Kent State University
American University
Flashes Face American Wednesday to Start NCAA Tournament
11/8/2016 12:28:00β―PM | Field Hockey
NCAA play will begin for the Golden Flashes on Wednesday as they face American at 2:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
The Matchup
β’ Kent State is 1-2 all-time against American
β’ The two teams faced each other during the 2015 regular season with the Flashes scoring in double overtime for a 2-1 victory on the road
β’ Prior to that, American won 2-1 at home in 2010 in a NCAA postseason contest and 3-0 at a neutral site in 2007
β’ The Eagles earned an automatic berth after winning the Patriot League Tournament tile with a 2-1 win over Boston University
β’ The winner of the matchup will advance on to face No. 1 Duke who is also hosting Louisville and Delaware in regional play
Tickets
β’ Tickets for Wednesday's contest at Jacobs Field are $8 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors
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MAC Tournament Rewind
β’ Kent State earned an automatic berth after outscoring its opponents 6-1 in this past weekend's MAC Tournament
β’ Six different Flashes scored the goals as the team's well-rounded attack continued
β’ 11 different players have tallied points this season while eight different players have ten points or more
β’ The Kent State defense remained formidable as the team allowed just 13 shots and only one penalty corner
β’ The opposition's offense was shutdown in the second halves of both games, as Ball State and Miami were only allowed to get a total of four shots off in the second half
β’ The Golden Flashes totaled 42 shots and 20 corners in the two games to help earn the title
β’ Madison Thompson was named Tournament MVP while Ines Delpech, Jessica Nesbitt and Jamie Fries were also named to the All-Tournament Team
NCAA Postseason History
β’ This marks the 10th NCAA Tournament appearance for Kent State
β’ Last season the Flashes fell 1-0 in a close battle at UMass
β’ The program has one NCAA Tournament win in its history that came in a 2-1 triumph at Delaware in 2014 that put the Flashes in the final 16
Wiler Works Wonders
β’ Head Coach Kathleen Wiler has maintained a high level of success in now her 11th season at the helm
β’ She was named MAC Coach of the Year this year for the 5th time in her career
β’ Wiler has the most MAC champion success in the history of the program with eight regular season and five tournament championships
β’ She is three wins away from having the most wins in Kent State field hockey history
Record Book Reading
β’ Andrea Rinehart is second all-time in minutes played in goal at Kent State
β’ Her 4980:47 minutes trails Dawn Malone who played 1983-1986 and logged 5302:00 minutes in the cage
β’ Rinehart also ranks 6th in career saves, 6th in victories and 6th in career shutouts
