Friday’s Field Hockey Results
Bellarmine 1, Ohio 0
No. 19 James Madison 5, Ball State 0
No. 14 UMass 2, Central Michigan 0
Miami 7, No. 17 App State 0
Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Bellarmine 1, Ohio 0
Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio – It was a gritty, grind-it-out kind of game Friday afternoon at Pruitt Field, but the Bellarmine field hockey team walked out the victors after a shootout with host Ohio.
Knights senior keeper Kailey Workman, after claiming seven saves in a scoreless regulation and two overtimes, stopped the Bobcats' Tiana Nhamoinesu in the ninth round of shots to earn Bellarmine (2-8, 2-2 MAC) their second road conference win in as many games.
The effort gave Workman her second career shutout, matching her performance against Lindenwood on October 15, 2023. Still, Friday's game likely marked Workman's best work, as she faced an onslaught of shots by Ohio and faced only one shot on goal in that contest against the Lancers.
Ohio (2-9, 2-2 MAC), in fact, outshot the Knights 21-1, 7-1 on goal, and held a 10-2 advantage in penalty corners. Still, Workman and Bellarmine gave the Bobcats' defense fits all day long to force a shootout before claiming a win that, when looking at the box score, looks like they had no business claiming.
In the first round of shootouts, Bellarmine and Ohio knotted at two scores apiece. The visitors got conversions from freshmen Cami Paris and Madison Patton, while the hosts received the same from Ava Hershberger and Adi Geer.
In the second round of shootouts, Alicia Hudson, Luna Tuncay and Paris converted their first three chances while Geer converted one for Ohio. That set the stage for Workman to put an end to the Bobcats' day by kicking away Nhamoinesu's shot to seal the win before she was swarmed by her teammates in front of the cage.
It will be a quick turnaround for Bellarmine as they match up tomorrow afternoon, again at 1 p.m. ET at Pruitt Field in Athens, against Queens (1-7) in a neutral site match.
No. 19 James Madison 5, Ball State 0
Box Score
HARRISONBURG, Va. – No. 19 James Madison scored three goals in the game's first eight minutes to roll past Ball State, 5-0, in Mid-American Conference field hockey action on Friday afternoon at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.
The Dukes (8-4, 3-1 MAC) produced 33 shots compared to the Cardinals' (3-9, 1-3 MAC) seven and held an overwhelming advantage in penalty corners (16-3).
Madelief Molier found the back of the net three times for the second hat trick of her sophomore campaign. Skyler Brown opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest, while Lila Harlock capped the day with the second goal of her career.
The Dukes played all three goalkeepers for the second time this season, with Molly Schreiner earning the win and making two saves in 30:00. Hannah Popolis came in to start the second half, and Lilly Sweeney finished in cage for the fourth quarter. Popolis and Sweeney both rejected a shot in the win.
Ball State's Carleigh Hofelich tallied a career-high 11 saves in the full 60 minutes of action. Christine Ditizio led the BSU attack with two shots on goal.
On an uneven break, Brown sent a rocket from the top left of the circle to the upper netting to give the Dukes a 1-0 lead 1:32 into the contest. Molier managed to send in a loose ball just over a minute later before scoring another unassisted goal halfway through the opening frame.
After a nearly 44-minute scoring drought, Molier found the back of the net once more to make it 4-0 JMU with under nine minutes remaining. Harlock tapped in a bouncing ball in the circle with 3:55 to go to help secure the 5-0 win.
The Dukes will remain in the Friendly City to host No. 9 Duke on Sunday. Game time against the Blue Devils is slated for 1 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.
No. 14 UMass 2, Central Michigan 0
Box Score
AMHERST, Mass -- No. 14 Massachusetts (10-1, 3-1 MAC) claimed a dominant 2-0 homecoming win over Central Michigan (6-4, 2-2) on Sunday at Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex. The Minutewomen notched their fifth shutout of the season, good for first in the MAC and second nationally.
Massachusetts earned its first victory over the Chippewas in the first meeting between the two programs.
Sophie Kent and Mia Smith each tallied a goal in the contest, with both finding the net within 35 seconds of the start of the first and second quarters, respectively. The goals marked the second of the season for both Kent and Smith.
Senior Myrte van Herwijnen made one save on the afternoon, facing just two shots. The senior goalkeeper has allowed one goal or less in nine of 11 games this season in net. Van Herwijnen now has five shutouts this season and 20 in her career.
The Chippewas were led by Ashley Cogger who made 11 saves on the afternoon.
The Minutewomen took just 27 seconds to open the scoring as Sophie Kent punctuated a pass from Elani Sherwood to create a 1-0 lead. Massachusetts finished the first quarter of play with a 4-2 advantage in shots, maintaining its 1-0 advantage on the scoreboard.
Mia Smith scored Massachusetts' second of the day, creating a 2-0 lead just 35 seconds into the second quarter of play. Massachusetts dominated possession in the second quarter, holding the advantage in shots (7-0) and penalty corners (2-0).
Massachusetts outshot Central Michigan 10-2 over the final two quarters but play but could add to their advantage. The final whistle sounded with the final score 2-0 in favor of the Minutewomen.
The Minutewomen close homecoming weekend against UConn on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.
Miami 7, No. 17 App State 0
Box Score
BOONE, N.C. – The RedHawks handed the 17th-ranked Appalachian State Mountaineers their second loss of the season Friday in a 7-0 blowout led by freshman Malena Sabez, who netted two goals. Miami improves to 7-3 with the triumph while App State falls to 8-2.
App State earned one penalty corner and took four shots in the first period, but Miami's defense held them scoreless.
The RedHawks were awarded a penalty corner early in the second period. Becca Lawn inserted the ball and Berta Mata set up Malena Sabez, who scored her 10th goal of the season to put the RedHawks ahead 1-0.
Justina Intzes made a steal with five minutes left in the second period and took the ball inside the arc to score unassisted. This marked her 10th goal of the season and made it a 2-0 match.
Sloane Wearren scored her third goal of the season and Miami's third of the game off an assist from Bet Gifra to extend the lead to 3-0 two minutes into the third period. Minutes later, Sabez capitalized on another penalty corner, making it a 4-0 game off an assist from Riley Mazzalupi.
Kylie Coughlin made it 5-0 on another penalty corner midway through the third period. Mata earned the assist on the goal. Gifra gave the RedHawks a 6-0 lead, scoring Miami's fourth goal of the period on an assist from Intzes.
Lucia Ventos scored just seconds into the final period, capping off a 7-0 shutout for the RedHawks.
The RedHawks held the Mountaineers to eight total shots and three penalty corners. Miami generated 12 shots and six penalty corners. Nicky Sjouken notched six saves. Sabez went 2-for-4 with three shots on goal. Gifra finished with a goal and an assist.Mata recorded two assists.
The RedHawks will face #7 Wake Forest on the road this Sunday. The match is slated to begin at noon.
