Sunday, November 4
Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 PM
Ball State University
vs
Bowling Green
Soccer Challenges Bowling Green for MAC Championship Sunday
November 03, 2018 | Soccer
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State University soccer team is just one win away from its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals will look to secure that bid when they face Bowling Green in the Mid-American Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 4).
GAME INFO
Ball State vs Bowling Green
Sunday, Nov. 4 (1:00 p.m. ET)
Watch | Live Stats | Game Notes
ABOUT BOWLING GREEN
The MAC's regular season champions enter Sunday's match winners of four straight. BGSU's road to the finals consisted of wins over Eastern Michigan and Ohio. The Falcons boast the MAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in Erica Hubert and Maureen Kennedy. Head coch Matt Fannon was also named MAC Coach of the Year.
SERIES HISTORY
Ball State owns an advantage in the all-time series with the Falcons by a tally of 14-4-3. Bowling Green won the last meeting between the two sides with a 3-0 victory earlier this season in Muncie.
MAC SEMIFINAL
Keeping with the common theme this season, the Ball State University soccer team found themselves in overtime, but prevailed once again as they defeated Western Michigan, 1-0, in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament on Friday night.
The win secured the Cardinals a place in the MAC Championship game on Sunday. They will face the winner of Bowling Green and Ohio. BSU pushed its record to 14-3-2 for the season, and won its ninth consecutive match.
The Cardinals led the match in shots with 16 to the Broncos' 12. Eleven of Ball State's shots were on goal while they held WMU to only three on goal. Tristin Stuteville saved all three of those attempts.
With time winding down and the match heading toward penalty kicks, Lauren Roll possessed the ball and made a great move to beat her defender in the attacking third. Roll sent a cross into the box and a Western Michigan defender kicked it into her own net for the goal that secured the Cardinals the win.
Ball State remained unbeaten in overtime matches this season with the score in the 105th minute.
MAC QUARTERFINAL
Despite windy and rainy weather conditions, Paula Guerrero scored two goals including the game winner in double overtime to lift the Ball State University soccer team over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Briner Sports Complex.
With the victory, the Cardinals secured a spot in the semifinal round of the MAC Tournament. BSU will take on Western Michigan in that match. Ball State also pushed its winning streak to eight while improving its season record to 13-3-2.
"Today's outcome was obviously impacted by the weather conditions, but I was proud of how hard our team played and that they stuck with it to get the result we needed," said head coach Craig Roberts. "It was great to see Paula get those two goals, particularly the game winner. She works hard on those shots every day after practice and today it paid off."
The Cardinals struck first 18 minutes in when Buffalo was called for a hand ball on a corner kick that was sent into the box. Guerrero stepped up to the spot and buried the penalty kick to make it a 1-0 lead early on. The score would hold until halftime as BSU carried the advantage into the second half.
The wind picked up after halftime and Ball State could hardly clear any of Buffalo's attacks. The Bulls' took advantage as they were awarded a free kick just outside of the 18. Gurjeena Jandu launched a shot into the top right corner and scored the equalizer that would eventually force overtime.
The first overtime passed without many scoring chances, but Ball State was ready to capitalize on an opportunity come double overtime. The Cardinals drew a foul about 25 yards out and Guerrero stepped up to score her second goal of the match in the 105th minute. Her free kick nailed the crossbar and bounced down past the line to clinch the victory.
Ball State was solid offensively all afternoon as they tallied 17 shots to just six for the Bulls. Seven of those 17 shots were on goal for BSU. Buffalo was awarded five corner kicks to Ball State's four, and Tristin Stuteville made three saves throughout the match.
For all the latest on Ball State soccer, follow @BalStateSoccer on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
GAME INFO
Ball State vs Bowling Green
Sunday, Nov. 4 (1:00 p.m. ET)
Watch | Live Stats | Game Notes
ABOUT BOWLING GREEN
The MAC's regular season champions enter Sunday's match winners of four straight. BGSU's road to the finals consisted of wins over Eastern Michigan and Ohio. The Falcons boast the MAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in Erica Hubert and Maureen Kennedy. Head coch Matt Fannon was also named MAC Coach of the Year.
SERIES HISTORY
Ball State owns an advantage in the all-time series with the Falcons by a tally of 14-4-3. Bowling Green won the last meeting between the two sides with a 3-0 victory earlier this season in Muncie.
MAC SEMIFINAL
Keeping with the common theme this season, the Ball State University soccer team found themselves in overtime, but prevailed once again as they defeated Western Michigan, 1-0, in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament on Friday night.
The win secured the Cardinals a place in the MAC Championship game on Sunday. They will face the winner of Bowling Green and Ohio. BSU pushed its record to 14-3-2 for the season, and won its ninth consecutive match.
The Cardinals led the match in shots with 16 to the Broncos' 12. Eleven of Ball State's shots were on goal while they held WMU to only three on goal. Tristin Stuteville saved all three of those attempts.
With time winding down and the match heading toward penalty kicks, Lauren Roll possessed the ball and made a great move to beat her defender in the attacking third. Roll sent a cross into the box and a Western Michigan defender kicked it into her own net for the goal that secured the Cardinals the win.
Ball State remained unbeaten in overtime matches this season with the score in the 105th minute.
MAC QUARTERFINAL
Despite windy and rainy weather conditions, Paula Guerrero scored two goals including the game winner in double overtime to lift the Ball State University soccer team over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Briner Sports Complex.
With the victory, the Cardinals secured a spot in the semifinal round of the MAC Tournament. BSU will take on Western Michigan in that match. Ball State also pushed its winning streak to eight while improving its season record to 13-3-2.
"Today's outcome was obviously impacted by the weather conditions, but I was proud of how hard our team played and that they stuck with it to get the result we needed," said head coach Craig Roberts. "It was great to see Paula get those two goals, particularly the game winner. She works hard on those shots every day after practice and today it paid off."
The Cardinals struck first 18 minutes in when Buffalo was called for a hand ball on a corner kick that was sent into the box. Guerrero stepped up to the spot and buried the penalty kick to make it a 1-0 lead early on. The score would hold until halftime as BSU carried the advantage into the second half.
The wind picked up after halftime and Ball State could hardly clear any of Buffalo's attacks. The Bulls' took advantage as they were awarded a free kick just outside of the 18. Gurjeena Jandu launched a shot into the top right corner and scored the equalizer that would eventually force overtime.
The first overtime passed without many scoring chances, but Ball State was ready to capitalize on an opportunity come double overtime. The Cardinals drew a foul about 25 yards out and Guerrero stepped up to score her second goal of the match in the 105th minute. Her free kick nailed the crossbar and bounced down past the line to clinch the victory.
Ball State was solid offensively all afternoon as they tallied 17 shots to just six for the Bulls. Seven of those 17 shots were on goal for BSU. Buffalo was awarded five corner kicks to Ball State's four, and Tristin Stuteville made three saves throughout the match.
For all the latest on Ball State soccer, follow @BalStateSoccer on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
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