Sunday’s MAC Women’s Soccer Results
Buffalo 2, Ohio 1
Bowling Green 5, Kent State 0
Central Michigan 3, Northern Illinois 0
Ball State 2, Eastern Michigan 1
Miami 1, Akron 0
Western Michigan 1, Toledo 1
 
Stories courtesy of MAC Sports Information
 
 
Buffalo 2, Ohio 1
Box Score
 
BUFFALO, NY – Sophomore Leah Wengender scored in the 108^th minute to lift the University at Buffalo women's soccer team to a 2-1 double overtime win over Ohio on Sunday afternoon at UB Stadium.

With the teams tied 1-1 in the second overtime period, Gianna Yurchak played a great ball to Wengender and she drilled a beautiful shot into the top right corner of the net for the game-winner.

"That game could have went either way so it's a great feeling to come out on the positive side," said head coach Shawn Burke. "Both teams battled hard all game and I am just really proud of our resiliency and I think our players were rewarded for their persistence today."

The Bobcats would strike first in the sixth minute off of a free kick as Jenni Santacaterina put one on net and Emily Kelly made the save but Shae Robertson was there for the rebound goal to give Ohio a 1-0 lead.

The Bulls would have two great looks, first in the 28^th minute, as Marcy Barberic played a good shot across the box that just missed left and then a couple minutes later, Olivia Bizzoni took the corner kick and curled a ball on net but Reese Dorsey made the save.

Buffalo would continue to attack and it paid off in the 31^st minute as Katherine Camper found Gianna Yurchak in front of the net and she banged it home into the bottom left corner of the net to tie the game 1-1 at the half.

The Bulls had some great looks to start the second half as Yurchak, Camper and Barberic all got a shot off in the 47^th minute but the Bobcats defense turned them away. Later in the 57^th minute, Leah Wengender ripped a shot that banged off the far post and Yurchak was there for the rebound but she was called offside. Bizzoni would continue to attack in the 79^th minute as she had three good looks on goal but Dorsey was there for the save.

Ohio had one last chance at the end of regulation as Abby Townsend ripped a shot on goal but Kelly came up with some big save to send the game to overtime.

The Bobcats had a pair of good looks in the first overtime period as Yurchak and Kaitlyn Walsh both got their heads on balls in the box but Dorsey made a pair of saves. The UB defense stepped up big in extra time, allowing just two shots, and that proved to be key as the Bulls were then able to capitalize and walk off with the victory.

In net, Kelly finished the day with six saves while Dorsey had five stops. Yurchak was named Player of the Game by the UB coaching staff.

"With this format the margin of error is slim," said Burke. "It's going to be a battle every game and you have to take advantage of points when you can. Our players taking care of home field was big because it is such a thin line between the teams sitting at the top and bottom."

Buffalo returns to action on Sunday, March 28, as they welcome Miami (OH) to UB Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12pm.
 
 
Bowling Green 5, Kent State 0
Box Score
 
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team exploded for four second-half goals on Sunday afternoon (March 21), and the Falcons rolled along to a 5-0 win over Kent State University. The Mid-American Conference matchup was held at Cochrane Stadium.

Madi Wolfbauer scored a pair of goals for the Falcons (4-1-0, 4-1-0 MAC), while Madison Alberty, Katie Cox and Nikki Cox also found the back of the net.

The Falcons had an 18-3 advantage over the Golden Flashes (2-3-0, 2-3-0 MAC) in total shot attempts, and BG put 14 shots on goal to KSU's one. Lili Berg played just under 72 minutes and saved the only shot she faced, while Becky Moss played the last 18-plus minutes to share the shutout with Berg.

Sarah Melen made nine saves for the Flashes.

On Senior Day, the match was scoreless for over half an hour, before Katie Cox blocked a Melen clearance attempt before knocking the ball into the vacated net. That goal proved to be the winner.

Alberty scored her first goal as a Falcon with just over four minutes gone in the second half, and Wolfbauer made it a three-goal lead just past the h our mark. Nikki Cox scored in the 82nd minute, and Wolfbauer capped the scoring just over a minute later.
 
Nikki Cox and Wolfbauer combined for 13 total shots and 10 shots on goal in Sunday's win. That duo also combined for three goals and an assist.

Nikki Cox and her sister, Katie Cox, each had a goal and an assist in the win. Nikki had eight shots, including six on goal.

Wolfbauer had five shots, four SOG and two goals, and she now has three goals in the last two games.
Alberty scored her first goal as a Falcon, while Ortman and White each had an assist in the win.
Berg and Moss have combined on a pair of shutouts this season, vs. Akron and KSU. Berg also has two complete-match shutouts (vs. Ohio and Miami) this spring, as BG has kept four clean sheets in five contests.

Sunday was Senior Day for the Falcons. In these crazy times, 'senior year' definitely does not necessarily mean 'final year' for any of these six players, but Berg, Wolfbauer, Sophia Barnes, Nikki Cox, Nikhita Jacob and Rachel Muller were recognized in pregame ceremonies.

The Falcons are now 45-19-7 overall, 30-7-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 36-8-3 in all games vs. conference foes since the start of the 2017 season.

The Falcons begin the second half of the MAC schedule next Sunday (March 28), heading to Athens for a 2:00 p.m. match vs. Ohio. Then, BGSU will return to Cochrane Stadium for matches vs. Akron (April 1) and Buffalo (April 4).
 
