Ohio Wins MAC Field Hockey Championship
November 04, 2001 | Field Hockey
Nov. 4, 2001
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Ohio University, the Mid-American Conference's regular champion became the MAC tournament champion by defeating Kent State 3-2 on Sunday at Louisville's Trager Stadium. The Bobcats earned the MAC automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The game featured the league's No. 1 seed, Ohio and the No. 2 seed Kent State and was a rematch of last year's MAC Championship final which Kent State won 3-0.
Ohio scored early in the first half, when Andrea Voros connected on a penalty corner with assists from Kristin Auge and Lauren Mazziotto to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead six minutes into the game.
Kent State's Arlette van Cleeff tied the game when she nailed a penalty stroke with 2:49 remaining in the first half. The teams went into halftime with the score tied at 1-1.
Ohio pulled ahead again six minutes into the second half when Auge scored on a feed from Voros to give her team a 2-1 advantage.
The Golden Flashes quickly responded when van Cleeff dribbled the ball into the circle and posted an unassisted goal at the 29:19 mark for her second score of the game.
The Bobcats' Mazziotto recorded the game-winning goal off of an assist from Andrea Voros with 6:31 remaining to give Ohio the 3-2 win.
The game was an evenly matched contest. Ohio outshot Kent State 19-17 and held a 14-11 penalty corner advantage.
Kent State's van Cleeff finished the game with two goals. KSU's goalkeeper, Jodi Lume had 12 saves in the game. The Golden Flashes fall to 13-7 (8-2).
Offensively for Ohio, Voros finished the game with a goal and two assists, Auge had a goal and an assist and Mazziotto also had a goal and an assist. Ohio's goalkeeper, Tara Elliot had six stops for the Bobcats. Ohio (16-4, 9-1 MAC) earned its first bid to the NCAA tournament.
NOTES: * Kent State is currently ranked No. 9 in the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Poll and No. 12 in the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll.
* Ohio is ranked No. 13 in the NCAA rankings and No. 10 in the STX/NFHCA poll.
MAC All-Tournament Team Tracy Beck (Ball State) Betsy Quigg (Ball State) Danielle Barr (University of Louisville) Elisa Eshelman (University of Louisville) Helen Jerdan (Kent State) Arlette van Cleeff (Kent State) Kelly Given (Kent State) Ali Johnstone (Ohio) Lauren Mazziotto (Ohio) Jen Watt (Ohio) Brea Webster (Ohio)
