Flashes Set for Road Showdown with Northern Illinois – Kent State Golden Flashes

KENT, Ohio – Kent State soccer will face off with Northern Illinois on Sunday, Oct. 13, in an necessary convention street matchup in DeKalb, Ailing. Kickoff is ready for two p.m.

Kent State is at present tied for second place within the Mid-American Convention standings and can look to increase their unbeaten streak to 5 video games. Buffalo at present leads the MAC, adopted carefully by Ball State and KSU.

Final Time Out

The Golden Flashes (4-6-4, 4-1-2 MAC) secured a vital victory within the hunt for the MAC common season title towards Bowling Inexperienced on Thursday evening, successful 1-0.

Redshirt senior Tianna Harris scored the game-winner simply minutes into the second half, heading in a perfectly-placed nook kick from sophomore Siena Stambolich. Harris then anchored the Flashes’ again line, slicing out scoring alternatives early and incomes the fourth shutout of the season. Goalkeeper Sarah Melén tallied 5 saves en path to the clear sheet.

The objective was Harris’ first of the season and ninth in her illustrious profession in Kent. Stambolich tallied her second help of the season and is at present second on the staff with eight factors.

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Thursday’s win over Bowling Inexperienced was the 2 hundredth win on the helm of Kent State soccer for head coach Rob Marinaro. Marinaro has been with the Kent State soccer program since its inception in 1997 and has served as head coach for 22 seasons.

Scouting the Huskies

Northern Illinois (5-6-3, 2-4-1 MAC) has misplaced two straight video games, together with a 1-0 defeat towards Buffalo on Thursday. Claudia Muessig leads the Huskies in objectives with 4, together with a pair of game-winners, whereas Jamie Ward has tallied a team-high three assists. Sadie McGill has began the final 4 video games in objective, totaling seven begins on the yr. The senior has 33 saves, one shutout, and a 1.65 objectives towards common.

Collection Historical past

The Flashes and Huskies will sq. off for the twenty seventh time on Sunday. Kent State leads the all-time sequence, 13-9-4, and has gained the final seven matches, together with a 2-0 win a season in the past. Harris was chargeable for the sport winner at Dix Stadium final yr.

Comply with the Flashes

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