Story Courtesy of Miami Athletics Communications

OXFORD, Ohio – On Saturday afternoon the Miami University field hockey team claimed their sixth consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship after defeating Kent State University 3-1. The RedHawks head into the NCAA tournament with a 14-7 record. The Golden Flashes end their season with an 8-11 record.
 
The RedHawks showed a dominant offense through the first quarter, but at its end the game remained scoreless at 0-0.

With under a minute and a half remaining in the first half, Reese Wearren broke the tie score after taking a deflection off the Kent State goalkeeper to the back of the net. This made it a 1-0 game heading into the second half of play.

Two minutes into the third quarter Paula Peña Martinez took a backhand shot off the far post to double the RedHawk lead to 2-0. Miami held their strong 2-0 lead through the end of the third quarter.

Under three minutes into the final quarter during a penalty corner, Paula Navarro hit one in off of the upper crossbar to push Miami's lead to 3-0.

On a penalty corner in the middle of the fourth quarter, Kent State got a goal of their own to cut the lead to 3-1. This was not enough for the Golden Flashes to come back. The RedHawks took the Championship title for the sixth year in a row, 3-1.

Four RedHawks were then named to the MAC All-Tournament team: Peña Martinez, Isabelle Perese, Madison Workman, and Wearren. Peña Martinez claimed the MAC Tournament MVP title.

MAC Field Hockey All-Tournament Team
Grace Ball, App State
Lise Boekaar, App State
Patricia Strunk, Kent State
Emma Rolston, Kent State
Iris Bekker, Kent State
Reese Wearren, Miami
Isabelle Perese, Miami
Madison Workman, Miami
Paula Peña Martinez, Miami (MVP)
Katelyn Whittle, Ohio
Anouk Plaehn, Ohio