Sunday’s Women’s Soccer Results
Bowling Green 4, Central Michigan 0
Buffalo 1, Kent State 0
Miami 1, Akron 0
Western Michigan 3, Toledo 0
Ohio 1, Eastern Michigan 1

Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications

Bowling Green 4, Central Michigan 0
Box Score
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team exploded for three first-half goals Sunday afternoon (Sept. 28), en route to a 4-0 win over Central Michigan University at Cochrane Stadium.

Junior Lizzie Bultynck had a five-point day for the Falcons (7-1-3, 2-0-2 MAC), who have matched the win total for all of last season. Bultynck had two goals and an assist, while classmate Emma Stransky and redshirt sophomore Audrey Oliver also found the back of the net.

Sophomore Payton O'Malley had one save in 78-plus minutes, sharing the clean sheet with Kendall Sears on Sunday. Sears made her collegiate debut with just over 11 minutes to go.

For the Chippewas (0-8-2, 0-2-2 MAC), Brylee Borgman made four saves.

BGSU is now undefeated in the last nine matches, dating to August 17, and the Falcons continue the best start in program history.

Buffalo 1, Kent State 0
Box Score
KENT, Ohio – The University at Buffalo women's soccer team (7-2-1, 3-1 MAC) battled through a physical match and hot and sunny conditions to defeat Kent State 1-0 at Dix Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Graduate student forward Jasmine Guerber scored the lone goal of the game for UB, her fourth of the year.

It was a possession battle in the midfield for the early part of the first half. Buffalo had their first shot of the game in the 15th minute off the foot of Guerber and later, the Bulls had a pair of shot attempts off a free kick, but they were knocked away by the Kent State defense.

Later, Maya Galko took a corner kick and played a ball that got knocked out to the foot of Ariana Victoriano who drilled a shot from the top of the box that was saved by Leah Shaffer.

Kent State had a scoring chance in the 30th minute as they made a run on goal, but Lexie Thompson came out to make a sliding save and knock the ball out of play. The hosts had one more look in the final minute as Maya Justice broke free and fired a shot on goal, but it sailed high and out of play and the game remained scoreless at the half.

The Bulls got on the board early in the second half as Carolyn Hinkle made a great run and played a ball across to Guerber who drilled a shot back across the box into the top right corner of the net to give Buffalo a 1-0 lead and that would be enough to secure the victory as the UB backline held the Golden Flashes without a shot attempt over the final 45 minutes of play.

Buffalo outshot Kent State 8-4 on the afternoon, including a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal and a 2-0 edge in corner kick opportunities. Thompson made three saves on the day while Shaffer made four stops.

Miami 1, Akron 0
Box Score
AKRON, Ohio — The Miami University soccer team posted a 1-0 win against the University of Akron during a Sunday away match. The RedHawks move to 6-5-0 (3-2-0 MAC) with the result and are one of only three teams in the conference to already earn three MAC victories. Akron is now 3-4-3 (0-2-2 MAC).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Miami took the lead in the 82nd minute off a corner header from Millie Cook that hit the cross bar and was kicked over the line by Maris Jennings.
• Goalkeeper Dominique Popa produced her second shutout of the week and the 17th of her career (fourth-most in Miami history).

                                   
NOTES

• Jennings scored the first goal of her two-year career.
• Cook recorded her first assist as a RedHawk.
• Popa's shutout was her fifth this season, the most in the MAC.

Western Michigan 3, Toledo 0
Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's soccer team dominated Toledo on Sunday afternoon at the WMU Soccer Complex, picking up a 3-0 victory. The win extended WMU's MAC unbeaten streak to 27 games. 

Justina L'Esperance, Meredith Vance and Sammi Glover tallied goals for the Brown and Gold, while Madi Canada (x2), Ava Beckett and Drew Martin had the assists. In net, Reagan Sulaver made six saves to earn her fourth shutout of the season. 

FIRST HALF
The Broncos came out on the attack, getting a shot from Vance in the opening minute of the game. That was followed by a Heidi Thomasa chance that missed just wide of the net. 

Beckett eventually fired the first shot on goal, but Toledo was there to stop the opportunity. A few minutes later, Martin tried her luck on net, and she had her look stopped by the Rockets goalkeeper. 

After some strong looks by Abby Werthman and Canada in the middle portion of the half, L'Esperance helped the Brown and Gold break through for a 1-0 lead. She scored her first goal as a Bronco in the 41st minute. WMU carried that one-goal advantage into the second 45 minutes. 

SECOND HALF
WMU's offense didn't slow down in the second half, as Vance tallied a goal in the 48th minute to push the lead to 2-0. The goal was her third of the season. 

The Bronco offense kept going, securing shots on net from Werthman and Beckett just a few minutes later. Toledo was able to keep those chances out of the net. Werthman also had another chance miss just high in the 66th minute. 

From there, Sulaver was tested in the 67th minute. She was able to hold WMU's two-goal lead. Western Michigan countered on the other end, with June Mullen firing a shot just right of the goal. 

The Broncos continue to apply pressure, earning a corner kick in the 80th minute. Canada put a ball in the box, and Glover eventually put it in the back of the net to make it 3-0 in favor of the home team. 

Down the stretch, Sulaver would make a few more saves to maintain the shutout. The Brown and Gold went on to close out a 3-0 victory.