Women's Soccer

Miami, Kent State Clinch Postseason Berths

Thursday’s Women’s Soccer Results
Miami 3, Ohio 0
Western Michigan 3, Akron 0
Kent State 1, Toledo 0
Buffalo 0, Bowling Green 0
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments

Miami 3, Ohio 0
Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio — The Miami University soccer team posted a 3-0 win against Ohio University during a Thursday away match. The RedHawks move to 9-5-2 (6-2-2 MAC) with the result in their first away game of the week. OU is now 4-9-5 (2-5-4 MAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
  • Dominique Popa prevented Ohio University from scoring first in the 19th minute with a great right-handed save.
  • The RedHawks scored first from a throw-in that initially found Kayla Perfect, which was then put in the back of the net by Caroline Mortonson in the 31st minute.
  • In the 58th minute, Caroline Mortonson created and assisted on the RedHawks second goal that was scored by Perfect.
  • Shae Taylor scored from the spot in the 75th minute, courtesy of a foul in the box won by Juliann Kidd.
NOTES
  • Taylor scored the first goal of her career in her second season.
  • Kidd tallied the second assist of her career in MAC conference play.
  • Mortonson scored the second goal of her freshman campaign.
  • Perfect scored in back-to-back games for the first time in her three-year career.
  • Popa increases her season shutout totals to nine, good for third most in a season in program history.

Western Michigan 3, Akron 0
Box Score
AKRON, Ohio – The Western Michigan women's soccer team picked up its 12th win of the season, defeating Akron by a final score of 3-0 on Thursday night. 

June Mullen and Abby Smothers collected goals, while Drew Martin added a pair of assists. The Zips scored on themselves in the first half as well. Reagan Sulaver made one save in net to earn the shutout. 

FIRST HALF
The Broncos got an early shot from Martin, which was blocked out front. Smothers then tried her luck on net, and she had her shot just saved by Akron's goalkeeper. 

However, in the 20th minute, Martin played a ball into the box off of a corner kick, and Mullen redirected it in for the game's first goal. The Broncos kept up the pressure, getting a shot from Madi Canada a little bit later. 

In the 29th minute, WMU got another corner kick. This time, the ball was served into the box and deflected in off of an Akron player for a 2-0 Bronco lead. After a few subs, Ava Beckett nearly made it 3-0 with a shot in front of the net. 

The Broncos carried a two-goal lead into the second half. 

SECOND HALF
Avery Peters missed a shot just over the bar in the early stages of the second half. That was followed by a strong chance from Mikayla Coore-Pascal, who had her shot just miss the net. 

After some back-and-forth action, WMU was able to find the back of the net again. Thanks to some nice passing, Martin was able to find Smothers wide open in front of the net. She put a shot in the bottom right corner of the goal to make it 3-0 with under five minutes to play in the game. 

The Broncos didn't back off, as they got one last corner kick with under a minute to play. Nothing would come of the chance, and the game ended with a 3-0 win for the visitors.

Kent State 1, Toledo 0
Box Score
Kent, Ohio- The Kent State Soccer team punched their ticket to the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Columbus on Thursday night with a 1-0 win at home over the Toledo Rockets.

Junior forward Josie Morgan was fouled in the box and capitalized on a penalty shot in the 32nd-minute to score her third goal in the last five games. That score was all the Golden Flashes needed, as they held on defense for the majority of the game to come away with the 1-0 victory.

KSU outshot the Rockets by a count of 12-8 while also having the edge in the shots-on-goal category by a count of 8-3. The Blue and Gold also accumulated six corner kicks compared to three from Toledo. Junior goalkeeper finished with three saves in the win for the Flashes.