Central Michigan University
Youngstown State
Chippewas Notch First Soccer Win
9/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Madison Costner scored a goal and Zoie Reed posted the shutout - the first in the respective collegiate careers for both freshmen - as the Central Michigan women's soccer team defeated Youngstown State, 2-0, in a non-conference match on Friday.
It was the first win of the season for the Chippewas (1-2-1), who last week dropped a 4-3 double-overtime match at Nebraska and a 1-0 decision at Creighton.
"It's good to come back after the week we had after last weekend, and the first week of classes, to come down here and sort of grind it out," said CMU coach Peter McGahey, whose team returns to action on Thursday, Sept. 10, with a non-leaguer at Michigan.
"I said to the girls after, 'Congratulations, well done, well earned. Nobody gives you anything for free at this level; everything has to be earned,'" McGahey said. "We've got some things to clean up, we'll get better, and on we go. We're building and continuing to move forward."
Costner's goal was of highlight-reel quality and the timing could not have been better.
"They had a corner kick with 15 seconds left in the first half," McGahey said. "We got it cleared and Adriana Ramon cleared it up to Madison and she went on a 45-yard dribble and scored with 4 seconds to go.
"That took us into the second half with a lot of momentum."
Lauren Sherry scored her second goal of the season, unassisted with under four minutes remaining, to ice it. Sherry has recorded two shots on the year, both of which have found the back of the net.
Reed, making her third consecutive start, made four saves as the Chippewas outshot Youngstown State, 14-5, and held a 5-1 edge in corner kicks. It marked the second consecutive game that CMU has won both statistical measures.
"Anytime you get your first collegiate shutout and play as well as Zoie did, hats off to her," McGahey said. "That's a good confidence-building performance. It takes a team effort and we used a few players to keep that throttle open. Really good team effort.
"It was a grind-it-out day and a little hard to find our rhythm. We defended maturely and confidently at times. It was a day when it was a little sloppy and a little ugly, but I felt we put in a good shift of work tonight."
It was the third consecutive loss for the Penguins (2-3-0).
