By Layne McNary. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. — The App State field hockey team took down MAC opponent Central Michigan 4-0 on Oct. 10.
Sophia Baxter, Samantha Connors and Kate Richardson all found the back of the cage in the contest, with all goals coming in the second half.
Lise Boekaar had a historic day, tallying her 32nd career assist on the game-winning goal from Connors, moving her atop the all-time list in App State history.
How it Happened
1st Quarter: The Mountaineers (9-3, 4-1 MAC) controlled a majority of possession in the opening period, tallying one shot on goal and a penalty corner, but failed to find the back of the cage.
2nd Quarter: App State turned up the intensity in the second, tallying seven shots on goal and six penalty corners in the period. The Mountaineers outshot Central Michigan (7-5, 2-3 MAC) nine to one but could not find the back of the cage, going into the halftime break tied at zero.
3rd Quarter: The Mountaineers broke the scoreless draw early out of the halftime break, with Connors scoring her first goal of the season off Boekaar’s pass. Richardson shortly followed, scoring her first goal of the game and fourth of the season, assisted by Kassie Paul. App State outshot Central Michigan seven to zero, earning two corners in the period.
4th Quarter: It was more of the same for the Mountaineers to close out the game, adding two more goals to the total. Richardson scored her second of the game early in the fourth, assisted by Bridget Donovan for her fifth goal of the season. Baxter scored her ninth of the season to push the Mountaineer lead to four in the team’s third shutout of the season.
Up Next
The Mountaineers will stay in Michigan to take on Michigan State on Sunday. First touch at Ralph Young Field in East Lansing, Mich. is slated for noon, streaming on Big Ten Network.
