Oct. 4, 2002

Final Stats

After starting the Mid-American Conference schedule 6-0-0, the challenge of the Central Michigan Chippewas along with Mother Nature proved to be too much as Miami fell for the first time in conference play, 3-2 on a rainy Miami Soccer Field.

The Red and White got on the board first when senior Danielle Berkemeier (Fairfield, OH/Fairfield) redirected a pass from senior midfielder Shaedyn Cousino (Cincinnati, OH/Indian Hill) that bounced through the wet hands of Chippewa goalkeeper Kari Alexander to bring the score to 1-0 while the clock read 9:50.

As the rain steadily fell, Miami was unable to hold onto the lead. Central Michigan forward Olina Vidarsdottir knocked in the Chippewas first goal after Miami goalkeeper Leigh Terry (Grand Haven, MI/Grand Haven) was unable to hold onto a shot by Cari VanDyck in the 14th minute.

The Chippewas struck again before halftime when Emilie Villemonte slipped through the Miami defense off a pass from Sabrina Borgquist. Villemonte's breakaway goal went near post past the diving hands of Terry with less than five minutes before the midway mark.

Central Michigan took a 3-1 lead when Vidarsdotter skied through the air to head the ball into the back of the net off of an indirect kick by Katie Conway. The goal in the 54th minute marked the first time since Sept. 1st against Hofstra that Miami faced a two-goal deficit.

When the rain started to lessen with just 20 minutes to play, the RedHawks appeared to show the same flare that produced a seven-game win streak.

Junior Tricia Gill (Hartland, WI/Arrowhead) centered the ball from the right for senior Andrea Cunningham (Cincinnati, OH/McAuley) who one-touched the ball into the goal and brought the lead back down to one with 15 minutes remaining.

The RedHawks had their chances as they continually put pressure on the Chippewa defense during the last 15 minutes, but were unable to convert.

Miami falls to 8-2-1 and 6-1-0 in the MAC, while Central Michigan improves their record to 4-3-3 and 3-1-2 in the MAC.

The RedHawks end their four-game homestand on Sunday when they take on the Eastern Michigan Eagles at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The Eastern Michigan game is Youth Soccer day. All youth players are encouraged to wear their M-League uniforms, bring a soccer ball for the halftime activities and arrive about 15 minutes before the game in order to be ready to run onto the field with the RedHawks. Miami RedHawk Soccer tattoos will be given out upon arrival.

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