OXFORD, Ohio - Miami women's soccer is back on the road as they take on Ball State in the regular season finale. Miami has already locked up a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament but can still move up with a win and a loss by Western Michigan
BALL STATE
The Cardinals are one of the two teams still fighting for the final spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Ball State needs a win to ensure them a place in the tournament but they can also make it in with a loss if Ohio University loses to Akron on Thursday. Ball State has had a rough go of it lately as they have lost three of its last five games and has not won a game since defeating Ohio on Oct. 17. The Cardinals have lost their last two games by a combined score of 2-0. Ball State currently holds a record of 8-9-1 and is led by Emily Rein, who leads the team in points with 14 and is tied for the team lead in goal (4) with Megan Ridley. Rein is also the team leader in assists with six. Two keepers have seen time in net for Ball State with Rachael Murphy seeing a majority of the time and starting all 18 games. Murphy holds a record of 8-8-1 and boasts a goal against average of 0.95.
THE ALL-TIME SEREIS VS. BALL STATE
11-1-07 Ball State L, 1-0
10-29-06 at Ball State# W, 2-1
10-26-06 at Ball State L, 4-2
10-28-05 Ball State L, 2-1
10-17-04 at Ball State L, 1-0
9-14-03 Ball State L, 1-0
10-13-02 at Ball State W, 2-0
10-26-01 Ball State T, 1-1 2OT
9-15-00 at Ball State W, 2-1 OT
10-28-99 Ball State W, 4-0
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MIAMI MAKES IT TO MAC TOURNMENT
For the fourth consecutive season the Miami RedHawks will be in the Mid-American conference tournament. The Red and White hold an All-Time record of 13-4-1 in the MAC tournament including three Mid-American tournament titles (2000-02). In the past four seasons the RedHawks have a record of 1-4. Miami has made a late charge as the Red and White have claimed five victories in their last eight games.
SWEET SWEDE
Sara Lund has been making a case for Mid-American Conference player of the year as she has posted 18 points on the season. The native of Malmo, Sweden has posted eight goals on the season and two assists. In her last four games Lund has recorded six points in her last four games.
FIRST TIMERS
Brooke Livingston and Stephanie Wilson both scored the first goals of their careers in the final weekend of home non-conference play. Livingston scored her goal against DePaul in the 10th minute on a header off a corner kick from Danielle Hays. Wilson scored the first goal of her career a day later against then-No. 26 Louisville. Wilson bent her goal in from the right side of the field from just inside the 18-yard box. The ball bent just inside the far post and the keeper for Louisville could only stand and watch the ball hit the back of the net.
Hays would score the first goal of her career would come at a great time for Miami as she found the net in the 71st minute of the game Oct. 26 against Western Michigan. The goal was described by coach Bobby Kramig as “the best goal I’ve seen all season.” The win against Western Michigan coupled with a loss by Ohio locked up another Mid-American Conference Tournament for Miami.
Hays goal may not have been as important without a goal by Eva Candia the game before. Candia scored the game-winning goal against Northern Illinois. The goal was first of her career and was assisted by Hays. Candia returned the favor against Western Michigan as she picked up the second assist on Hays’ game winner against the Broncos.
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INTERNATIONAL REDHAWKS
The Red and White have nine international players. Sara Lund, Eva Candia, Sarah Dessfelt, Nathalie Hillgren and Alexandra Karlsson are all from Sweden. Five are from Malmo, a port city on the southern tip of the country. Dessfelt is from Vellinge. Miami also has four players from Canada; Courtney Clarke, Haley Clark, Krysti Clarke and career saves leader Krista Pace.
LAST TIME OUT VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN
Danielle Hays found the net for the RedHawks in the 71st minute to keep Miami's dreams of postseason play alive with a 1-0 win over Western Michigan.
The RedHawks came into the weekend needing some big performances all around to stay in the hunt for the Mid-American Conference tournament. Krista Pace posted her first shutout of the season and it could not have come at a better time for Miami. Pace stopped all seven shots by the Broncos and kept the RedHawks in a position for Hays to give Miami the win.
"It was one of best goals that I have seen all season," Miami head coach Bobby Kramig said. "Sara Lund made a great pass to Eva (Candia) and made a great dish to Krysti (Clarke) and Danielle (Hays) finished it off."
Miami put a great deal of pressure on Western Michigan the whole game as the RedHawks fired 18 shots in the game and put seven on goal.
"I am really proud of kids and the way that they have been able to respond to everything that has been thrown at them not only this weekend but all season long," Kramig said.
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PACE RETURNS
When Krista Pace left with an injury against DePaul, Rachelle Boff came in and did a solid job in her absence posting two eight save games and a shutout. Pace went untested in her first game back as her defense stepped up and did not allow a shot on net the entire game. In her second game against Buffalo, Pace made some great saves to move her record to 3-2-0 on the season.
Pace now holds a record of 6-5-0 with a goal against average of 1.71 and a save percentage of .765 with two shutouts. The second shutout was the biggest as it came in the game against Western Michigan, which the RedHawks won and earned the team a spot in the MAC tournament.
Boff made only the second appearance of her career and then made the second start of her career against Louisville. In the game against Louisville, Boff made a team-high eight saves. It was the most stops by a Miami keeper in 2008. On the road trip to California, Boff posted her first career shutout against San Jose State on Sept. 21. Boff tied her career high with eight saves against Central Michigan.
NEXT UP
Miami will wait to see where they are seeded in the MAC tournament and then take on their opponent on Sunday Nov. 2 on the campus of the opponent.
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