Central Michigan University Athletics
Saturday, April 17
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
1 p.m.
Central Michigan University
(5-3, 3-2MAC)
1
vs
0
Ball State
(5-8, 3-6MAC)
1st half1
2nd half2
3rd half3
4th half4
FinalF
Ball State
0
0
0
0
0
Central Michigan
0
0
1
0
1
CMU's Kate Biglin (5) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal on Saturday at Cristy Freese Field.
Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw
Field Hockey Downs Ball State, Improves To 5-3
4/17/2021 5:10:00 PM | Field Hockey
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Freshman Kate Biglin scored early in the third quarter and Central Michigan stood tall defensively late on Saturday in posting a 1-0 Mid-American Conference field hockey victory over Ball State on Senior Day at Cristy Freese Field.
It marked the second-consecutive win for the Chippewas, who improved to 5-3, 3-2 MAC. Ball State is 5-8, 3-6. The teams are scheduled to play on Sunday (1 p.m.) at Cristy Freese Field.
The five victories overall and the three league wins are the most for the Chippewas since they went 7-12, 5-1 and won the MAC regular-season championship in 2014. CMU a combined four games in the 2018 and '19 seasons after going winless in 2017.
"You look at the upperclassmen and you look at the seniors, especially on Senior Day," CMU coach Catherine Ostoich said. "They were around when this team had a winless season. It just means so much to them and to everybody.
"It's really great to see that hard work pay off and you can tell that we're getting better and we're making the changes and we're doing it together, which is great. They believe that they can go out and win; we know we're good enough to play with anybody, which is awesome."
Biglin scored on a rebound, unassisted, her team-leading fourth goal of the season at the 33:47 mark. Biglin shares the team lead in points (8) with Alice O'Hagan.
"The first quarter, first quarter-and-a-half, we played some really good hockey and put on some good offensive pressure," Ostoich said. "The second half we kind of showed our fatigue. I've got to give it to the girls, we talked the last couple of days about controlling what we can control and that we had to make sure that we're communicating and that we bring energy, and we did that today.
"I think it's super awesome that it was (Biglin) who scored that goal because she really played a phenomenal game today. She was on fire in the first half and did a lot for us in the second half too."
Ball State finished with an 8-7 edge in shots and the shots on goal were even at three apiece. CMU goalkeeper Katie Maxim, a freshman, made three saves in posting her first shutout. CMU stopped the Cardinals twice on penalty corners in the final three minutes and the Chippewas held the fort despite the fact that Ball State had the extra attacker after pulling its goalie.
"It wasn't amazing hockey, or pretty hockey in that second half, but we came out and we fought and we never stopped fighting," Ostoich said. "Our word for the season is grit and I felt like we really showed some true grit today.
"Taryn Damm and Lauren Buffington both had really good games as well and were big reasons that we were able to come up with the win today."
It marked the second-consecutive win for the Chippewas, who improved to 5-3, 3-2 MAC. Ball State is 5-8, 3-6. The teams are scheduled to play on Sunday (1 p.m.) at Cristy Freese Field.
The five victories overall and the three league wins are the most for the Chippewas since they went 7-12, 5-1 and won the MAC regular-season championship in 2014. CMU a combined four games in the 2018 and '19 seasons after going winless in 2017.
"You look at the upperclassmen and you look at the seniors, especially on Senior Day," CMU coach Catherine Ostoich said. "They were around when this team had a winless season. It just means so much to them and to everybody.
"It's really great to see that hard work pay off and you can tell that we're getting better and we're making the changes and we're doing it together, which is great. They believe that they can go out and win; we know we're good enough to play with anybody, which is awesome."
Biglin scored on a rebound, unassisted, her team-leading fourth goal of the season at the 33:47 mark. Biglin shares the team lead in points (8) with Alice O'Hagan.
"The first quarter, first quarter-and-a-half, we played some really good hockey and put on some good offensive pressure," Ostoich said. "The second half we kind of showed our fatigue. I've got to give it to the girls, we talked the last couple of days about controlling what we can control and that we had to make sure that we're communicating and that we bring energy, and we did that today.
"I think it's super awesome that it was (Biglin) who scored that goal because she really played a phenomenal game today. She was on fire in the first half and did a lot for us in the second half too."
Ball State finished with an 8-7 edge in shots and the shots on goal were even at three apiece. CMU goalkeeper Katie Maxim, a freshman, made three saves in posting her first shutout. CMU stopped the Cardinals twice on penalty corners in the final three minutes and the Chippewas held the fort despite the fact that Ball State had the extra attacker after pulling its goalie.
"It wasn't amazing hockey, or pretty hockey in that second half, but we came out and we fought and we never stopped fighting," Ostoich said. "Our word for the season is grit and I felt like we really showed some true grit today.
"Taryn Damm and Lauren Buffington both had really good games as well and were big reasons that we were able to come up with the win today."
Team Stats
BSU
CMU
Goals
0
1
Shots
9
7
Shots on Goal
4
3
Saves
2
4
Corners
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
BIGLIN, Kate
GOAL by CMU BIGLIN, Kate (FIRST GOAL).
33:47
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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