Sunday’s Scoreboard
UMASS 2, Ball State 1
App State 1, Lock Haven 0
Kent State 5, St. Louis 0
Miami 5, St. Francis 1
Longwood 3, Davidson 0
Michigan 3, Central Michigan 0
Stories Courtesy Of MAC Sports Information
UMASS 2, Ball State 1
Box Score
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Ball State field hockey team (2-4) dropped a close 2-1 decision to UMass Lowell (2-3) Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field located on the campus of Northwestern.
It was a defensive battle between the two schools' today, with Ball State leading UMass Lowell in saves, 15-1.
The River Hawks scored early on in the first frame off of a penalty corner. The Cardinals struggled offensively throughout the contest up until the 4:05 mark of the final stanza. Redshirt senior Michelle Shamptonconnected with back of the cage off of the assist from junior Audrey Tabor to make it a 1-1 contest with just minutes remaining. The goal marked Shampton's third of the season and 12th for her career.
The Cardinals still had high hopes of sending the game into overtime as the game was still tied at the 1:44 mark. But not long after that, UMass Lowell capitalized off of a penalty corner and Sofie Knook would knock in the winning goal for the River Hawks.
Defensively, freshman goalie Wietske Overdijkink registered a season best 14 saves while teammate senior Hillary Scott also collected a defensive save against UMass Lowell.
The Ball State field hockey team continues non-conference action in Evanston, Ill., on Monday when it faces No. 13 Northwestern for a 7 p.m. ET start at Lakeside Field.
App State 1, Lock Haven 0
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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Sophomore Friederike Stegen's goal in a penalty shootout boosted Appalachian State University field hockey to its sixth-straight win for the first time since 1985.
The Mountaineers (6-0) notched six-straight wins to conclude the 1985 season, capping off the run with a 1-0 victory over Wake Forest.
App State's shootout victory over Lock Haven (2-4) was the Black and Gold's first triumph over the Bald Eagles in program history. The Mountaineers also extended their shutout streak to three-straight games. Appalachian ranks first in the nation in shutout percentage, recording shutouts in five of its six games this season.
"Today was a battle, and both teams held it down defensively throughout the entire game," head coach Meghan Dawson said. "I'm so proud of our team because everyone contributed on and off the field. Fredi also kept such great composure in the shootout to put the ball in the cage."
After two scoreless overtime periods, the Mountaineers and Bald Eagles entered a penalty shootout. Senior goalkeeper Rachel Gaines denied the first four Lock Haven attempts before Stegen used a crafty spin move to tap in the eventual game-winner. Gaines stopped all five Lock Haven shooters, securing the App State victory with a block on Katie Supey's attempt from the right side of the circle.
The Mountaineers fired five shots in the first overtime period, earning their best chance off a penalty corner with less than three minutes remaining in the period. After the ball was inserted off the corner, junior Veerle Van Heertum nailed the right post on a shot from the left side of the circle.
Gaines and App State's defense blanked the Bald Eagles despite facing 11 shots and six penalty corners. One of Lock Haven's best scoring opportunities came five minutes into the third quarter, where junior Annette Jarosz used her stick to deny a shot off a penalty corner. Jarosz's second defense save of the season moves her into first place in program history with 13 career defense saves.
The Mountaineers recorded 10 shots, firing five of those shots on goal. Van Heertum led App State with four shots and two shots on goal. Stegen, senior Michelle Taylor and freshman Madison Miles each registered one shot on goal apiece.
With six more saves on Sunday, Gaines boosts her save percentage to .926 on the season. The Kettering, Ohio native sits just two stops behind Chelsea Dailey for the seventh-most saves in program history.
App State opens its longest home stand of the season on Friday with a game against Ohio (3-1). Friday's Mid-American conference opener is set to begin at 6 p.m.
Kent State 5, St. Louis 0
Box Score
Saint Louis, Mo.- The Kent State field hockey team hit season bests in offense and defense Sunday in a 5-0 win over Saint Louis. The Flashes tied their season-best five goals while earning their second shutout of the season.
The Flashes (4-3) outshot the Billikens 23-4 with 15 shots on target to Saint Louis' two.
It didn't take long for the Flashes' offense to start attacking as Helena Cambra Soler scored her first goal of the season within two minutes of the game. Cambra Soler's goal came from a deflection off a corner with the assist from Laila Richter.
Despite Kent State's fast start, the Flashes wouldn't score again until the third period. At the 44th minute, Kortney Keller scored her first goal of the season and the second of her career, sending one over the goalie. Her shot was assisted by Clara Rodriguez Seto.
Things picked up offensively for the Flashes as they scored their final three goals in the fourth period that put the game out of reach. Sydney Carr set up a Claudia Ortiz goal with ten minutes remaining in the final period.
Four minutes later, Rodriguez Seto scored her fifth goal of the season off a corner assisted by Maria Cambra Soler. In the 57th minute, Richter assisted her second goal of the day to Sydney Washburn for her first collegiate goal. Kent State would secure the 5-0 shutout victory.
Azure Fernsler (4-3) had two saves on the day. Keller and Rodriguez Seto paced the Flashes with four shots each and a goal.
The Flashes hit the road this weekend to Ann Arbor, Mich. as Kent State takes on Iowa on Saturday at 1 p.m. and Michigan on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Miami 5, St. Francis 1
Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University field hockey team (3-3) beat Saint Francis by a 5-1 margin on youth day on Sunday. The RedHawks totaled 46 shots during the contest, the highest total in a single game in program history.
