Another 'Huge' Win For CMU Soccer

Sunday, September 29

Oxford, Ohio

1 p.m.

Central Michigan University

5-0-2, 2-0-0

Miami (Ohio)

2-7-0, 1-1-0

Central Michigan

Miami (OH)

Zoie Reed posted her second-consecutive shutout on Sunday in the Chippewas' 1-0 Mid-American Conference victory at Miami (Ohio).

Photo by: Mackenna Kelly

9/29/2019 5:14:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

Chippewas complete MAC-opening weekend with 2 victories

By: Nick Vuylsteke, CMUChippewas.com

OXFORD, Ohio – Back-to-back Sundays with game-winning overtime goals. And the second bigger than the first.

Marle Bringard scored in the second overtime period to lift the Central Michigan soccer team to a 1-0 Mid-American Conference victory over Miami (Ohio) on Sunday as the Chippewas completed a perfect Mid-American Conference opening weekend.

The win, CMU's fifth straight, lifted the Chippewas to 5-0-2. Included in that streak is a 2-1 OT win last Sunday at Kentucky, and a 1-0 in their MAC opener on Friday at Ball State. CMU is 2-0-2 in extra-time games.

Each league win is worth three points in the conference standings. A tie is worth one. The Chippewas, with six points, share the MAC lead with defending champion Bowling Green.

"This win was huge for us," CMU coach Jeremy Groves said. "All week, we talked about starting off the conference with six points, and putting ourselves in a really good position (in the MAC).

"It's hard to play on the road, and this puts us in a good spot. It's important to get off to a good start in conference as opposed to losing a couple of games and putting yourself behind a little bit."

How It Happened
Bringard's unassisted goal, her team-leading third of the season, came in the 107^th minute. She scored the goal in the Chippewas' 1-0 win on Friday at Ball State.

"The ball came down our left hand side," Groves said. "The ball went in to (Bringard) from Alina (Miagkova). Bringard spun a girl in the box at the 18, turned, hit it, and it went right into the bottom corner of the goal. It was a really good goal from her.

"As the game went on, (Bringard) was the main threat for us. She had a couple of really good chances earlier in the game, and had an outstanding weekend."

Numbers
CMU outshot Miami, 17-9. Bringard led in shots with five, while Lauren DeBeau had four. CMU had six corners to Miami's three.

In Goal
Senior Zoie Reed made seven saves in goal for CMU in posting her second-consecutive shutout. It was her third shutout of the season and the 13^th of her career.

Next
CMU plays a pair of MAC home games next weekend at the CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex. The first game of the weekend is on Friday, Oct. 4 (7 p.m.) against Western Michigan (7 p.m.). The second is on Sunday, Oct. 6 (1 p.m.) against Northern Illinois.