Sunday’s Field Hockey Results
App State 5, No. 18 James Madison 4 (OT)
Bellarmine 2, Longwood 1
Central Michigan 5, Ohio 4
Kent State 1, Ball State 0 (OT)
No. 11 UMass 3, Miami 1
Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
App State 5, No. 18 James Madison 4 (OT)
Box Score
BOONE, N.C. — The App State field hockey team took down No. 18 James Madison 5-4 in the Mountaineers' first ranked win since 2023.
The Mountaineers (8-1, 3-0 MAC) put on the pressure, tallying 16 shots on goal to James Madison's eight on the day.
Sophia Baxter, Lise Boekaar, Frederique Grimbergen, Hadley Kuzmicky and Kassie Paul all found the back of the cage in the matchup. Boekaar's goal came in overtime, fitting it in the right side of the goal to clinch the win for the Mountaineers.
The Dukes (7-4, 2-1 MAC) came out quick, finding the back of the cage in the early stages of the game. The Mountaineers kept the pressure on, with Grimbergen finding Kuzmicky to tie the game at one apiece to end the period.
The Mountaineers turned up the pressure in the second, earning six penalty corners and forcing five saves. Grimbergen found the back of the cage from Carlotta Fabian, giving the Mountaineers the lead heading into the break.
It was an offensive third period for both sides, with three goals in total. Paul got the Mountaineers on the board coming out of the half, doubling the lead. James Madison responded with a penalty stroke to bring it within one, but Baxter quickly followed to put the Mountaineers back up two off a penalty corner.
To close out regulation, the Dukes found the back of the cage twice, one coming off a penalty stroke, to send the game into overtime. The Mountaineers kept control of the ball in overtime, and with less than three minutes into extra time, Boekaar found the back of the cage to close out the 5-4 overtime win.
The Mountaineers will remain in the High Country to take on Miami (OH) on Friday. First touch at the Dr. Jan C. Watson Field at the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Bellarmine 2, Longwood 1
Box Score
FARMVILLE, Va. – It assuredly took more tries than Toby Platt would have liked, but the Bellarmine field hockey team's first-year coach earned his first career win Sunday as his Knights took down Longwood 2-1 at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field.
Bellarmine (1-8, 1-2 MAC) used goals by Madison Patton and Luna Tuncay on Sunday. The Knights outshot Longwood (2-8, 0-3 MAC) 11-9 and held a 6-5 advantage in penalty corners, marking the first time this season they held an advantage in either category. (Bellarmine did equal Saint Louis' output in both categories in their game on September 12.)
The Knights finally broke through with their first goal in three games when Madison Patton battled through a host of Lancers in the circle and netted her first career score with a backhanded shot with just over two minutes gone in the second quarter. Patton's goal was the first by the Knights this season that did not come on a penalty corner.
The Lancers would equalize late in the second quarter when Aubrey White netted her first career goal with 32 seconds left. A shot by Channy Johnson was kicked away by Knights keeper Kailey Workman, but White was right there for the rebound and the putback to knot the game at one apiece.
Coming out of the break, Bellarmine had an opportunity to jump back ahead, but a shot by Cami Paris hit the left post with about three minutes left.
Tuncay would net what turned out to be the game-winning goal on a penalty corner with 4:41 left in the third. Brooke Buchanan, who missed Friday's game with an injury, returned and inserted to Hudson, who stopped for Richters before Richters sent it back to the left to Tuncay for a sweeping shot and score. The goal was Tuncay's second of the season moving her out of a multi-player tie for the team lead.
On the attack with an empty net in the final minute, the Lancers were called for a dangerous ball by Madison Wiley on their last possession, sending the Knights to their first win since October 27 of last season when they won 2-1 at Saint Francis in double overtime.
Workman finished with five saves to earn her 12th career win in the cage.
With the win, Bellarmine snapped both a nine-game losing streak and a seven-game MAC losing streak. Their last MAC win was a 4-3 triumph over Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant last October 4.
Bellarmine stays on the road for more MACtion on Friday at Ohio at 1 p.m. ET. They then remain in Athens for a nonconference neutral site match with Queens Saturday, also at 1 p.m. ET.
Central Michigan 5, Ohio 4
Box Score
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan Field Hockey defeated Ohio in overtime on Sunday 5-4, for the Chippewas second straight Mid-American Conference win.
CMU earned their first MAC win Friday, defeating Ball State 2-1. The last time the Chippewas won back-to-back MAC games was in 2020, over the same opponents. CMU logged a 2-1 win over the Bobcats (March 27) before defeating the Cardinals 1-0 (April 17).
The last time the Chippewas won at least six of the first nine was in 2002, when the Chippewas logged their first three losses to Michigan, No. 8 Michigan State, and No. 12 Northeastern
Senior Mallory Camryn delivered big to celebrate Senior Day, notching her second hat trick of the season, the first was at Temple (Aug. 31). Camryn's third goal was the winner in overtime, coming two minutes into the extra period, where she collected her own rebound to beat the keeper.
Camryn scored the first two goals of the game, coming within three minutes of each other in the second quarter. Camryn now sits at 13 goals, with three assists, for 28 points on the season.
