Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, September 7
Fort Wayne, IN
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Photo by: Walt Middleton
Soccer Plays Mastodons to 2-2 Road Draw
9/7/2023 9:27:00 PM | Soccer
Robinson assists on goals from Sipsock, O'Farrell in final non-conference road match
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) -- For the second time this year, the Eastern Michigan University soccer team fought back from a pair of one-goal deficits to earn a draw as the Eagles battled back to grab a 2-2 tie at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Thursday, Sept. 7. The Eagles (0-4-3) found themselves down 1-0 and 2-1 and tied things up twice to earn their third draw of the season, all by 2-2 scores.
How It Happened
Eastern came out on the front foot and came quite close to breaking the deadlock early as Cameryn Susey (Westerville, Ohio/Olentangy Berlin) rang the left post in the 6' on the first of her team-leading four shots in the game. Despite several strong efforts for Eastern, it was the Mastodons that broke into the scoring first as Morgan Reitano redirected a pass that came through the box and hit it into the underside of the top netting to make it 1-0 in the 17'. It didn't take the Eagles to pull that goal back, however, as Olivia Sipsock (Medina, Ohio/Medina) picked up her second of the season. On the play, Kate Robinson (Madison Heights, Mich./Lamphere) picked up the assist as she played the ball off at the top of the 18-yard box where Sipsock collected, touched the ball to the left, and deftly hit home past the keeper to make it 1-1.
After heading into halftime tied a 1-1, the Eagles looked to be on the front foot yet again, but, as it was in the first half, the Mastodons struck first. In the 59', Bella Reitano gave the Reitano Sisters a brace as she let a shot fly from distance that just snuck over the finger tips of EMU keeper Ella Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) to make it 2-1. Although not as quickly as in the opening half, the Eagles struck back, this time in 72', to once again tie things up. On the play, EMU earned a corner kick with Robinson taking the kick. The freshman sent the ball swinging in toward the back post where Maddie O'Farrell (Haslett, Mich./Lansing Catholic) was waiting and drove the ball home with her head to make it 2-2 with her first goal of the season and the fourth assist of the year for Robinson. Eastern had several other strong chances, no more closer than in the final minute when a ball slipped through the PFW defense and came to Meagan Lukowski (Bay City, Mich./Bay City Western), who tried to tip the ball past the keeper, only to see it glance off a defender and roll just past the outside of the post.
Game Notes
» Eastern moved to 0-4-3 on the year with all three draws coming in 2-2 scores.
» The match saw the Eagles come back from two, one-goal deficits for the second time this year. The first came in identical fashion on the road at Dartmouth College, Aug. 25.
» Sipsock, who recorded her first collegiate start, knocked in her second goal of the year, tying her with Lukowski and Robinson for the team lead in goals.
» O'Farrell broke into the scoring column for the first time this year after leading the team last year with six.
» Robinson now has four assists on the year, which ties the highest output from last season when Vittoria Greco (Brooklin, Ontario/Brooklin) helped on four goals as well. The four assists are the most posted by an Eastern player since Nicole Remedios posted six in 2019.
» Holland finished the night with six saves in goal.
Historical Notes
» Eastern is 4-1-1 in the all-time series with PFW with the 2-2 draw marking the first tie in the history of the series.
» The Eagles are 3-0-1 all-time when playing the Mastodons in Fort Wayne.
» Eastern has scored at least two goals in all six meetings with the Mastodons while allowing two or more for just the third time in the series.
NEXT UP
The Eagles return to action Sunday, Sept. 10, for just their second home match of the season as they will play host to the Beacons of Valparaiso University in a 1 p.m. kick at Scicluna Field. The match will serve as Senior Day for Tiffanie Hollingsworth (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon East) and Rebecca Przybylo (Canton, Mich./Plymouth), who will be honored in a halftime ceremony.
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
Eastern came out on the front foot and came quite close to breaking the deadlock early as Cameryn Susey (Westerville, Ohio/Olentangy Berlin) rang the left post in the 6' on the first of her team-leading four shots in the game. Despite several strong efforts for Eastern, it was the Mastodons that broke into the scoring first as Morgan Reitano redirected a pass that came through the box and hit it into the underside of the top netting to make it 1-0 in the 17'. It didn't take the Eagles to pull that goal back, however, as Olivia Sipsock (Medina, Ohio/Medina) picked up her second of the season. On the play, Kate Robinson (Madison Heights, Mich./Lamphere) picked up the assist as she played the ball off at the top of the 18-yard box where Sipsock collected, touched the ball to the left, and deftly hit home past the keeper to make it 1-1.
After heading into halftime tied a 1-1, the Eagles looked to be on the front foot yet again, but, as it was in the first half, the Mastodons struck first. In the 59', Bella Reitano gave the Reitano Sisters a brace as she let a shot fly from distance that just snuck over the finger tips of EMU keeper Ella Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) to make it 2-1. Although not as quickly as in the opening half, the Eagles struck back, this time in 72', to once again tie things up. On the play, EMU earned a corner kick with Robinson taking the kick. The freshman sent the ball swinging in toward the back post where Maddie O'Farrell (Haslett, Mich./Lansing Catholic) was waiting and drove the ball home with her head to make it 2-2 with her first goal of the season and the fourth assist of the year for Robinson. Eastern had several other strong chances, no more closer than in the final minute when a ball slipped through the PFW defense and came to Meagan Lukowski (Bay City, Mich./Bay City Western), who tried to tip the ball past the keeper, only to see it glance off a defender and roll just past the outside of the post.
Game Notes
» Eastern moved to 0-4-3 on the year with all three draws coming in 2-2 scores.
» The match saw the Eagles come back from two, one-goal deficits for the second time this year. The first came in identical fashion on the road at Dartmouth College, Aug. 25.
» Sipsock, who recorded her first collegiate start, knocked in her second goal of the year, tying her with Lukowski and Robinson for the team lead in goals.
» O'Farrell broke into the scoring column for the first time this year after leading the team last year with six.
» Robinson now has four assists on the year, which ties the highest output from last season when Vittoria Greco (Brooklin, Ontario/Brooklin) helped on four goals as well. The four assists are the most posted by an Eastern player since Nicole Remedios posted six in 2019.
» Holland finished the night with six saves in goal.
Historical Notes
» Eastern is 4-1-1 in the all-time series with PFW with the 2-2 draw marking the first tie in the history of the series.
» The Eagles are 3-0-1 all-time when playing the Mastodons in Fort Wayne.
» Eastern has scored at least two goals in all six meetings with the Mastodons while allowing two or more for just the third time in the series.
NEXT UP
The Eagles return to action Sunday, Sept. 10, for just their second home match of the season as they will play host to the Beacons of Valparaiso University in a 1 p.m. kick at Scicluna Field. The match will serve as Senior Day for Tiffanie Hollingsworth (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon East) and Rebecca Przybylo (Canton, Mich./Plymouth), who will be honored in a halftime ceremony.
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
PFW
Goals
2
2
Shots
15
17
Shots on Goal
4
8
Saves
6
2
Corners
11
1
Fouls
14
10
Scoring Plays
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Morgan Reitano (3)
Assisted By: Bella Reitano , Lizzie Haub
sent from left side to middle
16:53
Olivia Sipsock (2)
Assisted By: Kate Robinson
broke through defense to middle of 18
19:44
Bella Reitano (1)
arc shot from deep
58:13
Maddie O'Farrell (1)
Assisted By: Kate Robinson
off corner kick
71:46
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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