Kent State University
2-0-1, 0-0-0
Oakland
0-3-1, 0-0-0
Flashes Shutout Golden Grizzlies, Win 4-0
8/25/2024 4:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Kent, Ohio- The Kent State women's soccer team shutout the Oakland Golden Grizzlies to earn a big victory on Sunday afternoon.
The Golden Flashes opened the scoring early in the fifth minute when Alanna Raimondo played in a cross in from the left wing to the feet of Samantha Miller who flicks the ball over the goalkeeper and finishes with her right foot.
Kent State would hold the one-goal advantage heading into the halftime break. The Flashes' defense held the Grizzlies offense attack to 0 shots on goal in the first 45 minutes.
The Flashes' offense came to life in the second half and turned a tightly contested game into a blowout. Alisa Arthur found Ava Todd at the back post on a corner for her first collegiate goal. Five minutes later The Flashes extended the lead to 3. Arthur scored her first goal of the season in style, the junior took a free kick from 23 yards out, striking the ball with her powerful right foot and curled it into the side netting of the far post..
Kent State added the fourth goal in the 69th minute when Mary Kate Lape played a beautiful through ball up to Raimondo who slotted the ball pass the goalkeeper and into the bottom left corner of the net for her first goal of the season.
In the box score, the Flashes dominated in total shots (14-7), shots on goal (8-2), and corners (5-0). Senior goalkeeper, Heidi Marshall eared the first shutout of her collegiate career with 2 saves.
Addy Cusick made the first start of her Kent State career.
Up Next
Kent State will hit the road to kick off their five-game road trip in Harrisonburg Va., to take on the James Madison University Dukes Thursday, Aug 29 at 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
Samantha Miller (2)
Assisted By: Alanna Raimondo
GOAL by KENT Miller, Samantha Assist by Raimondo, Alanna.
05:47
Ava Todd (1)
Assisted By: Alisa Arthur
GOAL by KENT Todd, Ava Assist by Arthur, Alisa.
50:55
Alisa Arthur (1)
GOAL by KENT Arthur, Alisa.
55:38
Alanna Raimondo (1)
Assisted By: Mary Kate Lape , Kate Thill
GOAL by KENT Raimondo, Alanna Assist by Lape, Mary Kate and Thill, Kate.
69:53
