Field Hockey Falls to Missouri State on the Road

Friday, October 22

Springfield, Mo.

1 p.m.

Ball State University

Missouri State

Field Hockey Drops 5-1 Decision to Central Michigan

October 23, 2010 | Field Hockey

By: Ball State Athletics

MUNCIE, Ind. - Junior midfielder Gretchen Lulow (Ballwin, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy) scored a goal, but the Ball State field hockey team fell to Mid-American Conference opponent Missouri State, 1-4, Friday afternoon at the Plaster Sports Complex. The Bears outshot the Cardinals, 19-15, however Ball State tallied a 14-4 advantage on penalty corners.

At 4:20 mark, Missouri State's Reiann Stoute opened up a 3-0 run for the Bears on an unassisted shot into the left corner of the cage, her first goal of the season. Stoute scored a second at 16:43 mark past the Cardinals' junior goalkeeper Chelsea Mitchell (Stevens, Pa./Cocalico).

Lulow scored Ball State's lone goal of the day off a penalty corner at 33:53 mark, her fourth of the season. Junior midfielder Caitlin Maguire (Louisville, Ky./Presentation Academy) provided the assist.

Missouri State's Casey Bayliss scored the game's final goal at 47:52 mark.

Lulow finished the contest with eight shots, while junior midfielder Devanny Kuhn (Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy) tallied five shots. Senior forward Ellen Vonderbrink (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont) and junior midfielder CJ Hermes (Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy) each recorded one shot. Senior forward Maura Sawicki (St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx Hall) finished the game with a defensive save, her 10th on the season.

Mitchell tallied 12 saves in 70:00 minutes of action, while Missouri State's Steph Anderson recorded 10 in the cage.

Ball State returns to the BSU Turf Field Sunday to host non-conference foe Indiana in a game scheduled for 1 p.m.