scored goals for Ohio during this season.? Abby Townsend lead the way with 21 points, scoring five goals and adding 11 assists. Alivia Milesky ?follows closely behind totaling 20 points with seven goals and six assists. Ohio is first in the MAC in shots (287) and is second in both assists (37) and goals scored (35). Townsend ?leads the MAC in assists (11) and third in points (21), while ?Milesky ?is sixth in points (20) and goals (7). Through 19 games this season, Ohio has scored 35 goals and registered 37 assists. Last season, Ohio scored 24 goals and had 27 assists in 20 total games.
Western Michigan enters the matchup against the Bobcats with an 8-9-1 overall record and a 6-4-1 record in MAC play. Western Michigan has scored 23 goals, while allowing 27 goals against. The Broncos have recorded 176 shots, with 88 of them on goal for a .500 shots on goal percentage.Individually, Morgan Otteson leads WMU with ten goals and three assists totaling 23 points. Bailey Korhorn follows with 17 points, six goals and five assists. In net, Maggie Rogers has seen the most action, playing in 17 games while allowing 22 goals and making 84 saves in 1,655 minutes on the pitch.
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The Bulls offense has been incredibly balanced throughout the regular season as UB scored 30 goals off the feet of 15 different players, the most of any team in the MAC, through 18 matches. Leading the offensive charge for UB is junior Marcy Barberic who has recorded five goals, three assists and 13 points, while Kara Daly has scored four goals to go with two assists and Kaitlyn Walsh and Hannah Callaghan have chipped in three goals apiece. Sophomore Emily Kelly has been consistent between the pipes for UB, compiling an 8-7-3 overall record with a 1.02 goals against average, 76 saves and four shutouts while starting all 18 games for the Bulls this season.
Akron is making its sixth appearance in the Mid-American Conference postseason tournament (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019), its second consecutive trip to the postseason, and the third time in the past five seasons. Akron is led offensively by Carly Pcholinsky and Ashley Amato who have recorded five goals apiece this season. Sydney Worth has also been a main contributor as she has recorded seven points on three goals and an assist on the year. In net, the Zips have relied on Libby Harper who has compiled a 7-7-2 overall record with a 0.94 goals against average and 56 saves in 19 appearances this season.