The RedHawks got off to a quick start, earning a penalty corner in the second minute of play to set up the first goal of the game. Kirsten McNeildeflected in her first goal of the season at 1:31 off of the initial shot by Marie Görner.
Miami would continue heavy offensive pressure throughout the first quarter, outshooting Saint Francis 15-1 and earning eight penalty corners while allowing zero, but the score remained 1-0 at the first quarter break.
Freshman goalkeeper Isabelle Perese made a save on the Red Flash's only shot of the second quarter to preserve Miami's 1-0 going into the half.
The RedHawks scored three goals in less than four minutes to begin the second half of play and jump out to a 4-0 lead. McNeil started the surge with her second goal of the game, another deflection on a penalty corner chance during the 32nd minute. Leonor Berlie picked up the assist as she had the initial shot.
Lexi Silver took advantage of a loose ball in the middle of the circle to net her third goal of the season.
During the 36th minute of play, Allie Grace Joyner intercepted a Saint Francis pass at the 25, took the ball into the circle and finished the play.
Joyner would cap Miami's scoring with her second goal of the game and sixth of the season during the fourth quarter on a rebound.
The Red Flash got onto the scoreboard with less than six minutes to play in the game as the contest concluded with a 5-1 margin in scoring. The RedHawks led the game in shots 46-3, penalty corners 18-0 and shots on goal 21-2. Saint Francis' goalkeeper, Claudia Marzec, registered 16 saves in today's game.
This was the first multi-goal game of McNeil's career. Berlie led all players with 16 shots and eight shots on goal. Perese recorded one save.
Miami hosts two games next week, beginning MAC play on Friday with Ball State at 1 p.m. for faculty/staff appreciation day. The RedHawks then host No. 13 Northwestern on Sunday at noon for OneLove day.
Longwood 3, Davidson 0
Box Score
FARMVILLE, Va. – Home field advantage made itself evident for the Lancers this weekend.
For the second time in three days, Longwood (3-2) won 3-0 on its home field, defeating Davidson Sunday afternoon at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field. Karly Harwood led the Lancers with a pair of goals, and Katie Wyman kept the Wildcats out of the net for her 12th career shutout.
"I feel like we ground out that win," said head coach Iain Byers. "It was a tough game, so to score three goals and concede none was a point of pride for us. I think there is more to us—I do think we can do better, and I do think the team thinks we can do better as well. We won, so we have to be proud of that, but it was the definition of a ground-out win."
Longwood totaled 19 shots as its offense generated three goals for the third time this season. Sophomore midfielder Sophia Loscher added a goal to go along with Harwood's two, and senior Olivia Wawrzyniak tallied an assist.
Wyman recorded six saves in the shutout effort, her second in two games. This weekend's performance was the first time she notched consecutive shutouts since 2017, when she shut down LIU Brooklyn and MAC foe Central Michigan on Sept. 16 and Sept. 23. She was aided by strong defensive efforts from Rio Weber, Kylie Ryan, Clara Meschini, Cammy Toddy, and Luna Lopez, who locked down Lognwood's half of the field and helped hold Davidson (1-5) to just six shots on net despite conceding 11 penalty corners.
"I think we played well as a team," said Loscher, whose goal today was her second of the season. "But there is still improvement for us, such as playing more together and switching sides of the field better."
Harwood opened the scoring for Longwood when she got to a rebound in the arc following a shot from teammate Charlotte Wilm. She was able to collect it and power a shot past Davidson goalkeeper Sarah Zeszotarski to put Longwood ahead 1-0.
Loscher doubled the Lancer lead in the third quarter when she dribbled through the Wildcat defense and drilled a shot into the back of the net, making the score 2-0.
Harwood tallied her second score of the game in the third quarter. Wawrzyniak fired a missile into the arc towards Harwood, who managed a perfect deflection, redirected the ball into the goal to give the Lancers a 3-0 lead.
Longwood will begin MAC play on Friday, Sept. 20 when they take on Central Michigan in Farmville. The game is set to start at 4 p.m.
Michigan 3, Central Michigan 0
Box Score
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - The Central Michigan field hockey team put together a strong defensive showing on Sunday afternoon but eventually fell to No.11-ranked Michigan 3-0 inside the CMU Field Hockey Complex.
With the loss, the Chippewas slip to 2-5 on the season. Michigan improves to 4-2.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After the first quarter went scoreless, U-of-M got on the board at the 28:05 mark in the second on a goal from Fay Keijer.
CMU's Samantha Glapinski had a would-be goal find the net as time expired in the half, but it would eventually be waived off by the officials.
Michigan would put two more goals on the board from Kathryn Peterson and Meg Dowthwaite in the second half.
CMU had three shots, two of them from Glapinski and one from Georgina Minta. Both had shots on goal. Michigan had 31 shots (19 on goal).
Abigail Ebersole had a season-high 16 saves on the day allowing just three goals while compiling a .842 save percentage.
"I thought we played really well defensively," CMU coach Catherine Ostoich said. "We got together before the game and said, 'we need play a lot harder on defense, we need to be resilient and diligent.' There was a couple of slip ups and a couple of times we could have possessed the ball better but defensively, we stuck with our game plan and I think we did a good job."
NEXT
CMU will play in its first Mid-American Conference game of the season and travel to Farmville, Va. against Longwood on Friday, Sept. 20 (4 p.m.). They will travel to Loretto, Pa. to play a non-conference game against Saint Francis on Sunday, Sept. 22 (noon).
