Friday’s Field Hockey Results
App State 4, Central Michigan 0
Kent State 3, Bellarmine 0
No. 18 Miami 3, James Madison 1
No. 16 UMass 5, Longwood 0
Ohio 1, Ball State 0
Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
App State 4, Central Michigan 0
Box Score
BOONE, N.C. — The App State field hockey team took down MAC opponent Central Michigan 4-0 on Friday.
Sophia Baxter, Samantha Connors and Kate Richardson all found the back of the cage in the contest, with all goals coming in the second half.
Lise Boekaar had a historic day, tallying her 32nd career assist on the game-winning goal from Connors, moving her atop the all-time list in App State history.
The Mountaineers (9-3, 4-1 MAC) controlled a majority of possession in the opening period, tallying one shot on goal and a penalty corner, but failed to find the back of the cage.
App State turned up the intensity in the second, tallying seven shots on goal and six penalty corners in the period. The Mountaineers outshot Central Michigan (7-5, 2-3 MAC) nine to one but could not find the back of the cage, going into the halftime break tied at zero.
The Mountaineers broke the scoreless draw early out of the halftime break, with Connors scoring her first goal of the season off Boekaar's pass. Richardson shortly followed, scoring her first goal of the game and fourth of the season, assisted by Kassie Paul. App State outshot Central Michigan seven to zero, earning two corners in the period.
It was more of the same for the Mountaineers to close out the game, adding two more goals to the total. Richardson scored her second of the game early in the fourth, assisted by Bridget Donovan for her fifth goal of the season. Baxter scored her ninth of the season to push the Mountaineer lead to four in the team's third shutout of the season.
The Mountaineers will stay in Michigan to take on Michigan State on Sunday. First touch at Ralph Young Field in East Lansing, Mich. is slated for noon, streaming on Big Ten Network.
Kent State 3, Bellarmine 0
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kent State field hockey team surpassed the halfway point of MAC play on Friday, defeating Bellarmine 3-0 in the team's fifth conference contest of 2025. The Golden Flashes (3-8, 2-3) pick up their second consecutive road victory in the MAC after defeating Ball State 1-0 in overtime just under two weeks ago in Muncie.
The Kent State defense held the Knights to just four shots in the contest, as Allison Wood earned her second shutout of the season with one save. The Flashes extend their unbeaten record against Bellarmine, now holding a 7-0 advantage in the all-time series with the Knights.
Kent State tallied two first-quarter goals to establish an early advantage that the team would hold for the entire game. Lauren Conroy opened the scoring after five minutes with a successful penalty stroke after a foul drawn by Maia Sarrabayrouse. A senior defender, Conroy ranks third on the team with four goals this season. Eva Usoz doubled the Flashes' advantage just four minutes later with an impressive shot into the top corner from the edge of the arc. Kent State's 2024 leading scorer, Usoz, now has three goals in her 2025 campaign.
The Flashes received extra insurance in the third quarter as Emma Seger grabbed the team's third goal. A Louisville native, Seger made her mark on her homecoming appearance for her third goal of the season. A stout defensive effort in which Kent State conceded just one shot on target and one penalty corner across the entire game allowed the Flashes to close a comfortable 3-0 victory.
Kent State will return to action on Friday, October 17, with the team's penultimate home game of 2025 at Murphy-Mellis Field as the Flashes host Ohio at 2 p.m.
No. 18 Miami 3, James Madison 1
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HARRISONBURG, Va.– The RedHawks took down Mid-American Conference foe James Madison Friday 3-1 to notch their fourth win in conference play. Freshman Midfielder Justina Intzes scored two goals and freshmen midfielder Malena Sabez scored one, keeping themselves atop the national scoring ranks among freshmen. The RedHawks improve to 8-4 with the win while the Dukes fall to 8-6.
Miami's first goal came on their second penalty corner of the match. Becca Lawn inserted the ball to Berta Mata, who set up Sabez to score and make it a 1-0 game in the first period. The Dukes answered just 51 seconds into period two, netting a goal to tie the game 1-1.
The RedHawks defended against four JMU penalty corners during the remainder of the second period to keep the game tied at halftime.
Intzes made it a 2-1 game, scoring unassisted five minutes into the third period. Intzes scored another unassisted goal with three minutes left to play to put the exclamation point on a 3-1 conference match victory.
