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The Cardinals (10-6-3) topped No. 5 seed Kent State 5-4 in penalty kicks on Saturday in the opening spherical of the convention tourney. Joy Zeeman took what proved to be the game-winning shot earlier than Kate Pallante made a save to clinch the win.
Western Michigan (14-3-1, 10-1-1 MAC) gained its third straight common season league title and enters the postseason on a five-match successful streak. The solely non-wins in convention play for the Broncos had been on Oct. 9 at Northern Illinois (L 0-1) and at Bowling Green (T 1-1).
The Broncos are led by MAC Coach of the Year Lewis Robinson, who’s in his fourth 12 months main this system.
Western paces the convention in assists per recreation (2.28, No. 18 in NCAA Division I), nook kicks per recreation (7.22, No. 7), purpose differential (+25, No. 23), scoring offense (2.17 targets per recreation (No. 26), complete assists (41, No. 17), complete targets (39, No. 31), and complete factors (119, No. 25).
Senior midfielder Drew Martin’s 12 assists on the 12 months are the second-most nationally, whereas senior ahead Abby Smothers has 10 targets to rank second in the MAC. Freshman goalkeeper Reagan Sulaver is second in the MAC and No. 19 in NCAA Division I with a .623 goals-against common.
The winner of this match advances to the championship match in opposition to both No. 2 seed Miami or No. 6 seed Bowling Green on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
PK SHOOTOUT THRILLER: After a scoreless regulation and pair of time beyond regulation durations, Ball State topped No. 5 seed Kent State 5-4 in eight rounds of a penalty kick shootout Saturday afternoon.
Kate Pallante made the match-clinching save after Delaney Caldwell, Izzy Ross, Emily Roper, Fiona Kilian, and Joy Zeeman discovered the again of the web for the Cardinals on PK makes an attempt.
TEN TIMES: With Wednesday’s 2-1 choice at Northern Illinois, the Ball State soccer group reached 10 wins in a season for the primary time since 2019.
That season’s Cardinals went 15-5 and posted a 9-2 document in the Mid-American Conference.
AWARDS SEASON: Senior Addie Chester was voted the MAC Forward of the Year, First Team All-MAC and Offensive Player of the Week on Friday after tallying a purpose and an help in Wednesday’s win at Northern Illinois to extend her season totals to 11 targets and 27 factors.
The Muncie, Ind., native has now taken house 4 Offensive Player of the Week honors this season and was voted First Team All-Conference for a second time after doing so in 2024.
Jordyn Klaasen and Lexi Watkins joined Chester with postseason recognitions because the defender and midfielder earned spots on the MAC All-Freshman Team.
Both had game-winning targets for his or her first profession scores this season, as Watkins’ helped beat UMass 1-0 on Sept. 14, and Klaasen’s took down Eastern Michigan 1-0 on Oct. 9.
ROAD RUNNERS: Ball State improved its document in highway contests to 8-2 because of the common season finale win at Northern Illinois.
The Cardinals concluded the common season as the one group in the MAC with greater than six wins in away video games this 12 months.
CALDWELL AND CHESTER CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOK: Seniors Delaney Caldwell and Chester just lately recorded their twentieth profession targets, and each are nearing the highest of the Ball State document e book in profession stat classes.
Chester’s 21 targets at Ball State have her tied for fifth with Amy Holst (2003-06), whereas Caldwell’s 20 targets have her in seventh for many in a profession. Chester and Caldwell have collected 55 factors every for the Cardinals to rank in a tie for fifth.