Flashes Soccer Clinches Spot In MAC Tournament With 2-1 Win Over Central Michigan

Sunday, November 1

Kent, Ohio

1:00 P.M.

Kent State University

7-8-3, 6-4-1

Central Michigan

2-11-5, 0-7-4

Team	1	2	Final F
Central Mich.	0	1	1
Kent St.	1	1	2

11/1/2026 4:57:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

KENT, Ohio – The Kent State Soccer finished-up the regular season with a win at home over the Central Michigan Chippewas on Sunday by a score of 2-1. The victory extended KSU's unbeaten streak to six games and clinched them a top-three seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament down in Columbus. It will be the 19th time the blue and gold have qualified for the conference tournament in 27 years as a program.

Both defenses started off strong, but the Flashes were able to get on the board first late in the first half as Samantha Miller scored on a header on assists from Jules Dolinski and Ava Lukyan in the 36th-minute to give the Flashes a 1-0 lead heading into the halftime break.

The Flashes kept the offense moving well in the second half as they were able to score again in the 61st-minute. Allison Collins moved the ball down the left side of the field and found Josie Morgan who scored from distance for her first goal of the season to double her team's lead. The Chippewas would score in the 78th-minute, but Kent State's defense would hang tough for the remaining 11 to come away with the win in the regular-season finale.

Both teams were able to fire-off a lot of shots in the contest as KSU narrowly outshot CMU by a count of 20-18, while both teams were even in shots-on-goal with 10 a piece. Kent State also narrowly led in the corner kicks category by a tally of 9-7. Senior goalkeeper Leah Shaffer once again had a great day in net as she was able to produce nine saves on 18 shots faced, allowing just one goal.

Up Next

The Golden Flashes will now gear up for the MAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio. They will start off the postseason with a rematch of last year's quarterfinal against the sixth-seeded Ball State Cardinals Saturday at 1 P.M.

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