Central Michigan University Athletics
CMU Continues MAC Play at Missouri State
10/3/2012 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
MOUNT PLEASANT - Following a 2-0 weekend in which it scored seven goals, the Central Michigan field hockey team will look to keep the momentum up this weekend with a trip to Missouri State on Saturday to continue conference play.
Defending Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week Erin Dye, a senior midfielder from St. Louis, Mo., will return to her home state as the Chippewas seek to improve to .500 overall this season and 2-1 in the conference. Dye had two goals last weekend.
The Chippewas are currently tied for third in the conference standings at 1-1 with Miami (OH). Missouri State is leading the conference with a 2-0 MAC record. Central Michigan enters the weekend with a two-match winning streak, the longest active streak in the conference.
With the Chippewas' 5-3 win over Ball State on Saturday, head coach Cristy Freese earned her 100th career MAC win as the head coach at CMU.
Weekend Schedule
At Missouri State (4-7, 2-0 MAC)
Plaster Sports Comlex | Springfield, Mo.
Saturday, Oct. 6 | 2 p.m. EST (1 p.m. CST)
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By the Numbers
| Team | Missouri State | CMU |
| Record | 4-7 1-0 Home | 5-6 1-0 Away |
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| 19/48 | 22/26 |
SOG/Shots | 62/102 | 83/131 |
Opp. SOG/Shots | 135/221 | 74/144 |
Corners Taken/ Corners Allowed | 57/142 | 61/87 |
Penalty Strokes | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Green/Yellow/ Red Cards | 6/4/0 | 4/0/0 |
Scouting Missouri State
Season Statistics
The Bears are 2-2 in their last two weekends, with important MAC victories over Ball State, 4-2, and Miami (OH), 3-1, but also tough losses to Ohio State, 10-1, and Liberty, 4-1. Opponents have been able to put points on the board against the Bears, averaging 4.36 goals per game on 135 total shots on goal this season. The Missouri State offense has generated significantly fewer scores and scoring opportunities, with just a 1.73 scoring average and 62 total shots on goal. The Bears also allow a significant number of penalty corners while not earning many themselves, 142-57. The first half has been weak for Missouri State this season, allowing 27 goals while only tallying seven itself.
Junior forward Hillary Lawless is tyed with Dye for the second-most goals in the conference with seven. Senior midfielder Chelsey Medlock and freshman forward Holly Scherer each have three assists for the Bears. Junior goalkeeper Andrea Bain has started started five games for Missouri State. She has a 4.27 goals against average and a .667 save percentage.
History Against Missouri State
The Chippewas are 25-11-1 against the Bears all-time. In 2011 Central Michigan played Missouri State three times for three wins, scoring 12 goals while only allowing two, including a 3-1 win in the first round of the MAC Tournament. Current junior forward Bailey McKeon recorded a three-goal hat trick in the second meeting between the two teams last season. McKeon had four total against the Bears last season, while current sophomore forward Cayleigh Immelman had three, and Dye scored two.
Weekend Notes
Dye Earns MAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors
Dye scored two goals to lead the Chippewas to a 2-0 weekend over Ball State and Pacific, increasing her team-leading season goal count to seven. Dye tied the game, 1-1, against Ball State on Saturday with a direct shot off a penalty corner, the first goal of five for the Chippewas en route to the team's first MAC win of the season. She also scored the Chippewas' opening goal of their 2-1 win over Pacific on Sunday. She is already just three goals short of her career-high goal count of 10. Dye is the first offensive player for CMU to win the award, and is the third Chippewa overall. Senior back Emily Girasole and senior goalkeeper Anastasia Netto won Defensive Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks earlier this season.
Offense Starting to Roll
The Chippewas' seven goals this past weekend were the most they have scored in a two-game stretch this season, and Saturday's five goals were a season-high for the team. When the Chippewas score two or more goals they are 4-2 this season.
Keeping It Close
Eight of the Chippewas' 11 games this season have been decided by one goal, and the Chippewas are 4-4 in those matches. Saturday's game against Ball State, a 5-3 win, was within one goal until the final two minutes of the match when the Chippewas tallied the game-clinching goal.
Among the MAC Elite
Erin Dye, Cayleigh Immelman, Bailey McKeon and Anastasia Netto are all among the top two in MAC statistical categories. Dye is tied for second in the conference with seven goals, Immelman is second with five assists, Netto is second in goals against average at 2.6 and McKeon is second in game-winning goals with two.
