Sunday, September 12
North Andover, Mass.
12 p.m.
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Merrimack College
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Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22
Field Hockey Notches First Win
9/12/2021 2:30:00 PM | Field Hockey
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – A red hot first half pushed the Central Michigan field hockey team to a 4-1 win over Merrimack College on Sunday.
The win was the first of the season as the Chippewas improved to 1-4. The Warriors are 0-5.
Kate Biglin, BobbiMarie Parker, Hannah Havrilla and Allaura Bohan scored the Chippewa goals. It was the first of the season for Parker, Havrilla and Bohan; it was the second for Biglin.
Lauren Buffington and Alice O'Hagan each had an assist.
"I am just very proud of our team," CMU coach Catherine Ostoich said. "We are heading into (Mid-American Conference) play and to get this first win is something that takes a lot of pressure off.
"The team played a really complete game and embraced a lot of the things we have been talking about and working on."
The Chippewas outshot the Warriors, 15-6, including an 8-4 edge in shots on goal. CMU also had a 5-3 advantage in penalty corners.
Katie Maxim started and played the first half in goal for CMU; freshmen Coletta Beeler played the entire second half.
Beeler faced five shots and made three saves. One of those saves came from a penalty stroke.
"I know she let one goal in, but saving that penalty stroke was huge," Ostoich said. "Those are a lot of pressure and a super tough situation for keepers."
Central Michigan, which fell at Dartmouth, 2-1, on Friday, will open MAC play at Ball State on Friday, Sept. 17 (1 p.m.)
"We can take some pointers from this trip, learn from our Dartmouth game, and head into conference play with a little bit of confidence now that our first win is in the books," Ostoich said.
The win was the first of the season as the Chippewas improved to 1-4. The Warriors are 0-5.
Kate Biglin, BobbiMarie Parker, Hannah Havrilla and Allaura Bohan scored the Chippewa goals. It was the first of the season for Parker, Havrilla and Bohan; it was the second for Biglin.
Lauren Buffington and Alice O'Hagan each had an assist.
"I am just very proud of our team," CMU coach Catherine Ostoich said. "We are heading into (Mid-American Conference) play and to get this first win is something that takes a lot of pressure off.
"The team played a really complete game and embraced a lot of the things we have been talking about and working on."
The Chippewas outshot the Warriors, 15-6, including an 8-4 edge in shots on goal. CMU also had a 5-3 advantage in penalty corners.
Katie Maxim started and played the first half in goal for CMU; freshmen Coletta Beeler played the entire second half.
Beeler faced five shots and made three saves. One of those saves came from a penalty stroke.
"I know she let one goal in, but saving that penalty stroke was huge," Ostoich said. "Those are a lot of pressure and a super tough situation for keepers."
Central Michigan, which fell at Dartmouth, 2-1, on Friday, will open MAC play at Ball State on Friday, Sept. 17 (1 p.m.)
"We can take some pointers from this trip, learn from our Dartmouth game, and head into conference play with a little bit of confidence now that our first win is in the books," Ostoich said.
Team Stats
CMU
MER
Goals
4
1
Shots
15
6
Shots on Goal
8
4
Saves
3
4
Corners
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
40
44
Scoring Plays
PARKER, BobbiMarie
Assisted By: BUFFINGTON, Lauren
Centered in front, tipped in
5:40
BIGLIN, Kate
Long shot from center
18:36
HAVRILLA, Hannah
CMU HAVRILLA, Hannah PENALTY STROKE GOAL.
19:54
BOHAN, Allaura
Assisted By: O'HAGAN, Alice
Off corner pass, long shot from arc
24:27
BENNETT, Katelyn (2)
Rebound goal off pipe.
32:33
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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