Field Hockey

App State and Ohio Get MAC Field Hockey Ws on Friday

Friday's Field Hockey Results
App State 3, Central Michigan 1
Ohio 7, Longwood 0
 

Stories courtesy of MAC Sports Information Departments

App State 3, Central Michigan 1
Boxscore
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Just two minutes into the second half of play on Friday, Bridget Donovan took the insert from Florine Koopman off the penalty corner and slapped the ball past the Chippewa goalkeeper to tie things up at one apiece.
 
Donovan's goal helped spark a string of three unanswered goals scored by the Mountaineers (6-4, 2-1 MAC) in the second half to lead them to a 3-1 road win over the Central Michigan Chippewas (1-8, 0-3 MAC) on Friday. App State held possession from the second period on, outshooting the Chippewas 27-2 in the contest and didn't allow a single shot after the first period.
 
"I was really happy that the team was able to earn a corner and start the second half on a good note," Donovan said. "Momentum really shifted to start the half and I am thankful that I was in the right place to score. I'm very happy we got the win today."
 
The Mountaineers took their first lead of the game just 27 seconds into the fourth quarter on Friday as Lise Boekaar would notch her first score of the season and give the Mountaineers a lead they would never relinquish. Boekaar's goal was the third game-winning goal scored in the fourth quarter or overtime for the Mountaineers this season and the first since Kassie Paul's heroics in overtime against James Madison on Sept. 8.
 
App State celebrated another first career goal today as Noa Ginjaume Matas became the sixth Mountaineer to score their first career goal this season. Ginjaume Matas' goal came just over three minutes after Boekaar's go-ahead goal and put the icing on the cake in the Black & Gold's comeback win on Friday.  
 
"It was a bit emotional for me with it being my first goal at App State," Ginjaume Matas said. "As a team, we had more shots and more corners than them, so me being able to capitalize on the team's successes is special to me."

Ohio 7, Longwood 0
Boxscore
ATHENS, Ohio –  The Ohio field hockey (4-4, 2-1 MAC) team returned to action Friday (Sept. 29), putting on an offensive show in front of the home crowd, defeating Longwood (2-9, 0-3 MAC), 7-0, in a Mid-American Conference matchup at Pruitt Field. 
 
Ohio's seven goals are the most in a match since Sept. 11, 2021, when the Bobcats defeated Saint Louis 7-3 in Athens. 
 
Overall, Ohio scored seven goals on 22 shots, with 14 on goal, while taking five corners. Longwood finished the match with five shots, three on goal and had three corners. 
 
Individually, seven different Bobcats scored and were led by graduate student Katelyn Whittle (Glenwood, Md.) with one goal and two assists on four shots. Freshman Johanna Hildebrandt (Berlin, Germany) scored her first career goal and recorded three assists. Junior Noa Desmaretz(Antwerp, Belgium), junior Bodhi Littlefield (Oakland, Maine), freshman Pauline Hartlieb (Leverkusen, Germany), sophomore Mary Huffman(Ypsilanti, Mich.) and freshman Emily Beitzel (Hershey, Pa.) all recorded goals. Sophomore Sasha Dikotla (Johannesburg, South Africa), senior Maddie Coombe (Louisville, Ky.) and freshman Natalie LaFleur(Fredericksburg, Va.) all added assists. 
 
In the cage, senior Macy Lotze (Louisville, Ky.) led the way with the shutout, recording three saves on five shots faced in the victory. 
 
"That's the team that I know that can play really, really strong hockey," head coach Ali Johnstone said. "They never gave up. And even if the flow was a bit slow, we kept the pace and we kept the pressure and that's something that we've been working on."
 
The Ohio offense took control early in the first quarter, getting the first three shots of the match, while keeping the pressure on Longwood. The constant push in the offensive end finally paid off in the 10th minute when Hildebrandt scored with assists from Whittle and LaFleur. The goal was Hildebrandt's first of her career. 
 
Ohio kept up the pressure in the second quarter. After Longwood recorded its first attempt of the match early in the quarter, Ohio recorded the first penalty corer of the match. The Bobcats kept up the pressure over the final 10 minutes, living in the offensive zone. However, Ohio was unable to capitalize and add on, sending the game to the half with the Bobcats leading, 1-0. 
 
Ohio finished the first half with one goal and 10 shots, while Lotze registered one save. 
 
Ohio opened the third quarter once again keeping the pressure in the Longwood end. After the Lancers held off the Bobcats' first three attempts, Ohio added on with an unassisted goal from Littlefield, putting Ohio up 2-0. Barely four minutes later, Ohio added on with back-to-back goals in under 30 seconds. The first one coming at 42:02 when Hartlieb scored off an assist from Hildebrandt. Then at 42:29, Whittle scored a one timer off an assist from Dikotla, putting the Bobcats ahead, 4-0, after three quarters. 
 
The Ohio offense refused to let up in the fourth quarter. In the 53rd minute, a goal from Beitzel from Whittle and Hildebrandt increased the lead to 5-0. The Bobcats weren't finished and in n the 58th minute, Desmaretz scored on a diving play thanks to a perfectly placed ball from Coombe, increasing the lead to 6-0. 
 
Ohio wrapped up the scoring just over 60 seconds later when Huffman scored her first career goal with the help of Hildebrandt, securing the Bobcats, 7-0 victory.