Central Michigan University Athletics
Chippewas Dominate Appalachian State, 6-0
10/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Box Score
DURHAM, N.C. - Six different players scored goals for Central Michigan Saturday, as it defeated Appalachian State, 6-0, at Duke University.
The Chippewas (8-7) extended their winning streak to three and moved above .500 for the first time since Oct. 2 when they were 5-5.
"You can see by the goals scored that it was a total team effort," head coach Cristy Freese said. "I'm very pleased that we had six different scorers and with us having six assists it just means that we are doing very well with our passing game."
Senior Paulina Lee got the scoring going for CMU at the 9:47 mark of the first half, scoring her fourth goal of the season on an assist from Bailey McKeon. Sophomore Julianna Makrinos extended the lead to two just five minutes later, redirecting a shot from freshman Cayleigh Immelman for her fifth goal of the year.
McKeon tallied her second assist of the day in the 25th minute of the contest, finding senior Brooke Sihota on a penalty corner for Sihota's third goal of the season and a 3-0 CMU halftime lead.
The Chippewas continued to pour it on the Mountaineers (1-14), scoring just six minutes into the second half. Junior Erin Dye beat an ASU defender into the circle and found Immelman on the right post for the freshman's team-leading 11th goal of the season.
Sophomore Erica Garwood scored her first career goal in the 49th minute on Dye's second assist of the day.
Dye capped the scoring for the Maroon and Gold with her seventh goal of the season at the 57:37 mark on sophomore Ellen Riley's second assist of the season. Riley pulled ASU keeper Bridgette Street out of the cage only to allow Dye to put a shot in the back of the cage for the decisive 6-0 score.
Defensively, CMU held ASU to just two shots on the day as junior goalkeeper Anastasia Netto was forced to make just one save to earn her eighth win of the year. Backup keeper Jaime Cutter played the final 7:06 of the contest in cage to preserve the shutout for CMU.
"Defensively we did a very nice job, because Ana wasn't forced to make a lot of saves," Freese said. "Appalachian has a really good counter attack that gave us some problems in the first half. We were able to make some adjustments and really control the ball in the second half."
CMU returns to action tomorrow when it takes on No. 5 Duke at 1 p.m. The game will mark the Chippewas' final non-conference match of the season.
