The win, combined with the other outcomes around the league on Thursday afternoon, clinched the MAC regular-season championship for the Falcons (9-6-3, 8-2-1 MAC). Cochrane Stadium will be the site of the MAC Tournament semifinals (Nov. 4) and final (Nov. 7) next week.

Lili Berg had six saves in goal to earn the shutout for the Falcons. Emma Boutorwick made three stops for the Rockets (10-5-4, 5-4-2 MAC).

Central Michigan 2, Eastern Michigan 1 (OT) 

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Another dramatic overtime win. And now it's on to the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
 
Sophomore Jaelyn Dobrowolski scored in the in the 97th minute on Thursday, lifting the Central Michigan soccer team to a 2-1 overtime victory over Eastern Michigan at the Eagles' Scicluna Field.
 
The Chippewas go into the six-team MAC Tournament as the fifth seed. They open on Sunday, Oct. 31 (1 p.m.), at Buffalo. CMU won at Buffalo, 1-0, on Oct. 10.
 
CMU is 9-7-1, 6-4-1 MAC. The Chippewas, who are 5-2-1 in their last eight matches, extended their unbeaten streak to three games with their fifth victory in seven extra-time contests this season.
 
The Chippewas desperately needed points entering their critical final three-game stretch. They began with a 1-1 tie at Kent State, which at the time was tied for second place in the league. CMU then posted a 3-2 win in double overtime over league-leading Ohio three days later in their home finale.
 
When the dust settled after Thursday's win at EMU, the Chippewas had earned seven of a possible nine points over that oh-so-important three-game stretch.
 
CMU entered Thursday's game in sixth place, one point ahead of Miami (Ohio). The RedHawks lost to Ball State, 2-0, on Thursday. The Chippewas got word of that result, which guaranteed them a tourney spot, as they headed into overtime against the Eagles.
 
But it hardly mattered to those in maroon and gold.
 
Eastern scored in the 49th minute to seize a 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, Chesney Wargo scored to tie it.
 
It was the first goal of the season for Wargo, a senior, and the third of her career. Dobrowolski's goal was her second of the season and the fourth of her career.
 
Both goals were unassisted.
 
The Chippewas outshot the Eagles, 26-13, and finished with a 9-3 edge in shots on goal. CMU had seven corner kicks to EMU's four.
 
CMU goalkeeper Allison LaPoint made two saves.
 
Groves said the Chippewas, particularly the veterans on the team, had extra motivation heading into Thursday's regular-season finale with the Eagles. CMU had won just six of 25 meetings with Eastern in a series that began in 1998. CMU and had not won in Ypsilanti since 2016.

Kent State 0, Ohio 0 (2 OT) 

ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio soccer team (11-4-3, 7-1-3) played Kent State (11-4-3, 7-1-3) to a scoreless draw in double overtime Thursday afternoon (Oct. 28) at Chessa Field. As a result, the Bobcats finished the regular season tied for second place with Kent State in the MAC Conference and will go into the MAC Tournament as the number two seed after winning the tiebreaker over the Golden Flashes.
 
It was a battle of defense from the opening kickoff. Kent State tested the Bobcats defense early in the first half that led to a corner kick 14 seconds into the match, en route to 10 corner kicks in the first half. The Bobcats returned the favor less than a minute later with a shot from Haley Miller that sailed wide left. From there, it was an exchange of attacks with Ohio outshooting Kent State nine to six in the first half. Ohio's backline held strong turning away multiple goal scoring chances as goalkeeper Sam Wexell added three saves to the stat sheet. 

The offensive action ramped up in the second half as Ohio pushed to find the back of the net. The Bobcats took 13 shots after intermission compared to just four for the Golden Flashes. Kent State's defense held strong however, ensuring the match would go into overtime as a 0-0 tie. 
 
With the game tied at zero after 90 minutes, the two teams moved to a golden-goal overtime, consisting of two ten-minute periods. The Bobcats continued their offensive attack with a shot by Miller in the 95th minute and a shot by Madison Clayton in the 104th minute. Ultimately, both teams were unable to find the back of the net, leading to the draw. 
 
Statistically, the Bobcats were led on offense by Abby Townsend, who recorded a team high in shots (7) and shots on goal (4). Ohio saw seven players play all 110 minutes of the match – Wexell, Morgan Collica, Carsyn Prigge, Ella Bianco, Isabella Ginocchi, Olivia Sensky, and Paige Knorr.

With the regular season completed, the Bobcats have matched their highest win total in conference (7) for the first time since 2006. It's also Ohio's best overall win percentage (.694) since their 2002 season.

Buffalo 1, Akron 0

It was a slow start to the game for both teams before Buffalo would get it going as Marcy Barberic put a ball on net and Penelope Cuirinier knocked it back out and then Alya Ruken got off a shot, but it was cleared away by the Zips' defense.

