Flashes Offense Explodes In 4-0 Victory At Ohio

Sunday, October 11

Athens, OH

1:00 PM

Kent State University

3-8-2, 2-4-0

Ohio

4-7-1, 1-4-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Kent St.	2	2	4
Ohio	0	0	0

Flashes Offense Explodes In 4-0 Victory At Ohio

10/11/2026 3:53:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Athens, Ohio – The Kent State Soccer team exploded for a season-high four goals against the Ohio Bobcats on Sunday for their first road victory of the season by a score of 4-0.

The team picked up an important three points in the Mid-American Conference standings behind a pair of goals from freshman forward Lila Simon. It was her second multi-goal game of the season with both coming in conference play.

Kent State got on the scoreboard first in the 16th-minute as Simon put the ball in the back of the net for the first time of the day off an assist from junior Allison Collins. Later in the half, sophomore midfielder Maya Justice capitalized on a great ball from Allison Burkey in transition to put the ball in the back of the net for her second goal of the year to give the Flashes a 2-0 lead heading into the halftime break.

The blue and gold kept their foot on the gas in the second half as Simon scored again in the 54th-minute right in front of the net to finish the day with her second two-goal day in just two and a half weeks.

Twenty minutes later, the Golden Flashes scored in what would be their final goal of the game as Kiyomi McCausland fired a shot from distance from the left side of the field that went in the back of the net for her first goal of the season.

KSU won in the shots category over the Bobcats by a count of 18-11, while the Flashes finished with nine shots on goal compared to Ohio's four. OU edged Kent State in the corner kicks category 7-5, while senior goalkeeper Leah Shaffer produced a clean sheet for the Flashes in her third shutout of the season. She was able to contribute four saves for her team on 11 shots faced.

Up Next

The Golden Flashes will look to build off their win as they return home for a three-game home-stand at Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium. Kent State will face-off with the Ball State Cardinals on Thursday night at 7 P.M.

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