Women's Soccer

Sunday's Women's Soccer Results

Sunday's Women's Soccer Results
Western Michigan 1, Buffalo 0
Kent State 4, Ohio 0
Miami 3, Eastern Michigan 1
UMass 1, Akron 1
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments

Western Michigan 1, Buffalo 0
Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich -- An early strike from Simone Sharpless was enough for the Broncos on Sunday as they earned a victory on Cancer Awareness Day at the WMU Soccer Complex. The Broncos move to 4-1-1 in the MAC and 6-3-4 overall.

FIRST HALF
The Broncos wasted no time asserting themselves on Sunday as Meredith Vance intercepted a Buffalo pass, finding Simone Sharpless wide open where she put it in the back of the net for a 1-0 Broncos lead just 67 seconds into the contest.

From there, the Broncos dominated possession.  In the 23rd minute Bronco fans almost received deja-vu as Camryn Huhn intercepted a pass of her own and sent it to Kaiya Stewart whos shot went just over the net. The possession dominance continued as by the 27th minute the Broncos were already on their 5th corner kick of the game. 

The Bronco defense remained unrelenting against the Bulls as they wouldn't record a shot on goal in the first half, and only one total shot coming in the 31st minute. WMU continued to push on offense, but as the half concluded the lead remained 1-0.

SECOND HALF
The Bulls came out strong in the second half, flipping the script on the Broncos and controlling possession for a majority of the first minutes. The Brown and Gold responded with a 53rd minute corner attempt leading directly into a Camryn Huhn shot that was just saved by the Buffalo goaltender.

The Bulls continued to push hard on offense. As the 63rd minute came along, the Bulls found a lane to the net forcing a one on one opportunity for Reagan Sulaver who would make a phenomenal save. Sulaver wasn't done just yet as the rebound deflected right back to Buffalo where Reagan got right back up to make another great save. 

From there the Broncos returned to their game, putting Buffalo on their backfoot for the remainder of the contest. The Brown and Gold would recieve a few more looks from Camryn Huhn but the early goal was enough as Western Michigan closed the game with a 1-0 victory.

Kent State 4, Ohio 0
Box Score
Athens, Ohio –  The Kent State Soccer team exploded for a season-high four goals against the Ohio Bobcats on Sunday for their first road victory of the season by a score of 4-0. 

The team picked up an important three points in the Mid-American Conference standings behind a pair of goals from freshman forward Lila Simon. It was her second multi-goal game of the season with both coming in conference play.

Kent State got on the scoreboard first in the 16th-minute as Simon put the ball in the back of the net for the first time of the day off an assist from junior Allison Collins. Later in the half, sophomore midfielder Maya Justice capitalized on a great ball from Allison Burkey in transition to put the ball in the back of the net for her second goal of the year to give the Flashes a 2-0 lead heading into the halftime break.  

The blue and gold kept their foot on the gas in the second half as Simon scored again in the 54th-minute right in front of the net to finish the day with her second two-goal day in just two and a half weeks.

Twenty minutes later, the Golden Flashes scored in what would be their final goal of the game as Kiyomi McCausland fired a shot from distance from the left side of the field that went in the back of the net for her first goal of the season.

KSU won in the shots category over the Bobcats by a count of 18-11, while the Flashes finished with nine shots on goal compared to Ohio's four. OU edged Kent State in the corner kicks category 7-5, while senior goalkeeper Leah Shaffer produced a clean sheet for the Flashes in her third shutout of the season. She was able to contribute four saves for her team on 11 shots faced.

Miami 3, Eastern Michigan 1
Box Score
YPSILANTI, Michigan — The RedHawks downed Eastern Michigan 3-1 Sunday, handing the Eagles their first loss in MAC play after two second-half goals from Kayla Perfect. Miami's back line also dominated the contest, surrendering just three shots on goal throughout the game. The RedHawks move to 6-5-3 (2-1-3 MAC) with the result. EMU is now 6-2-4 (4-1-1 MAC).


HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The RedHawks' first big chance came on a 17th-minute corner kick floated into a header by Jaden Sink, but the shot was saved by the Eastern Michigan goalkeeper.
  • In the 26th minute, Katie O'Malley handled a deflection with a strong first touch, losing her defender and skipping a shot past the diving goalkeeper. The goal was assisted by Coltie Carson and Perfect to make it 1-0.
  • In the 48th minute, an EMU penalty kick found the back of the net to tie the game 1-1.
  • Maris Jennings and O'Malley found Perfect for a tie-breaking goal in the 74th minute. 
  • 40 seconds later, Perfect was fouled in the box, resulting in a penalty kick which she buried in the bottom right corner of the net. The goal, her second of the match, finalized a 3-1 win for the RedHawks and snapped their three-game tie streak.