Field hockey still looking for first win, goes 0-3 at home this weekend


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Abbie Robinson | Staff Photographer New York senior Elaine Materise talks to her teammates during the Chippewas field hockey game against Kent State at the Field Hockey Complex on Oct. 4.

In the first half of its six-game homestand, the Central Michigan field hockey team lost to Pacific, Ohio and Kent State this weekend, still trying to pull out its first win of the season.

The Chippewas fell to 0-11 and 0-3 in Mid-American Conference play.

CMU has a week to prepare for Iowa (7-3), ranked 18th in the country. The game will be at noon next Sunday at the CMU Field Hockey Complex.

The Chippewas have been outshot 20-5 per game by their opponent. Overall, CMU is being outscored 50-11 through 11 games.

Sunday: Kent State 1, Central Michigan 0

The last time CMU and Kent State faced each other was last season, when the Chippewas defeated the Golden Flashes to capture the MAC Regular Season Championship.

With both teams struggling for offense success, the Chippewas lost 1-0 on a late second-half goal.

Kent State’s Madison Thompson scored the game’s only goal with 20 minutes to play in the second half.

The Golden Flashes outshot the Chippewas 20-7 while CMU goalie Sadie Lynn Reynolds made 12 saves.

Friday: Ohio 3, Central Michigan 1

Ohio started the scoring early, netting a goal in the first minute of the game. Seven minutes later, Elena Curley made it 2-0 for Ohio. Just before the half, the Bobcats went up 3-0.

"We shouldn’t have been discouraged by the early goal," said Head Coach Molly Pelowski. "We just need to work on our passing game and pay attention to the details."

After the break, both teams had trouble scoring offensively. With two minutes left in the second half, CMU senior Kaysie Gregory scored for the Chippewas, assisted by Kianne Hinkle to bring the score to 3-1. It was the seventh goal of the season for Gregory.

Ohio outshot Central Michigan 20-3 by the end of the contest.

“I saw good things," Pelowski said. "It just comes down to the execution of our game plan and we just need to keep executing throughout.”

Thursday: Pacific 3, Central Michigan 0

Neither Pacific nor CMU had offensive success in the first half until the Tigers scored with thirty seconds to play in the half. Rylie Corneau earned the goal for Pacific, the only goal the Tigers would need.

After the break, Pacific scored early in the first four minutes. Minutes later, Pacific struck again with another insurance goal.

Pacific outshot CMU 17-2 and Central Michigan’s goalie Sadie Lynn Reynolds made seven saves.

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