The Chippewas, entering the third with a 2-0 lead, gave up three unanswered goals, before junior Annabelle Cotroneo tied the game back up with seven seconds left in the quarter. It was Cotroneo's first career goal.
Ohio retook the lead three minutes into the fourth, and maintained a solid defensive front, forcing the Chippewas to pull graduate keeper Ashley Cogger. The risk paid off, with just over 30 seconds left in regulation, Camryn fed senior Amelia Lane down low to bury her first goal of the season, tying the game.
On top of the offensive fueled game was solid defensive play, with freshman Pleun Van Gent logging two defensive saves.
Sunday's victory broke a five-game losing streak in the series against the Bobcats, who on Friday (Sept. 26) upset No. 11 Massachusetts, 1-0, at home in Athens, Ohio.
Post-game the Chippewas celebrated their four seniors and one graduate student for Senior Day. Players honored included Lane, Rosa Ruiz Hellin, Shannon Dwyer, Camryn, and Cogger.
CMU returns to action Friday, Oct. 3, hitting the road to take on Minutewomen in Amherst, Mass.
Kent State 1, Ball State 0 (OT)
Box Score
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Kent State field hockey team claimed its first road victory and first MAC victory of 2025 at Ball State on Sunday with a gutsy 1-0 overtime win. Emma Rolston scored her fifth goal of the season on a solo effort eight minutes into the first overtime period to give the Golden Flashes (2-7, 1-2) a crucial conference win.
Statistically, Sunday's contest was about as even as possible, with both teams recording 17 shots and nine shots on goal. Each goalkeeper played all 68 plus minutes of the game, both making eight saves. Allison Wood earned her first shutout of the season in the cage for Kent State. The senior goalie has tallied 18 saves in the Flashes' previous two games and proved crucial to the team's overtime win at Ball State.
While both teams were able to register five attempts on goal in the first half, neither side was able to break the 0-0 deadlock. The Flashes were able to outshoot the Cardinals eight to six in the second half, but 60 minutes were not enough to separate the two sides, as an opening goal was still to be had. Almost nine minutes into the opening overtime period, Rolston delivered the fatal opening blow, cutting inside past a defender and finishing in the bottom right corner. With her fifth goal of the season, Rolston is now Kent State's leading scorer alongside Maybritt Duwel.
Sunday's result marks the third consecutive contest the Flashes have won over Ball State by a scoreline of 1-0, with the previous matchup in last season's MAC Tournament Quarterfinal also going to overtime. Kent State snaps a seven-game losing streak and is on the board in the MAC, with the team's upcoming schedule set to loosen up.
The Flashes will have a week-long break before returning to action against Longwood at Murphy-Mellis Field on Sunday, October 5, at noon for another MAC contest.
No. 11 UMass 3, Miami 1
Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio -- No. 11 Massachusetts (9-1, 2-1 MAC) claimed their second win in Mid-American play as they bested Miami (6-3, 2-1) 3-1 on Sunday. The Minutewomen held the advantage in shots on goal (7-5) and penalty corners (8-5) en route to their convincing win over the reigning conference tournament champions.
Massachusetts earned its second victory over the RedHawks all-time, and first since Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000.
Gabrielle Benkenstein and Elena Clococeanu led the way for Massachusetts offensively as they each recorded a goal and an assist in the matchup. Benkenstein is now tied with Emily Barret for a team-high 12 points this season. The three points marked Clococeanu's first goal and assist of the 2025 campaign.
Lina Kroeger provided a key insurance goal for the Minutewomen, firing home a drag flick for her second goal of the season.
Senior Myrte van Herwijnen made three saves on the afternoon, allowing one goal or less in eight of ten games this season. The Huizen, Netherlands, native also denied a Miami penalty stroke with 9:01 remaining in the third quarter to preserve Massachusetts' 2-0 advantage.
The RedHawks were led by Clara Bertolot who scored their lone goal of the game.
The Minutewomen opened the scoring as Gabrielle Benkenstein punctuated the first penalty corner of the game to provide a 1-0 advatage with 11:13 remaining in the first quarter.
Massachusetts controlled much of the action in the opening quarter, holding the advantage in shots (3-1) and penalty corners (2-0) over the first 15 minutes.
The Minutewomen drew a penalty stroke with 6:34 remaining in the second quarter, and Elena Clococeanu converted the opportunity to increase Massachusetts' lead to 2-0.
The two teams went into the halftime break with Massachusetts holding a 2-0 lead and a commanding 3-0 advantage in penalty corners.
Miami drew a penalty stroke of its own with 9:01 remaining in the third quarter, but Myrte van Herwijnen denied the attempt to uphold Massachusetts' 2-0 lead.
The Minutewomen ceded their first penalty corner of the game but held strong and retained their 2-0 advantage heading into the final quarter of play.
Elena Clococeanu recorded a defensive save, but the RedHawks were able to recover the clear attempt and cut into the Massachusetts lead with 6:56 remaining in regulation. Clara Bertolot netted the goal for Miami, making the score 2-1 in favor of Massachusetts.
Lina Kroeger fired home the response from Massachusetts, converting a penalty corner to make the score 3-1 with 4:51 left in the fourth quarter.
The final whistle sounded with the score 3-1 in favor of the Minutewomen.
The Minutewomen return to Amherst for a homecoming weekend matchup with Central Michigan on Friday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.
