Saturday's Scoreboard
Kent State 4, Maine 3
Ohio 7, Saint Louis 3
Stories Courtesy Of MAC Sports Information
Kent State 4, Maine 3
Box Score
EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 23 Kent State field hockey team (4-2, 0-0 MAC) took down another ranked opponent in No. 25 Maine in double overtime, winning by a score of 4-3 at Lakeside Field on Saturday afternoon.
Maine would strike early off a deflected penalty corner and would take a 1-0 lead into halftime.
The third quarter is where Kent State's offense caught fire. Junior Sydney Washburn and senior Luisa Knapp would score two goals in quick succession to give the Flashes the lead. Maine would score again to tie it a couple minutes later, but junior Maria Cambra Soler struck one more time for the Flashes to take a 3-2 lead into the fourth quarter. The Black Bears would even things back up, sending the game to overtime.
Both teams were unable to score in the first sudden death overtime period. Kent State broke through in the second with a top shelf goal by senior Helena Cambra Soler to secure the victory 4-3. The goal was assisted by sophomore Jenna McCrudden.
Complete stats have not yet been provided by the host institution.
Kent State will face off again at Murphy-Mellis Field against Ohio on Friday, Sept. 17 at 3 p.m.
Ohio 7, Saint Louis 3
Box Score
IOWA CITY, IOWA-- The Ohio field hockey team (2-5) defeated Saint Louis (0-5) by four goals in a dominating 7-3 win on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 11) at Kinnick Stadium.
Fifth-year senior Jillian Shive led the Bobcats with the first hat trick of her career, scoring once in the first half and twice in the second half. Shive led the Bobcats with three shots on goal on just four shot attempts.
After the Bilikens opened the scoring in the first quarter, the Bobcats rattled off seven-straight goals. Ashley Willbur began Ohio's run with her first goal of the season in the 13th minute.
The Bobcats were able to net two more goals before halftime with Katelyn Whittle's third goal of the season in the 28th minute followed by Shive's second of the season off an assist from Sienna Sakich just a minute later.
The Bobcats out shot the Bilikens 9-3 in the first half to take a commanding 4-1 lead. Saint Louis wasn't able to record a shot against the Ohio defense in the second or third quarter.
Ohio opened the game up in the third quarter as Tasmin Williams scored her first of the season in the 44th minute, extending the dominant lead to 4-1. Freshman Bodhi Littlefield scored her first collegiate goal five minutes later.
Shive netted the last two goals in 34 seconds to complete her hat trick in the 51st minutes on assists by Kaelyn Long and Noa Desmaretz.
The Bobcats out shot the Bilikens, 25-5, with 16 shots on goal and seven penalty corners. Nele Graner earned her second win of the season as the starter in the game. Graner allowed one goal in her 45 minutes of play.
The win will bring the Bobcats to MAC play starting on the road at Kent State. Ohio will take on the flashes on Friday (Sept. 17) at 3 p.m.
