Soccer Secures Record-Tying Home Rout over Purdue Fort Wayne, 6-1

Thursday, August 27

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

7 p.m.

Central Michigan University

2-2-0, 0-0-0

Purdue Fort Wayne

0-2-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Purdue Fort Wayne	0	1	1
Central Mich.	2	4	6

Photo by: Kailey Hill '26 - @rahsignz

CMU Soccer vs Purdue Fort Wayne, August 27th 2026

Photo by: Kailey Hill '26 - @rahsignz

Soccer Secures Record-Tying Home Rout over Purdue Fort Wayne, 6-1

8/27/2026 10:05:00 PM | Soccer

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Chippewas tie largest home margin of victory in program history with balanced attack; freshman Bergsma makes the most of her first start

By: Harrison LaLone

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — "It's great to come here and show the community what we want to be, and what's building here."

Central Michigan Soccer tied its largest margin of victory in a home match Thursday night, 6-1, over Purdue Fort Wayne to open the 2026 home schedule.

"Hopefully that gets [the fans] excited and we see more people out to see us," Head Coach James DeCosemo said.

The Chippewas remain at home for their next two matches: next Thursday against Cincinnati (Sept. 3, 7 p.m.) and a week from Sunday against No. 22 Wisconsin (Sept. 7, 1 p.m.)

Rookie Claire Bergsma (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central) stole the show early in her first start on the defensive end, finishing off a well-placed corner entry from Rachel Jackson (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Detroit Country Day) to start the barrage in the seventh minute.

"That's why we brought in these quality players. We want them to make big plats and have big moments, and for a freshman to do that is really important."

Bergsma's big day also featured an assist on the Chippewas' second goal, scored by junior Ella Dykstra (Saint Joseph, Mich. / Saint Joseph) in the eighth minute, followed by an impressive chase-down stop of a Mastodon run immediately after that could have easily returned the match to a one-goal margin.

"If that's a goal, the game completely shifts. That's a big moment in her first start."

Seven CMU players finished with at least one point, all six goals coming from a different Chippewa. A 10-0 landslide in corner attempts, 21-5 advantage in overall attempts kept the pace all 90 minutes.

"It's what we want our games to look like: dominate where we play, dominate the speed the game's played at, then score goals."

Bergsma and fellow newcomer, sophomore Naomi Phillips (Markham, Ontario / Bill Crothers), led with three points each.

Central Michigan scored six goals at home for the first time at the CMU Soccer Complex, a feat matched only by matchup with Northern Illinois at Bennett Field in 2000—also a 6-1 result—15 years prior to the arrival of the program's new home.

"We've come close [in previous games]: we've either got the run right and not the delivery, or we've got the delivery right and not the run. Today we put them together. It's something we have to be threatening from."

Phillips and senior Jordan Bailey (Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach) each scored their second of the season to maintain their hold on the team lead early in the season. CMU has scored the same number of goals through four matches this season (9) as it had last season.

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