Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, September 8
Morehead, Ky.
6 p.m.
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Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
EMU Soccer Falls at Morehead State, 1-0
9/8/2022 8:45:00 PM | Soccer
Eagles will look to rebound Sunday at Kentucky in final non-conference game of 2022
MOREHEAD, Ky. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University soccer team opened its final non-conference road trip of 2022 Thursday, Sept. 8, with a 1-0 loss to host Morehead State University in Morehead, Ky. Eastern (1-3-2, 0-0-0 MAC) dominated most statistical categories, including shots (11-3) and possession, but the host Eagles (3-3-1, 0-0-0 OVC) won the category that mattered with a goal scored in the 53'.
How It Happened
The first half saw Eastern hold a 6-1 advantage in shots with three close chances before heading into halftime scoreless. Just 9' in, Meagan Lukowski (Bay City, Mich.-Bay City Western) stole the ball and ripped a shot from 25 yards out, sending the ball just above the crossbar and out. In the 42', Lily Spotak (Palatine, Ill.-William Fremd) had an equally close attempt move just over the crossbar as her shot from the top of the box just missed.
In the second half, Eastern continued to apply pressure, but a counter attack proved to be the difference as MSU's Hadley Cytron crossed the ball into the 6-yard box from the right side with Sejla Podzic getting just enough of her head on the ball to redirect it on frame with a shot that clicked off the post and into the net just past a diving Kevser Guendogdu (Berlin, Germany-Ernst-Abbe Gymnasium Berlin) to stake the hosts to a 1-0 lead. Eastern continued to push the rest of the match, but were unable to find an equalizer.
Game Notes
» Eastern falls to 1-3-2 on the year.
» Today marked the second time in three matches the Eagles went into halftime tied 0-0 but came out on the short end of the score line after dropping a 2-0 decision to visiting Syracuse University Sept. 1.
» Eastern falls to 1-2-1 on the year when firing more shots in the game after out-shooting MSU, 11-3, on the day.
» Maddie O'Farrell (Haslett, Mich.-Lansing Catholic), Meagan Lukowski, and Jamie Lefebvre (London, Ontario-A.B. Lucas Secondary) led the way offensively as the trio combined for seven of the team's 11 shots on the day with O'Farrell posting a game-high three.
» Kevser Guendogdu logged her first collegiate minutes and also earned her first career start as the rookie was in the Starting XI and played the full 90 in her debut.
» Guendogdu faced just three shots in her debut with one on frame and two going wide.
» Hannah Thompson (Schoolcraft, Mich.-Schoolcraft), the lone goal scorer last week in the 1-1 draw with visiting Dartmouth College (Sept. 4), earned her first collegiate start with today's appearance in the Starting XI.
» With their appearances, Guendogdu and Thompson are the second and third players, respectively, to earn a position in the Eastern Starting XI this year, joining classmate Lily Spotak as the rookies that have started this year.
Historical Notes
» Eastern is now 246-226-62 all-time, needing just four more wins to reach the 250-win milestone.
» The all-time series in the battle of Eagles is now tied at 1-1-0 with the home team winning both matches after Eastern was victorious in Ypsilanti, 2-1, Sept. 5, 2021.
NEXT UP
The final non-conference match of the 2022 regular season awaits Eastern Sunday, Sept. 11, as the Eagles travel to Lexington Ky., to meet the University of Kentucky. The match with the Wildcats is slated to kick at 1 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on SEC Network+.
FOLLOW US
For the most up-to-date information on the Eagles, continue to visit EMUEagles.com. Fans can also follow the team on social media, including Twitter (@EMUSoccer) and Instagram (@EMUSoccer).
How It Happened
The first half saw Eastern hold a 6-1 advantage in shots with three close chances before heading into halftime scoreless. Just 9' in, Meagan Lukowski (Bay City, Mich.-Bay City Western) stole the ball and ripped a shot from 25 yards out, sending the ball just above the crossbar and out. In the 42', Lily Spotak (Palatine, Ill.-William Fremd) had an equally close attempt move just over the crossbar as her shot from the top of the box just missed.
In the second half, Eastern continued to apply pressure, but a counter attack proved to be the difference as MSU's Hadley Cytron crossed the ball into the 6-yard box from the right side with Sejla Podzic getting just enough of her head on the ball to redirect it on frame with a shot that clicked off the post and into the net just past a diving Kevser Guendogdu (Berlin, Germany-Ernst-Abbe Gymnasium Berlin) to stake the hosts to a 1-0 lead. Eastern continued to push the rest of the match, but were unable to find an equalizer.
Game Notes
» Eastern falls to 1-3-2 on the year.
» Today marked the second time in three matches the Eagles went into halftime tied 0-0 but came out on the short end of the score line after dropping a 2-0 decision to visiting Syracuse University Sept. 1.
» Eastern falls to 1-2-1 on the year when firing more shots in the game after out-shooting MSU, 11-3, on the day.
» Maddie O'Farrell (Haslett, Mich.-Lansing Catholic), Meagan Lukowski, and Jamie Lefebvre (London, Ontario-A.B. Lucas Secondary) led the way offensively as the trio combined for seven of the team's 11 shots on the day with O'Farrell posting a game-high three.
» Kevser Guendogdu logged her first collegiate minutes and also earned her first career start as the rookie was in the Starting XI and played the full 90 in her debut.
» Guendogdu faced just three shots in her debut with one on frame and two going wide.
» Hannah Thompson (Schoolcraft, Mich.-Schoolcraft), the lone goal scorer last week in the 1-1 draw with visiting Dartmouth College (Sept. 4), earned her first collegiate start with today's appearance in the Starting XI.
» With their appearances, Guendogdu and Thompson are the second and third players, respectively, to earn a position in the Eastern Starting XI this year, joining classmate Lily Spotak as the rookies that have started this year.
Historical Notes
» Eastern is now 246-226-62 all-time, needing just four more wins to reach the 250-win milestone.
» The all-time series in the battle of Eagles is now tied at 1-1-0 with the home team winning both matches after Eastern was victorious in Ypsilanti, 2-1, Sept. 5, 2021.
NEXT UP
The final non-conference match of the 2022 regular season awaits Eastern Sunday, Sept. 11, as the Eagles travel to Lexington Ky., to meet the University of Kentucky. The match with the Wildcats is slated to kick at 1 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on SEC Network+.
FOLLOW US
For the most up-to-date information on the Eagles, continue to visit EMUEagles.com. Fans can also follow the team on social media, including Twitter (@EMUSoccer) and Instagram (@EMUSoccer).
Team Stats
EMU
MOR
Goals
0
1
Shots
11
3
Shots on Goal
3
1
Saves
0
3
Corners
2
0
Fouls
8
8
Scoring Plays
Sejla Podzic (1)
Assisted By: Hadley Cytron
GOAL by MOR Podzic, Sejla Assist by Cytron, Hadley.
52:09
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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