Kent State University
Ball State University
Soccer Visits Ball State & Miami this Weekend
10/8/2015 12:23:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Kent State vs. Ball State
Friday, Oct. 9 – 4pm
Muncie, Ind. (Briner Sports Complex)
Listen – Live Stats
Kent State vs. Miami
Sunday, Oct. 11 – 1pm
Oxford, Ohio (Miami Soccer Field)
Live Stats
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State women's soccer team travels to Ball State and Miami this weekend for games on Friday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 11.  The Golden Flashes enter the weekend with a 7-3-2 record and a 3-1-0 mark in the Mid-American Conference.
Kent State is coming off a 2-1 win over Western Michigan and a 7-3 victory over Northern Illinois last weekend. Redshirt sophomore Donavan Capehart (Orient, Ohio) led the offense with a hat-trick against the Huskies, while junior forward Jenna Hellstrom (Sudbury, Ontario) added six points on two goals and two assists last weekend. Hellstrom garnered Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for her efforts. Â
Three Golden Flashes have double-digit points, with Hellstrom leading the attack with 26 points on nine goals and eight assists. Hellstrom ranks sixth in the nation in points-per-game (2.17) and seventh in assists per game (0.67). Capehart has 14 points on seven goals and sophomore Hayden Pascoe has 10 points on three goals and four assists. Kent State is the MAC's highest-scoring team at 2.25 goals per game.
Freshman goalkeeper Ashleah McDonald is 7-2-1 on the year and has one shutout. McDonald has allowed 10 goals (1.00gaa) and has 40 saves (.800).  Â
The Golden Flashes sit in a tie with Miami for first place in the east division, as both teams have nine points on the season thus far.
Ball State is 8-2-2 overall and boasts a 4-0-0 Mid-American Conference record.  The Cardinals have one of the stingiest defenses in the league having only allowed 10 goals this season.  Goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel has started in all 12 games and has two shutouts.Â
The Ball State offense is led by Abigail Boswell and Chelsey Swackhame, who have 10 points apiece. Boswell has added a team-high five goals, while Swackhamer has four goals and two assists.
Kent State will be meeting Ball State for the 20th time and leads the all-time series, 9-8-2. However, the Cardinals have been victorious in the last two meetings, defeating the Golden Flashes in Kent, 1-0, in 2014 and earning a 2-0 win in Muncie in 2014.Â
The RedHawks enter this weekend with a 7-4-3 record and are 3-1-0 in Mid-American Conference play. Miami is sitting in a second-place tie with Western Michigan and the Golden Flashes.Â
Five RedHawks have netted two or more goals this season, with Rachel Marble and Kat Zalar tying for the team lead with seven points on three goals and an assist.  Miami leads the MAC with a 0.73 goals against average while Vic Maniaci's 0.69 figure paces all MAC keepers.
Kent State and Miami are meeting for the 19th time, as the RedHawks leads the all-time series 10-6-2. Miami has defeated Kent State in the last six straight meetings, with the last KSU victory coming in 2009.
