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Maddock's First Career Goal Lifts Eastern Over Miami
10/6/2024 3:46:00 PM | Soccer
38th-minute goal helps Eagles to key three points in MAC Tournament race
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Freshman Tayla Maddock's first career goal lifted the Eastern Michigan University soccer team over Miami University in a critical Mid-American Conference match Sunday, Oct. 6 at Scicluna Field.
Maddock's (Camlachie, Ontario/St. Patrick's Catholic High School) 38th-minute goal helped the Eagles earn three points and a win that could prove to be vital down the stretch as EMU seeks to position itself for a run into the MAC Tournament, which six teams qualify for.
How It Happened
The first half, which had just six total shots, had limited action until Maddock's 38th-minute goal.
Sophomore Rosalie Takacsy (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) sent a corner kick to the far post that found Maddock's head as the ball slipped inside the right post.
The Eagles escaped giving up an equalizer in the 66th minute as the RedHawk shot rattled off the right post.
Eastern's defense was stout throughout the contest as redshirt sophomore Ella Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) made three saves to earn her six clean sheet of the season.
EMU led in shots by a 11-9 margin while the Eagles also led in corners by a 7-4 margin.
Game Notes
» Eastern moved to 5-4-3 (1-1-3 MAC) on the year while Miami moved to 5-3-4 (1-2-2 MAC) for the season.
» Holland recorded her sixth clean sheet of the season and seven of her career.
» Sophomore Sarah Van Euwen (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) and Scarlett Thomas (Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica Academy/Missouri) each played 90 minutes, marking Van Euwen's 10th full game of the season and Thomas' eighth..
Historical Notes
» After today's contest, Eastern trails in all-time series, 12-16-3.
» The Eagles are looking to go unbeaten on their home turf through six matches for the first time since the 1999 team went an impressive 10-0-1 at home.
» Eastern has three-straights shutouts for the first time since 2009.
» Six clean sheets in a season is the most by EMU since 2018.
» The Eagles have six clean sheets in the season's first 12 matches for the first time since 2009.
» EMU secured its first October home win since Oct. 27, 2019, a 2-1 win over the University at Buffalo (snapped 13-match streak in such matches). Eastern secured its first home clean sheet in October since blanking Miami, Oct. 18, 2018, a 3-0 win for EMU (20 October home matches without a clean sheet).
» The Eagles have six clean sheets in the season's first 12 matches for the first time since 2009.
Up Next
Eastern Michigan will travel to Ohio University, Thursday, Oct. 10, for a 4 p.m. match.
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Team Stats
Tayla Maddock (1)
Assisted By: Rosalie Takacsy
GOAL by EMU Maddock, Tayla Assist by Takacsy, Rosalie.
37:52
