MU goalkeeper posts shutout
The field hockey team has the offensive talent to score nearly at will when it puts shots on goal.
But that wasn’t the case Saturday in Oxford, Ohio.
It took Miami goalkeeper Meagan Stengel just six saves to record her first shutout of the season as the RedHawks shut out CMU 1-0.
“We kept ourselves in the game,” said CMU senior goalkeeper Danielle Frank. “All in all we just needed a score to break the shutout.”
Central lost its third consecutive game to drop to 5-5 overall and 0-2 in the Mid-American Conference. Miami improved to 5-7 overall, 2-1 in the MAC.
CMU (2.00) and Miami (2.80) came into the game as the MAC’s two best offenses, both averaging at least two goals per game.
“We had our chances,” said coach Cristy Freese. “We have the talent to put the ball in the back of the cage.”
Miami’s Alyssa Nye scored her fifth goal of the season at the 46:39 mark.
“Miami is a physical team and they played well in the circle as a group,” Freese said.
Sophomore forward Kelly Jordan led the team with three shots on goal. Frank made eight saves for CMU in the loss.
The Miami game capped off a tough week as the Chippewas had losses at Michigan State
5-3 on Tuesday and at Ball State 2-1 on Friday.
Sophomore Samantha Sandham put in a goal in the 19th minute against the Cardinals to give Central a 1-0 lead. Ball State tied the game with just more than two minutes remaining in the game off a deflection on a penalty corner by Lindsey Quay.
Ball State’s Carla Chiampi converted a penalty stroke to win the game.
“We need to keep our heads up and work hard this week in practice,” said senior back Erin Dottery.
CMU hosts Ohio Friday and Kent State on Saturday at the CMU Field Hockey Complex.
