Sunday’s Field Hockey Results
Central Michigan 5, Merrimack 0
Longwood 3, Kent State 2 (OT)
Ohio 2, Queens 1 (OT)
No. 6 Liberty 7, No. 17 App State 1
Richmond 5, Ball State 0
No. 7 Wake Forest 2, Miami 1
No. 9 Duke 5, No. 19 James Madison 0
UConn 2, No. 14 UMass 1
Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Central Michigan 5, Merrimack 0
Box Score
WORCESTER, Mass. – Central Michigan Field Hockey earned a 5-0 win over Merrimack College Sunday, the team's seventh win of the season – the most since 2014.
Four different Chippewas found the back of the cage, the most since a 9-6 win over Long Island (Sep. 13), when five Chippewas scored.
Hailey Bainer logged the first goal of the game during the second quarter after being fed by Annabelle Cotroneo. The goal was Bainer's second of the season, and her first career game winner. The assist was Cotroneo's first of 2025.
Mora Rulli found the back of the cage less than a minute later, this time Bainer found herself with the assist. Rulli leads CMU freshman with 13 points, coming from three goals and seven assists.
At the half, starting keeper Ashley Cogger was subbed out for Jenna Billig. The Chippewa back line made easy work for Cogger, who only had to make one save through 30. Billig had a little more work cut out for her, collecting five saves, but not allowing a goal. The combined effort led to CMU's second shutout of the season, the first coming in the home opener against Mercyhurst (Sep. 5) in a 4-0 win.
Mallory Camryn started the second half quick for the Chippewas, netting her Mid-American Conference leading 14th goal of the season for a three-goal lead.
Peyton Pallman came up late with some insurance for the Chippewas, netting her first two career goals within two minutes of each other. With just under four minutes remaining Camryn fed Pallman to put the Chippewas up four, and with two and a half minutes left she took it herself for the Chippewas fifth goal.
Pallman joins Rulli as the second Chippewa of the season to score their first two career goals in the same game. Rulli found her first two against LIU, with the Chippewa's fifth and ninth goals.
As a team the Chippewas led in shots, 25-11 and shots on goal, 15-6. The Warriors tied the Chippewas with five penalty corners apiece.
Central Michigan Field Hockey returns home for a MAC affair against Appalachian State Friday, Oct. 10 at 1:00 p.m. The Chippewas are looking to avenge a 2-1 loss in the two squads' previous meeting.
Longwood 3, Kent State 2 (OT)
Box Score
KENT, Ohio – Channy Johnson came up big in the clutch, and Longwood field hockey was relentless on the road at Kent State on Sunday.
The result? A thrilling 3-2 comeback win with Johsnon's game winner in overtime capping a gritty comeback by the Lancers (3-8, 1-3 MAC) on the road.
Johnson scored two goals for her second multi-goal game of the season, and Zoe Tierney added an equalizer of her own to help send the game to overtime.
Kent State (2-8, 1-3 MAC) led early behind a goal from Emma Rolston, but the Lancer back line and goalkeeper Sophie Mooldijk buckled down and kept it there.
Then, Hailey Flick and Johnson combined to equalize the score. Nine minutes into the third quarter, Flick found Johnson near the cage, and Johnson batted it home to make it 1-1.
Kent State had a hot start in the fourth, earning a penalty corner, and Delfina Larripa found Lauren Conroy to pull ahead with a 2-1 lead.
But Longwood wasn't done. With three minutes left to play, Tierney put home her second goal of the season to knot the score are two apiece.
Early in overtime, Johnson evaded one defender and powered home a shot from the left side for the golden goal and the 3-2 win.
Mooldijk picked up the win in goal for Longwood while making 15 saves.
The Lancers will travel up to Amherst, Massachusetts, to face the No. 14-ranked UMass Minutewomen on Friday, October 10th, at 4 pm.
Ohio 2, Queens 1 (OT)
Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio—The Ohio field hockey team (3-9, 1-3 MAC) defeated Queens (N.C.) (2-8, Independent) by a score of 2-1 on senior day, Sunday, October 5.
Overall, the Bobcats had 22 shots with 13 on goal, and 16 penalty corners. The Royals recorded four shots with one on net, and had three penalty corners.
Senior Anouk Plaehn (Hanover, Germany) delivered another strong performance for the Bobcats, contributing Ohio's lone goal in regulation. Plaehn additionally led the Bobcats in shots and shots on goal, with nine and five respectively. Junior Natalie LaFleur (Fredericksburg, Va.) had the game-winning goal in overtime, capitalizing on her third shot on goal of the game.
Ohio put immediate pressure on the Queens defense to open the game, recording two shots on goal in the opening minutes from Plaehn and freshman Tiana Nhamoinesu (Thirsk, North Yorkshire). The Royals answered with pressure of their own, notching the game's first goal at the 11:17 mark of the first quarter. As the quarter wound to a close, the Bobcats were able to capitalize on a penalty corner, tying the game on a shot from Plaehn to level the score at 1-1.
The second quarter was a defensive struggle, with both teams combining for three total shots, and neither capitalizing on scoring opportunities.
In the third quarter, Ohio put nearly constant pressure on the Queens defense, as they were granted a total of six penalty corners. Plaehn, LaFleur, and freshman Adi Geer (Newport, Pa.) all put shots on net, but none were able to convert as the score remained unchanged headed into the fourth quarter.
The fourth quarter again featured relentless pressure from the Bobcat attack, as they were granted another five penalty corners. Ohio's offense generated five shots in the quarter, none finding the back of the net. This time, Queens responded with a scoring chance off a penalty corner at the 54:14 mark, but the Bobcat defense responded to stave off the attempt. The game was sent to overtime, Ohio's third overtime game in a row and second in three days.
The first seven-on-seven overtime period began at a fast pace, with both teams generating scoring opportunities but neither converting. The action lasted until the 66:27 mark in the extra period when LaFleur found herself alone on a breakaway, putting the ball past the Royals netminder to secure the senior day win for the Bobcats.
The Bobcats will be back in action on Friday, October 10 when they take on Ball State at Pruitt Field. First touch is set for 12 p.m. and will be streaming on ESPN+.
