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Kent State Soccer Begins Five-Game Road Trip at Cornell
8/30/2025 9:54:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Ithaca, New York- The Kent State Soccer team begins their five-game road trip on Sunday when they travel to Upstate New York to take on the Cornell University Big Red at Berman Field. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
Last Time Out
The Kent State Soccer team turned in their best offensive outing in the last few seasons as the Flashes cruised to a 5-1 victory over Youngstown State University at home Thursday night; scoring all five unanswered in the process.
The Penguins got on the board first as Camille Bultel put one away off the crossbar after handling a pass from Chloe Weiland to give the visitors the lead early in the 10th-minute.
After that, it was all Flashes, as the offensive barrage began just a minute later as junior midfielder Samantha Miller placed the ball beautifully on a corner-kick right in front of the goal for senior defender Ally Breitschuh to score on a header.
In the 21st-minute, senior defender Kelsey Salopek scored right in front of the net thanks to a great assist from the opposite side of the field from her teammate, sophomore forward Jules Dolinski to give the Blue and Gold a 2-1 lead at the half.
Shortly after the halftime break, KSU kept pouring on as sophomore forward Addy Cusick stole the ball away from the Penguins and took it all the way herself to the goal to give her team a two-score lead.Â
A similar goal was scored in the 72nd-minute as freshman forward Mia Cleroux went coast-to-coast right past the YSU defense to bury the ball in the back of the net.
Three minutes later, the Flashes capitalized on their final opportunity of the night as freshman midfielder Maya Justice passed it off to fellow freshman Isabelle Leofanti who was running parallel to Justice to connect on the goal that brought the score to 5-1 which proved to be the final. It was the first time since 2021 that Kent State had a five-goal performance as they took down Canisius 6-0.
Scouting Cornell
Cornell enters the matchup unbeaten so far this season with a 2-0-1 record. Their wins came against La Salle and Colgate, while they forced a 0-0 draw with Boston College in their first game of the season.
Cornell brings back the majority of their team from a 3-9-4 season in 2024 including four of their top six leading scorers from last year. Junior forward Sydney Allen is the returning leading scorer, and she has already scored a goal in 2025.Â
Senior midfielder Mariana Kessinger leads the Big Red so far this season with one goal and one assist. Abigail Bishara and Tanum Nelson will also be names to watch on the offensive end. Freshman Samantha Qureshey has started in net for the Big Red in all three games so far, accumulating 10 saves with a save percentage of .909.
Series History
Sunday's meeting with the Big Red will mark the first contest between the two schools on record. It is also Kent State's first meeting with any Ivy-League school.
Up Next
After a trip to Cornell, the Golden Flashes will next head southwest to take on the 4-1 Louisville Cardinals of the ACC on the road on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Blue and Gold Travel NetworkÂ
Fans looking to travel for games this year can use the Blue and Gold Travel Network to save on hotels while giving back to Kent State student-athletes by booking at www.blueandgoldtravelnetwork.com.Â
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