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Ball State Falls in Heartbreaker Against Buffalo in MAC Championship
November 06, 2022 | Soccer
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Ball State soccer team returned to UB Stadium on Sunday for the Mid-American Conference Championship against Buffalo. The Cardinals finished the season as the MAC Regular Season and MAC Tournament Runners-Up.
Before the season started, Ball State was the underdog. In the preseason coaches' poll, the Cardinals were voted to tie for seventh. BSU knew it had a chip on its shoulders and a lot to prove to everyone. The Cardinals battled all season long and proved a lot of people wrong. Ball State finished the regular season and earned a spot into the MAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed. They finished as the MAC Tournament Runners-Up.
"It's always tough to end the season on a loss, especially in a conference final when there's so much to play for," said Head Coach Josh Rife. "At some point you can look back and really appreciate what all the team has done. We were predicted to finish tied for seventh and ended up in the conference final for the third time in five years. The team and staff gave everything all season long and I can't thank them all enough for making this a truly memorable year."
The Cardinals end the season with a 7-5-8 mark and finished the MAC schedule with a 6-1-4 record.
The Bulls got on the board first when Leah Wengender scored on a shot from outside the box and went to the top, left corner of the net.
The Cardinals did not record a shot in the first half and Bethany Moser made four saves to keep the score at 1-0 at the break.
Acadia Murphy notched the first shot on goal for Ball State in the 63rd minute, but the Buffalo keeper made the save.
In the 73rd minute, Kaya Schultz found Arianna Zumpano running into the box as Zumpano extended the Buffalo lead to 2-0.
Sammi Corcoran, Jenna Dombrowski, and Moser all earned spots onto the MAC All-Tournament Team.
Moser finished the match with five saves and posted a career-high 83 saves on the season. Moser earned a spot in the BSU record book as her 83 saves is the fifth most in program history.
Abby Elgert finished the season tied for the most assists in a single season in Ball State history with seven.
Avery Fenchel finished the season with 11 goals, which is second most in Cardinal history and her 22 points is tied for fourth best in a single season for Ball State.
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Before the season started, Ball State was the underdog. In the preseason coaches' poll, the Cardinals were voted to tie for seventh. BSU knew it had a chip on its shoulders and a lot to prove to everyone. The Cardinals battled all season long and proved a lot of people wrong. Ball State finished the regular season and earned a spot into the MAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed. They finished as the MAC Tournament Runners-Up.
"It's always tough to end the season on a loss, especially in a conference final when there's so much to play for," said Head Coach Josh Rife. "At some point you can look back and really appreciate what all the team has done. We were predicted to finish tied for seventh and ended up in the conference final for the third time in five years. The team and staff gave everything all season long and I can't thank them all enough for making this a truly memorable year."
The Cardinals end the season with a 7-5-8 mark and finished the MAC schedule with a 6-1-4 record.
The Bulls got on the board first when Leah Wengender scored on a shot from outside the box and went to the top, left corner of the net.
The Cardinals did not record a shot in the first half and Bethany Moser made four saves to keep the score at 1-0 at the break.
Acadia Murphy notched the first shot on goal for Ball State in the 63rd minute, but the Buffalo keeper made the save.
In the 73rd minute, Kaya Schultz found Arianna Zumpano running into the box as Zumpano extended the Buffalo lead to 2-0.
Sammi Corcoran, Jenna Dombrowski, and Moser all earned spots onto the MAC All-Tournament Team.
Moser finished the match with five saves and posted a career-high 83 saves on the season. Moser earned a spot in the BSU record book as her 83 saves is the fifth most in program history.
Abby Elgert finished the season tied for the most assists in a single season in Ball State history with seven.
Avery Fenchel finished the season with 11 goals, which is second most in Cardinal history and her 22 points is tied for fourth best in a single season for Ball State.
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Team Stats
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BUF
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Shots
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10
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7
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4
Fouls
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Scoring Plays
Leah Wengender (5)
GOAL by BUF Wengender, Leah.
17:48
Arianna Zumpano (8)
Assisted By: Kaya Schultz
GOAL by BUF Zumpano, Arianna Assist by Schultz, Kaya.
73:28
Game Leaders
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SOG
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