 
Central Michigan 3, Northern Illinois 0
Box Score
 
DEKALB, Ill. – Freshman Jaelyn Dobrowolski scored her first career goal and junior Chesney Wargo scored her first of the season on Sunday as the Central Michigan soccer team ran its win streak to four games with a 3-0 victory over Northern Illinois at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
 
The Chippewas are 4-1-0 and lead the MAC West and they share the overall league lead with Bowling Green, which is also 4-1-0.
 
Samantha Kaye-Toral also scored, giving her two goals in the Chippewas' last two games. Natalie Belsito and Maria Kaschalk each had an assists.
 
The Chippewas outshot the Huskies, 14-3, including a 9-1 edge in shots on goal. CMU also finished with a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks.
 
"We did not get a hotel room (Saturday) night, so we drove five hours (Sunday) morning, stepped off the bus and played," CMU coach Jeremy Groves said. "We really showed up, and I am very proud of the girls for that.
 
"It was a full-squad effort today. it is always nice to get some substitutes into the game, and we got to do that today. They played very well and contributed a ton to our win."
 
CMU keeper Allison LaPoint, a freshman, recorded one save in earning the shutout, her second.
 
Central Michigan is scheduled to square off with Ball State in Muncie, Ind. on Friday, March 26 (4 p.m.). The Chippewas defeated the Cardinals, 2-1 in overtime, on March 7 in Mount Pleasant.
 
 
Ball State 2, Eastern Michigan 1
Box Score
 
YPSILANTI, MICH. -- The Ball State soccer team scored twice in the second half to net a 2-1 road win Sunday over an Eastern Michigan team that entered the day with a share of the MAC West Division lead.
 
Nicky Potts and Mac Henson scored 12 minutes apart, as the Cardinals (3-1-1) overcame a one-goal halftime deficit to jump ahead of the Eagles (3-2-0) in the standings.
 
"It was a good test for us and a tough, gritty game," BSU head coach Josh Rife said. "You need to be able to win those games. You need to be able to win pretty, and you need to be able to win ugly. I'm  really proud of the group for finding a way to get a win."
 
Sabrina McNeill's goal for Eastern Michigan was the only scoring in the first half despite Ball State holding an 8-2 advantage in shots.
 
The Cardinals broke through shortly after the break in the 52nd minute on a perfectly executed 25-yard free kick from Potts to equalize. It was the first goal of the season for Potts, last year's team leader with nine.

Henson then scored in the 63rd minute after a well-organized attack, finishing on a ball from Tatiana Mason to stake the Cardinals to a 2-1 lead they would not lose.
 
"That was a great build up by the group," Rife said. "We've been working a lot on runs in the box and getting chances out of that. It was a good ball that got to her but a great finish as well. A game-winner for your first collegiate goal is not a bad way to go."
 
Goalkeeper Maitane Bravo was credited with five saves on the way to earning the win, as the Cardinals completed their first trip through the five MAC West Division opponents. They will play them each once more, starting Friday at 3 p.m. at home against Central Michigan.
 
The Chippewas enter Friday's matchup leading the division at 4-1-0. Ball State could move ahead of them with a win.
 
Miami 1, Akron 0
Box Score
 
AKRON, Ohio—A goal just over 11 minutes into the game proved to be the game winner as the Miami University soccer team seized a 1-0 decision against the University of Akron at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Miami improves to 3-2 on the season and in Mid-American Conference play, while the Zips drop to 0-4-1.

Each team had one shot on goal in the first five minute of the contest, with the respective goalkeepers coming up with saves.
Miami got on the board first at the 11:33 mark as sophomore Jaimie Tottleben scored off a junior Kristina DeMarco assist to hand Miami a quick 1-0 lead.

The teams played 78:27 scoreless minutes as the RedHawks went on to collect the 1-0 shutout against the Zips.

In goal, junior Izzie Vaccari amasses six saves en route to her third win of the season and second shutout win for the RedHawks.
Miami had three shots on goal for the day.

It was the first career goal for Tottleben.

DeMarco recorded her first assist of the season and third of her career.

Miami rounds out a three-match road stretch when the RedHawks travel to Buffalo for a noon game on Sunday, March 28.
 
Western Michigan 1, Toledo 1
Box Score
 
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's soccer team battled Toledo to a 1-1 tie at the WMU Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon.
 
After scoreless first period the Broncos (2-1-2) took a 1-0 lead on Suzuna Shibukawa's third goal of the season. WMU had a corner kick and played it short. Freshman right back Katie Schumacher crossed the ball to the far left side of the post. The ball bounced on the ground and to the feet of Shibukawa and she fired a low shot that ricocheted off a Rocket defender and into the net in the 57th minute.
 
Toledo responded with a goal in the 76th minute on a goal by Ellie Pool. Ashton Cassel played the ball into the left side of the box and Pool had a high shot go through the hands of WMU goalie Maggie Rogers and into the net for her first career goal.
 
The two teams nearly scored again in the final three minutes of play. Toledo's Anita Mancini fired a shot off the left post with 2:04 to play. WMU's Bailey Korhorn responded with 1:20 left on a shot from inside the Toledo 18-yard box but the ball also hit the left corner and bounced back out into play.
 
Western Michigan's best attacking chances came in the first overtime with the strong win to their backs. The Broncos fired off four shots but none of them landed on target. Each team registered a shot in the second overtime.   
 
WMU is back in action next Sunday at Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m.