Paula Peña Martinez
Brian Mack
1
Kent State KENTST (8-11, 5-2 MAC)
3
Winner Miami MIAMI (14-7, 6-1 MAC)
Kent State KENTST
(8-11, 5-2 MAC)
1
Final
3
Miami MIAMI
(14-7, 6-1 MAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Kent State KENTST 0 0 0 1 1
Miami MIAMI 0 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

RedHawks Take MAC 'Ship 3-1 over Kent State

OXFORD, Ohio – On Saturday afternoon the Miami University field hockey team claimed their sixth consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship after defeating Kent State University 3-1. The RedHawks head into the NCAA tournament with a 14-7 record. The Golden Flashes end their season with an 8-11 record.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The RedHawks showed a dominant offense through the first quarter, but at its end the game remained scoreless at 0-0.
  • With under a minute and a half remaining in the first half, Reese Wearren broke the tie score after taking a deflection off the Kent State goalkeeper to the back of the net. This made it a 1-0 game heading into the second half of play.
  • Two minutes into the third quarter Paula Peña Martinez took a backhand shot off the far post to double the RedHawk lead to 2-0.
  • Miami held their strong 2-0 lead through the end of the third quarter.
  • Under three minutes into the final quarter during a penalty corner, Paula Navarro hit one in off of the upper crossbar to push Miami's lead to 3-0.
  • On a penalty corner in the middle of the fourth quarter, Kent State got a goal of their own to cut the lead to 3-1.
  • This was not enough for the Golden Flashes to come back. The RedHawks took the Championship title for the sixth year in a row, 3-1.
  • Four RedHawks were then named to the MAC All-Tournament team: Peña Martinez, Isabelle Perese, Madison Workman, and Wearren. Peña Martinez claimed the MAC Tournament MVP title.
 
MAC All-Tournament Team:
Katelyn Whittle from Ohio
Anouk Plaehn from Ohio
Grace Ball from App State
Lise Boekaar from App State
Patty Strunk from Kent State
Emma Rollston from Kent State
Iris Bekker from Kent State
Paula Peña Martinez from Miami
Isabelle Perese from Miami
Madison Workman from Miami
Reese Wearren from Miami
 
MAC Tournament MVP:
Paula Peña Martinez

UP NEXT: The MAC Tournament Championship title guarantees the RedHawks an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The selection show to determine where the RedHawks are headed for this tournament will be held tomorrow, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m.
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