Saturday's Scoreboard
Kent State 2, Syracuse 1
Wake Forest 5, App State 1
Ohio 3, Northeastern 2
Miami 3, Rider 1
Story Courtesy of MAC Sports Information
Kent State 2, Syracuse 1
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KENT, Ohio – The Kent State field hockey team (3-1, 0-0 MAC) upset #14 Syracuse with a come from behind win 2-1 at J.S. Coyne Stadium earlier this afternoon.
After falling behind in the first quarter, the Flashes went into halftime trailing 1-0.
Kent State would tie the game with 7:42 remaining in the third quarter when fifth year Clara Rodriguez Seto found the back of the net. Both teams would go scoreless for the rest of regulation sending the game to overtime.
It took the Flashes just 3 minutes and 22 seconds to secure the victory in overtime. Sophomore Jenna McCrudden scored a top shelf goal off a pass from senior Helena Cambra Soler to win 2-1.
Fifth year goalkeeper Azure Fernsler had 7 saves on the day for Kent State.
This marks the first time since 2012 that Kent State defeated two ranked opponents in the same season.
The Flashes will take on Northwestern on Friday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. in Evanston, Illinois.
Wake Forest 5, App State 1
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – App State striked first, but the Mountaineers fell 5-1 to the No. 11 Demon Deacons in Saturday's game at Kentner Stadium.
Junior midfielder Pauline Mangold scored a goal off of a penalty corner in the 1st period, and App State struggled to stay on offense after that. The shot was assisted by senior midfielder Friederike Stegen.
Stegen made her season debut today after missing App State's first two games. Head coach Meghan Dawson noted that Stegen is very skillful and creates a lot of opportunities for her teammates.
Wake Forest had goals from Abby Carpenter, Elisha Evans and Hannah Maxwell, who scored three times.
App State keeper Addie Clark had three saves, and the Mountaineer defense limited Georgetown to just eight shots on goal.
The Mountaineers return to action with their home opener at 6 p.m. against James Madison on Friday. App State will then head to Charlotte on Sunday to play a neutral-site game against Ohio State at 1 p.m.
Ohio 3, Northeastern 2
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ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio Bobcats field hockey team (1-2) won its first game of the season in a 3-2 victory over Northeastern (0-4) on Saturday afternoon at Pruitt Field.
The Bobcats fell behind early after the Huskies were awarded a penalty stroke in the 15th minute. Ohio quickly responded with the first goal of the season scored by Katelyn Whittle (Glenwood, MD) from a Sienna Sakich (Powell, Ohio) assist in the 19th minute.
Ohio broke the tie in the 37th minute when Leah Warren (Hamilton, New Zealand) sent the ball to the back of the net on a corner, assisted by graduate midfielder Jillian Shive (Lebanon, Ohio).
"It's always really exciting to get a goal off a corner," Shive said. "We work really hard on those during practice, and we hope they are successful in the game. We try to find the spots that'll execute the best against these teams and yeah, that was just a hard strike from Leah, really good shot."
Ohio was outshot by Northeastern, 8-7, with four shots on goal compared to Northeastern's five. Nele Graner (Bonn, Germany) and Macy Lotze (Louisville, KY) split time in the goal, each giving up one goal with Graner making one save and Lotze making two.
The Huskies tied the game in the 41st minute before Shive netted the game-winner and her first goal of the season in the 51st minute on a one-on-one with the Northeastern goalkeeper.
Quick passing was the key to opening up the Huskies' defense and create open shot opportunities on offense.
"They were really good at getting two or three people on the ball carrier at all times, so we just needed to get that ball off our sticks to our open player as fast as we could," Shive said.
The Bobcats face another challenge on Sunday (Sept. 5) against Michigan State at 1 p.m. The Spartans took on Northeastern on Friday and took a 3-0 win.
Miami 3, Rider 1
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OXFORD, Ohio— The Miami field hockey team used a big fourth quarter to top the Rider Broncs 3-1. The win results in Miami's first win on the season in a game the RedHawks appeared to be in control the entirety of the contest.
