CMU can take MAC title with win Saturday
It comes down to one final chance.
The Central Michigan University field hockey team has the opportunity to win the Mid-American Conference Title on Saturday.
They will have to do it against a team that they haven’t beat in over five years.
The women will look to upset Kent State’s perfect MAC record. In doing so, they will share a part of the conference title and the number one seed in the MAC.
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In games like these players tend to hold their sticks tighter and try to do too much.
CMU Head Coach of, Cristy Freese, said her team is trying to find the right balance between playing relaxed, while also having a clear focus on the game.
“The pressure is going to be there. You just have to find that fine line,” Freese said.
A three-game winning streak trails KSU into Mount Pleasant on Saturday. CMU has lost their last two games, including a 3-2 overtime decision to fellow MAC opponent, Ohio University.
Leading KSU is senior forward Hannah Faulkner with 17 goals, and seven assists.
CMU will counter with senior forward Cayleigh Immelman who has eight goals on the season, and junior mid-fielder Kaysie Gregory who has scored five goals in 2014.
A share of the MAC title is put on the line for CMU when they battle Kent State this weekend. Game time is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday.