The RedHawks will resume play next week with a home game versus Indiana on Monday, Oct. 13 at 12 p.m. They will then welcome the Central Michigan Chippewas on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m.
No. 16 UMass 5, Longwood 0
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AMHERST, Mass -- No. 16 Massachusetts (11-2, 4-1 MAC) claimed a Friday evening clash, 5-0, over Longwood (3-9, 1-4 MAC) on Friday at Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex. The Minutewomen secured their sixth shutout of the season, good for second nationally and first in the Mid-American Conference.
Massachusetts earned its first victory over the Lancers in the inaugural meeting between the two programs.
Freshman Emily Barrett recorded her third brace of the season, increasing her team-leading goal total to seven. Megan Carpenter opened the scoring in the matchup, notching her first career goal. Elena Clococeanu and Lina Kroeger each recorded a goal in the matchup as well, with both tallies coming off of penalty corners.
Grad Student Elena Clococeanu notched her sixth defensive save of the season, securing the national lead in the category. Myrte van Herwijnen made one save on the afternoon, facing four shots.
The Lancers were led by goalkeeper Sophie Mooldijk who made 10 saves.
Massachusetts recorded 10 shots and seven penalty corners in the opening quarter, but the score remained 0-0 after 15 minutes.
Megan Carpenter broke the ice for Massachusetts, sending a ball into the bottom left corner to make it 1-0 with 13:31 left in the second quarter. Lina Kroeger doubled the UMass lead, firing a drag flick past the Longwood keeper with 2:42 remaining in the first half.
Elena Clococeanu followed with a drag flick goal of her own, providing the Minutewomen with a 3-0 advantage just 3:08 into the second half.
Emily Barrett notched her first goal of the game, giving UMass a 4-0 lead with 6:59 remaining in the third quarter. Barrett punctuated the third quarter with her second goal of the afternoon, giving Massachusetts a 5-0 lead with 2:05 on the clock.
Massachusetts recorded five shots in the fourth quarter, but did not add to its total, securing a 5-0 victory at the end of regulation.
The Minutewomen travel to Virginia, facing James Madison on Friday, Oct. 107at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.
Ohio 1, Ball State 0
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Athens, Ohio – The Ohio Field Hockey team (4-9, 2-3 MAC) returned to action on Friday afternoon, defeating the Ball State Cardinals (3-11, 1-4 MAC) 1-0 in a MAC conference matchup.
As a team, the Bobcats recorded seven shots with three on net, while the Cardinals had five shots with three on net.
Individually, the Bobcats were led by freshman Tiana Nhamoinesu (Thrisk, North Yorkshire), who scored her first goal as a Bobcat to give Ohio a 1-0 lead they would not relinquish. Continuing a trend, the Bobcats turned in another stellar defensive performance, led by sophomore Deborah James (Hertfordshire, England) who came up with crucial stops throughout the game to stymie the Cardinal attack.
In the cage, sophomore Ash Stephenson (Kingston Upon Hull, England) stopped all three shots faced to record her second clean sheet of the season.
Ball State put pressure on the Bobcat defense to open the game, as netminder Stephenson made a diving save to keep the Cardinals off the scoreboard. Ohio responded with offensive opportunities of their own, as freshmen Adi Geer (Newport, Pa.) and Karley DuCoin (Turnersville, NJ) each had shots that went wide of net. Stephenson made her second save of the day to stop a Ball State scoring opportunity near the end of the quarter, keeping the game scoreless after 15 minutes of play.
The second quarter was a defensive battle, as the Bobcat and Cardinal defenses limited the opposing attack to one shot each, sending the game to halftime still scoreless.
Playing down a player to open the second half, the Bobcats flipped the script as freshman Nhamoinesu stole the ball and set off towards the Cardinal goal on a breakaway, converting to give Ohio a 1-0 advantage. The Bobcats locked in on the defensive end from that point, as sophomore defender James came up with multiple crucial stops to prevent Ball State scoring opportunities.
The Bobcat defense turned it up another notch in the fourth quarter, preventing the Cardinal attack from recording a single shot in the period. Forced to play down a player again due to a green card at the 56:37 mark, senior Anouk Plaehn (Hanover, Germany) made another critical stop to help the Bobcats secure the victory, improving to 3-1 on the new turf at Pruitt Field.
The Bobcats will have the weekend off before returning to action next Friday, October 17 when they visit Kent State in a conference matchup. The game will be streamed on Boxcast.