Sophomore Ashlyn O'Shea provided a spark off the bench for UB as she found herself with a great look in the 36th minute from about 25 yards out and ripped a shot on net, but Cuirinie made a great leaping save to knock the ball out of play. UB would have one last chance in the final seconds of the half as Taylor Caridi broke free up the sideline and fired a shot across the box, but it rolled just wide and the game would remain scoreless at the break.

The Bulls came out aggressive to open the second half starting with a great look from Leah Wengender in the 49th minute but Cuirinie made a save and Wengender's second effort missed wide. Later, in the 67th minute, Annie Judasz played a great ball on target, but Cuirinie was there for the save once again.

Buffalo would break through in the 74th minute as Barberic played a ball to Abbey Callaghan and she powered a big ball up to Caridi who fired the game-winner into the bottom left corner of the net to secure the 1-0 victory.

The Bulls outshot the Zips 19-3 overall, including an 10-2 edge in shots on goal, while also holding a 5-0 advantage in corner kick opportunities. Kelly made a pair of saves on the day while Cuirinie made nine stops for Akron. Junior Payton Robertson was named Player of the Game by the UB coaches after leading UB to its eighth clean sheet of the season.

Ball State 2, Miami 0 

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State soccer team returned to the friendly confines of the Briner Sports Complex for the 2021 season finale against Miami on Thursday. Jenna Dombrowski and Lexi Fraley led the Cardinals to a 2-0 victory over the RedHawks.
 
Miami came out of gates swinging as it notched a shot on goal in the first minute of the contest, but Alex DeRuvo was up for the challenge and made the stop. In the 10th minute, the RedHawks posted another ball on target, but DeRuvo was able to make the save. DeRuvo added another save at the 18th-minute mark.
 
Chelcy Ralph recorded Ball State's first shot on frame of the match in the 27th minute but was unable to beat the Miami keeper.
 
The RedHawks added two more shots on goal in the 32nd and 37th minutes, but like shots before, DeRuvo kept them out of the net.
 
Ralph helped the Cardinals add some pressure in the 39th minute when she sent a shot on goal, but the Miami goalie came up with a stop. The match was a draw after the first half of play.
 
Ball State came out strong in the second period and in the 53rd minute Kennedy Metzger ripped a shot on goal. She managed to beat the Miami keeper, but the shot hit the post and stayed out. Metzger controlled the rebound but sent a shot just wide. Melissa Diceman placed a shot to the far post but was stopped by the Miami goalie in the 57th minute. Lexy Smith ripped a shot to the far high post but was unable to beat the RedHawk keeper.
 
Miami finally put a shot on goal in the second half in the 66th minute, but DeRuvo made a huge save to keep the RedHawks off the board.
 
In the 71st minute, the Cardinals earned a corner kick. Smith stepped up to take the corner and sent a well-placed ball into the box. Ralph headed the ball directly to the foot of Dombrowski, who drilled a shot into the back of the net.
 
At the 79th-minute mark, Sammi Corcoran set an outstanding through ball from midfield in the direction of Fraley. Fraley outran her defender and gained control in the box. Fraley blasted a shot past the Miami goalie and into the back of the net to give BSU a 2-0 advantage.
 
DeRuvo improved to 6-9-2 in goal for the Cardinals and had six saves for the match. She finished the season with 64 saves. Dombrowski picked up her first goal of the season, while Fraley tallied her fourth. Smith and Corcoran each notched their second assists on the year, while Ralph earned her first assist on the season.
 
The Cardinals finished the season with an overall record of 6-9-2 and a 4-5-2 mark in the Mid-American Conference. The RedHawks ended the year with an 8-8-3 overall record and a 5-6-0 record in conference play.

Western Michigan 6, Northern Illinois 0

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's soccer team wrapped up its season on a high note with a 6-0 win over Northern Illinois at the WMU Soccer Complex on Thursday afternoon.

In her final game as a Bronco, senior Hannah Redoute had a career-high five points on two goals and an assist. WMU also picked up goals from Jenna Blackburn, Cas Flanagan, Claudia Schilling and Bailey Korhorn. Senior goalkeeper Maggie Rogers made three saves to earn a shutout in her final career game.

The Broncos took a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute on a goal by Blackburn. Senior defender Kai Sugiyama played a long ball that Blackburn settled just at the top of the box before turning and firing it into the lower-left corner of the net.

Redoute netted her first of her two goals in the 35th minute, finishing off a cross from Flanagan to push the lead to 2-0. The duo combined again in the 43rd minute, this time with Flanagan finishing off a cross from Redoute.

Western Michigan added to its lead early in the second period when Schilling kicked in a cross from Mary Dzuiba from just in front of the goal to make it 4-0.

Redoute added her second of the night in the 76th minute, heading in a corner kick by Jorden Campbell to push the lead to 5-0.

Korhorn, also in her final game, capped off the goal-fest with her eighth goal of the season. Campbell found her in the box and Korhorn posted up to gain control of the ball, turning and firing it into the net to put the nail in the coffin at 6-0.