Central Michigan University Athletics
Field Hockey Beats Missouri State to Extend Win Streak
11/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
MOUNT PLEASANT — Erin Dye scored two goals and the Central Michigan defense was solid again in a 3-1 win over Missouri State on senior day at the CMU Field Hockey Complex.
The win is the Chippewas’ (7-12, 4-6 Mid-American) third straight entering next week’s MAC Tournament in Muncie, Ind., where CMU will be the fourth seed.
“It was nice to get a win today and keep the streak going,” head coach Cristy Freese said. “You always want to be on a roll come tournament time and this is going to be a tough tournament next week.”
Missouri State drew first blood in the 24th minute when Alyssa Hile tapped in a pass by Melissa Lantz to put the Bears up, 1-0.
The Maroon and Gold answered 3:14 later when Dye redirected Brooke Sihota’s shot off a penalty corner for her third goal of the season. The first half ended with both teams tied at one apiece.
Dye gave Central its first lead just 1:11 into the second half, when she collected a loose ball off Paulina Lee’s stick and put a well-placed shot into the net for her second tally of the afternoon.
“Erin played a very strong game today,” Freese said. “She was aggressive with her shot and it paid off for her”
Kelly Jordan gave the Chippewas a two-goal lead with her 11th goal of the year in the 53rd minute when she fired a hard shot from the left side off a penalty corner to make it a 3-1 contest.
Neither team generated many scoring opportunities as CMU outshot MSU, 8-6, in Sunday’s contest. Missouri State held a 5-4 advantage in penalty corners.
Kahla Schwall made her first start of the season in net and clocked 28:59 between the pipes before giving way to Melinda Curran, who stopped both shots she faced.
Central faces host Ball State in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
The win is the Chippewas’ (7-12, 4-6 Mid-American) third straight entering next week’s MAC Tournament in Muncie, Ind., where CMU will be the fourth seed.
“It was nice to get a win today and keep the streak going,” head coach Cristy Freese said. “You always want to be on a roll come tournament time and this is going to be a tough tournament next week.”
Missouri State drew first blood in the 24th minute when Alyssa Hile tapped in a pass by Melissa Lantz to put the Bears up, 1-0.
The Maroon and Gold answered 3:14 later when Dye redirected Brooke Sihota’s shot off a penalty corner for her third goal of the season. The first half ended with both teams tied at one apiece.
Dye gave Central its first lead just 1:11 into the second half, when she collected a loose ball off Paulina Lee’s stick and put a well-placed shot into the net for her second tally of the afternoon.
“Erin played a very strong game today,” Freese said. “She was aggressive with her shot and it paid off for her”
Kelly Jordan gave the Chippewas a two-goal lead with her 11th goal of the year in the 53rd minute when she fired a hard shot from the left side off a penalty corner to make it a 3-1 contest.
Neither team generated many scoring opportunities as CMU outshot MSU, 8-6, in Sunday’s contest. Missouri State held a 5-4 advantage in penalty corners.
Kahla Schwall made her first start of the season in net and clocked 28:59 between the pipes before giving way to Melinda Curran, who stopped both shots she faced.
Central faces host Ball State in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
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