Women's Soccer

Six MAC Soccer Squads Collect Thursday Victories

Thursday’s Women’s Soccer Results
Eastern Michigan 3, Southern Indiana 1
Western Michigan 2, Creighton 0
Ohio 3, Oakland 0
Miami 3, Chicago State 0
Bowling Green 4, Detroit Mercy 1
Kent State 5, Youngstown State 1
UMass 2, Dartmouth 2
No. 17 Michigan State 2, Buffalo 1
Cincinnati 2, Central Michigan 0
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments

Eastern Michigan 3, Southern Indiana 1
Box Score
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University soccer team earned its first win of the 2025 season at the University of Southern Indiana with a 3-1 result Thursday, Aug. 28, at Strassweg Field.

Junior Olivia Sipsock (Medina, Ohio/Medina) scored the game-winner in the 62nd minute while freshman Kaylee Synk (North Olmsted, Ohio/St. Joseph's Academy) scored her first career goal in the 74th minute to boost EMU's advantage.

How It Happened
Goalkeeper Ella Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) staved off an early attempt from USI to keep the game scoreless through five minutes, despite having to leave her line as the shot from the hosts was sent back by the veteran keeper.

Eastern scored the match's first goal in the 27th minute. USI headed a well-placed set piece cross from Rosalie Takacsy (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) into its own net as Takacsy was credited with her first career goal.

EMU took its 1-0 advantage into halftime before USI leveled the match in the 49th minute.

The Eagles regained the lead in the 62nd minute as redshirt junior Sophia Baumann (Romeo, Mich./Romeo) left the ball for a cross by freshman Meredith Werner (Broadview Heights, Ohio/North Royalton) that found Sipsock in the middle of the box. Sipsock's left-footed strike slipped past the USI keeper and inside the far post to put EMU up, 2-1.

The Green and White continued to apply pressure, registering another set piece goal in the 74th minute. Junior Sarah Van Euwen (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) sent in a long cross just outside of the box that bounced around before eventually finding Synk's foot. After a quick dribble, the freshman fired a shot from 19 yards out that clanked off the right post but ricocheted off the USI keeper and trickled past the goal line.


Western Michigan 2, Creighton 0
Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's soccer team used a strong second half to secure its first win of the season. The Broncos defeated Creighton, 2-0, on Thursday evening at the WMU Soccer Complex. 

Abby Werthman and Drew Martin scored the goals for WMU, while Mikayla Coore-Pascal, Justina L'Esperance, Avery Peters and Werthman picked up assists. Freshman goalkeeper Reagan Sulaver made two saves and collected her first career shutout and win. 

FIRST HALF
Both teams came out aggressive in the opening 45 minutes, with WMU earning a corner kick in the first two minutes. Nothing would come of the chance and Creighton would take it down the field for the first shot of the game. Sulaver would handle the chance and keep the score tied at 0-0. 

Sulaver would make another save in the 11th minute before Coore-Pascal had WMU's first shot of the game blocked out front for a corner kick. A little bit after that, Peters ripped a shot on net that was scooped up by the Creighton keeper. 

Neither team would find much offense down the stretch and the game would remain tied 0-0 heading into the half. 

SECOND HALF
WMU took control of the second half, getting an early chance off of a corner kick. Ava Beckett had her shot miss just wide of the net. However, not too long after that, Werthman broke through for her second goal of the season, ripping a shot by the Bluejays' keeper to make it 1-0 in the 64th minute. 

The Broncos kept their foot on the gas, getting another look from Beckett in the 72nd minute. WMU scored another goal in the 80th minute after some nice passing. Werthman gave the ball to Peters who found Martin in the middle of the field. She beat the keeper to make it 2-0 in favor of the home team. 

Madi Canada tried her luck one last time late in the game, but her shot just missed. The Brown and gold would go on to win by a final score of 2-0. 

Ohio 3, Oakland 0
Box Score
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Led by two goals from sophomore Sania Dearing, the Ohio soccer team (2-3-0) got back in the win column Thursday evening (Aug. 28), defeating Oakland (1-3-1), 3-0 on the road.

Overall, Ohio outshot Oakland 15-2 with four shots on goal to Oakland's zero. Both teams had a few corner opportunities, with Oakland having two chances and Ohio having one.

Individually, sophomore Sania Dearing (Pickerington, Ohio) and senior Scout Murray (Chicago, Ill.) led the Bobcats in scoring, with Dearing scoring two goals and Murray adding one. Dearing and senior Ella Deevers (Streetsboro, Ohio) led the team with three shots each, while Murray and senior Rayann Pruss (Perrysburg, Ohio) both recorded two shots. Senior Maia Soulis (Sylvania, Ohio) registered an assist for the Bobcats.

Senior Celeste Sloma (Columbus, Ohio) got the start in net, playing all 90 minutes with no shots on goal, earning a shutout victory.

Both teams battled in the first 18 minutes of play before Oakland had the first shots of the game, missing high and left. The Bobcats responded with a few attempts of their own later in the half, but could not find the back of the net.

The Bobcats struck first in the 41st minute as Murray placed a shot in the upper right corner, giving Ohio the 1-0 lead headed into halftime.

Ohio outshot Oakland 5-1, with the Bobcats recording the only shot on goal.

Ohio came out of the half looking to score right away with shots from sophomore Allison Hooks (Milford, Mich.), junior Kate Robinson (Madison Heights, Mich.), Pruss, and junior Anna Burchett (Prestonburg, Ky). The pressure from the Bobcat offense forced the Oakland keeper to make an early save.

