Kent State University
Central Michigan
Soccer to Host Central Michigan Sunday on Senior Day
10/12/2024 2:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Kent, Ohio- The Kent State soccer team hosts Central Michigan, Sunday Oct. 10. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Zoeller at Dix Stadium. Join us pregame as we honor our 2024 senior class.
Last Time Out
The Kent State soccer team fell to Northern Illinois 2-1 Thursday evening in DeKalb.
The Golden Flashes (5-5-2, 2-3-1 MAC) have now dropped two straight Mid-American Conference match-ups while the Huskies (7-4-3, 1-3-2 MAC) earned their first win in conference this season.
The Huskies broke the score tie in the 36th minute after the teams exchanged a few shots but failed to put one on target. Northern Illinois would hold an 1-0 going into the halftime break.
Northern Illinois doubled their lead shortly into the second half when the ball deflected out into the box after a save and Julianna Hill was there to tap it in.
The Flashes wouldn't take long to respond to the second Northern Illinois goal just two minutes later off the foot off Allison Collins. The freshman defender scored the first goal of her collegiate career in the 60th minute when she played a cross in from the left side that went over the Northern Illinois goalie's head and landed in the goal untouched. Kent State kept up the offensive aggression throughout the second half but could not find the tying goal.
Rising in the Record Book
Alisa Arthur is rising in many categories of the Kent State record book. The senior is now ninth in both goals (22) and points (58) and is knocking on the door of being in the top 10 in assists and shots on goal.
Great Goalkeeping
Goalkeeper Heidi Marshall has been in great form to start MAC play. The senior has played all 540 conference minutes in goal for the Flashes recording 20 saves in the five games with three shutouts. Marshall has dropped her goals allowed average from 2.0 going into MAC play down to 1.49.
Scouting Central Michigan
Claudia Muessig leads the Central Michigan attack with a team-high four goals and one assist. Lauren Walker and Ashley Scesniak are tied for the team-high in assists with two.
Allison LaPoint is the main woman in net for the Chippewas playing all but five minutes in net. The junior has three shutouts on the season with 71 saves for a goals against average of 1.16.
Series History
Sunday afternoon marks the 29th meeting all time between Central Michigan and Kent State with Central Michigan holding a 12-10-6 advantage in the all-time series. Kent State won last season's match-up 3-1 at Dix Stadium, that game marked the second time the Flashes have beat the Chippewas by more than one goal.
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