Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, March 4
St. Joe's Sports Dome
4 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
1-0-0, 1-0-0
2
vs
1
Central Michigan
0-1-0, 0-1-0
1
2
F
Central Mich.
1
0
1
Eastern Mich.
0
2
2
Eagles Best Chips in Season-Opener, 2-1
3/4/2021 6:40:00 PM | Soccer
Freshman Lexy Alston became the 10th Eagle to score in her college debut
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — In its first action of the season, the Eastern Michigan University soccer team defeated Central Michigan University, 2-1, inside the St. Joe's Sports Dome, Thursday, March 4.
In the opening half, Central Michigan (0-1) controlled most of the play, finding the back of the net at the 20-minute mark and holding a 1-0 lead at the break. EMU (1-0) saw a chance to level in the 29th minute when it was awarded a corner, but could not convert its first attempt of the night. Despite the setback, Eastern would come out firing in the second half, getting a few good looks on goal.
It wasn't until the 77th minute, however, that the Eagles knotted the game at one. Awarded a corner kick, the ball was sent to junior Haley Tausend (Barrington, Ill.-Barrington), who in turn was able to find the head of junior Sarah Ash (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon), who sent it to the top-right corner of the net for the tie. From there, it was the Eagles who controlled the play and looked to end the game in regulation.
It only took 10 minutes for the Eagles to strike again, as freshman Lexy Alston (Amherst, Ohio-Marion L. Steele) recovered the ball from the Chippewas and proceeded to take the CMU keeper one-on-one, drilling the ball to the back of the net to score the game-winner and give the Eagles the lead, 2-1. With the goal, Alston became the 10th EMU player in program history to score in her debut game, just one season after teammate Amanda Cripps (Bradford, Ontario-Trinity Catholic) did so in her 2019 debut.
With just three minutes remaining, Eastern was able to combat the last-minute scoring efforts by the Chippewas to seal the win, 2-1.
In net, senior Chelsea Abbotts (Ottawa, Ontario-Mother Teresa) helped keep EMU within striking distance, tallying four saves on the afternoon, including a 71st minute stop that allowed the Eagles to regain possession and begin its comeback push.
Though the Chippewas controlled a majority of the play, the Eagles were able to top CMU in shots on goal, 6-5, but finished even in assists (1-1), corner kicks (4-4) and saves (4-4).
The Green and White will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on Mid-American Conference and in-state rival Western Michigan University, Sunday, March 7 at 2 p.m.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — In its first action of the season, the Eastern Michigan University soccer team defeated Central Michigan University, 2-1, inside the St. Joe's Sports Dome, Thursday, March 4.
In the opening half, Central Michigan (0-1) controlled most of the play, finding the back of the net at the 20-minute mark and holding a 1-0 lead at the break. EMU (1-0) saw a chance to level in the 29th minute when it was awarded a corner, but could not convert its first attempt of the night. Despite the setback, Eastern would come out firing in the second half, getting a few good looks on goal.
It wasn't until the 77th minute, however, that the Eagles knotted the game at one. Awarded a corner kick, the ball was sent to junior Haley Tausend (Barrington, Ill.-Barrington), who in turn was able to find the head of junior Sarah Ash (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon), who sent it to the top-right corner of the net for the tie. From there, it was the Eagles who controlled the play and looked to end the game in regulation.
It only took 10 minutes for the Eagles to strike again, as freshman Lexy Alston (Amherst, Ohio-Marion L. Steele) recovered the ball from the Chippewas and proceeded to take the CMU keeper one-on-one, drilling the ball to the back of the net to score the game-winner and give the Eagles the lead, 2-1. With the goal, Alston became the 10th EMU player in program history to score in her debut game, just one season after teammate Amanda Cripps (Bradford, Ontario-Trinity Catholic) did so in her 2019 debut.
With just three minutes remaining, Eastern was able to combat the last-minute scoring efforts by the Chippewas to seal the win, 2-1.
In net, senior Chelsea Abbotts (Ottawa, Ontario-Mother Teresa) helped keep EMU within striking distance, tallying four saves on the afternoon, including a 71st minute stop that allowed the Eagles to regain possession and begin its comeback push.
Though the Chippewas controlled a majority of the play, the Eagles were able to top CMU in shots on goal, 6-5, but finished even in assists (1-1), corner kicks (4-4) and saves (4-4).
The Green and White will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on Mid-American Conference and in-state rival Western Michigan University, Sunday, March 7 at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
CMU
EMU
Goals
1
2
Shots
12
10
Shots on Goal
5
6
Saves
4
4
Corners
4
4
Fouls
4
5
Scoring Plays
Natalie Belsito (1)
Assisted By: Riley Mann
GOAL by CMU Belsito, Natalie Assist by Mann, Riley.
19:42
Sarah Ash (1)
Assisted By: Haley Tausend
GOAL by EMU Ash, Sarah Assist by Tausend, Haley.
76:24
Lexy Alston (1)
GOAL by EMU Alston, Lexy.
85:47
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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