The pressure stayed on the Oakland defense throughout the half, with the Bobcats adding two more shots on the board.
In the 76th minute, Dearing scored the second goal of the match from a pass from Soulis. Dearing did not let up, adding another goal in the 79th minute, giving the Bobcats a 3-0 lead with 10 minutes left to go in the half.

Ohio had two more late shots in the 85th minute, both missing the target.

Miami 3, Chicago State 0
Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio— The Miami University soccer team rolled to a 3-0 win versus Chicago State Thursday night at Bobby Kramig Field. The RedHawks move to 2-2-0 with the result in their home opener. CSU is now 1-2-2.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Miami's only goal of the first half came at the 20th minute when Katie O'Malley hit a shot that was served on a platter from Morhéa Hoefen.
  • The second goal, courtesy of Kayla Perfect in the 56th minute, was setup on beautiful work by Hoefen.
  • Three minutes later, a deflection off of Ava Boyd ended up in the back of the net for the RedHawks' third and final goal of the contest.
                                   
NOTES
  • Hoefen produced her first multi-assist game since Oct. 15, 2023 vs. Toledo.
  • Perfect and Boyd each scored their first career goals as RedHawks.
  • Emily Paul made her season debut for the Red and White.
  • Miami out-shot CSU 21 to 3.
Bowling Green 4, Detroit Mercy 1
Box Score
DETROIT, Mich. – The Bowling Green University women's soccer team, trailing at the half, exploded for four second-half goals to post a 4-1 win over the University of Detroit Mercy on Thursday night (Aug. 28). The non-conference match was held at Titan Field.

Ellie Pool scored a pair of goals, including what would prove to be the game winner, while Isabella Mazzaferro and Emma Stransky each found the back of the net as well.

Payton O'Malley had one save in goal as the Falcons moved to 3-1-0 on the season.

BGSU had advantages of 16-3 in total shot attempts, 7-2 in shots on goal and 9-1 in corner kicks in the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Titans took the lead with just over a half hour gone. Abbey Lodato stole the ball in the BGSU end of the field and hit a shot from distance. That shot, from the right side, found the lower-left corner of the goal, caroming off the post and into the net.
• The hosts took that lead into the half, but BGSU had a 12-1 advantage in shots in the second stanza, scoring on four of those 12 shots.
• The Falcons tied the match at the 52:20 mark, with three juniors combining for the goal. Michelle Hochstadt's corner kick found Gabby Lamparty in the goalmouth. Lamparty knocked the ball back across the six-yard box to Isabella Mazzaferro, who was stationed near the left post. Mazzaferro knocked the ball past UDM 'keeper Chantelle Symes for the first goal of her BGSU career.
• Just over eight minutes later, the Falcons took the lead for good. Payton O'Malley's outlet pass found Emme Butera, and the junior played a long ball ahead to Ellie Pool on the left side of the field. Pool let the ball bounce once on the turf, then chipped a shot over Symes and into the far side of the net. That goal would prove to be the winner.
• With just under 11 minutes remaining, Emma Stransky gave the Falcons a two-goal lead. The junior hit a turnaround shot from the top of the 18-yard box. Symes was able to get her fingertips on the ball, but was unable to keep it from finding the upper portion of the net.
• Pool was arguably the most dangerous player on the field for most of the night, as the sixth-year collegian fired seven shots – more than double UDM's team total. She put an exclamation point on the Falcons' win with a goal in the final minute of play. Ella Kane crossed the ball from the right side, and Stransky hit a shot that was blocked, but Pool cleaned up the rebound, knocking it into the back of the net for her second goal of the evening.

Kent State 5, Youngstown State 1
Box Score
Kent, OHIO- The Kent State Soccer team turned in their best offensive outing in the last few seasons as the Flashes cruised to a 5-1 victory over Youngstown State University at home Thursday night; scoring all five unanswered in the process.

The Penguins got on the board first as Camille Bultel put one away off the crossbar after handling a pass from Chloe Weiland to give the visitors the lead early in the 10th-minute.

After that, it was all Flashes, as the offensive barrage began just a minute later as junior midfielder Samantha Miller placed the ball beautifully on a corner-kick right in front of the goal for senior defender Ally Breitschuh to score on a header.

In the 21st-minute, senior defender Kelsey Salopek scored right in front of the net thanks to a great assist from the opposite side of the field from her teammate, sophomore forward Jules Dolinski to give the Blue and Gold a 2-1 lead at the half.

Shortly after the halftime break, KSU kept pouring on as sophomore forward Addy Cusick stole the ball away from the Penguins and took it all the way herself to the goal to give her team a two-score lead. 

A similar goal was scored in the 72nd-minute as freshman forward Mia Cleroux went coast-to-coast right past the YSU defense to bury the ball in the back of the net.

Three minutes later, the Flashes capitalized on their final opportunity of the night as freshman midfielder Maya Justice passed it off to fellow freshman Isabelle Leofanti who was running parallel to Justice to connect on the goal that brought the score to 5-1 which proved to be the final. It was the first time since 2021 that Kent State had a five-goal performance as they took down Canisius 6-0.

The Golden Flashes dominated in all offensive categories including shots by a tally of 19-8 with a 14-3 advantage with shots on target. They also cruised to a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Kent State junior goalkeeper Leah Shaffer added another two saves to her name while Penguins goalie Nikki Whyte recorded nine saves in the first start of her career.