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Central Michigan Life | cm-life.com | Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 | 7B
Women’s soccer defeats MSU 1-0 in only exhibition game By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter
Rose competes at World Championships Track and field senior thrower Alex Rose spent this summer strengthing his bid for a spot on Alex Rose the Samoa Olympics team in 2016. Rose, a 2011 AllAmerican in the discus, was most recently in Moscow competing in the 2013 World Championships for Samoa, where he holds dual citizenship. He earned a spot at the games by breaking the Samoan record with a toss of 59.83 meters in May at Augustana College. Rose also competed in the World University Games in Kazan, Russia in July where he took seventh.
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New MAC bowl game in 2014 ESPN has reached a six-year deal to have the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. Starting in 2014, the new bowl game will feature teams from the Mid-American Conference and Sun Belt Conference. Montgomery is the third city in Alabama to host a bowl game, along with Mobile and Birmingham. Mobile already is the host of the GoDaddy. comBowl, which showcases the teams from the MAC and Sun Belt, and Central Michigan won in 2009.
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2013 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED The 2013 Marcy Weston Athletics Hall of Fame class features five athletes and one team. Pasquale Galba (baseball), Mike Greenfield (wrestling), Nicole Liphardt (gymnastics), Becky Manson (softball), John Wunderlich (football) and the 1982 softball team will be introduced as the newest members of CMU Athletics Hall of Fame Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. at the CMU Events Center. The hall of fame started in 1984 and consists of 183 individuals and four teams. - Kristopher Lodes, Sports Editor
Taylor Ballek | Photo Editor Senior mid-fielder Kaely Schlosser dribbles down the sidelines during the exhibition game against Michigan State Sunday evening at the CMU Soccer Complex. CMU won 1-0.
Coming off an NCAA tournament appearance last season, women’s soccer started this season with a new coach, the loss of a teammate and their eyes on another tournament appearance. The exhibition against Michigan State University Aug. 18 was the team’s only tune-up in preparation for the opener against Detroit Sunday in Mount Pleasant. Head coach Peter McGahey said he liked the team’s ability to focus late in the game, which led to a game-winning goal in the third period. “I think it’s a great tribute to the girls in terms of their attitude that they put into the game,” McGahey said. “It was a fantastic start to the season to score a goal so late in the third. It was an absolute tribute to the women’s character.” The only goal of the game came in the 89th minute. Sophomore defender Emily Basten was the difference in the game. “The goal definitely started from the back. We were able to win it right from the defensive line,” Basten said. “Everybody had a hand in it, kicking it up the field and I just happened to be in on the end of it. It was a total team effort.” McGahey said the team’s ability to apply pressure defensively was the key in the victory. “I thought defensively we were very good in terms of the collective pressure we were able to put on the ball and at
times get them to play faster than they wanted to,” McGahey said. “The most important part defensively today was that we covered for each other when things broke down.” Junior Grace Labrecque started in goal for the Chippewas. The team lost its starting goalkeeper, Stefanie Turner, and will be looking for others to step up this season. Although there was only one goal in the game, McGahey said he thought that the relentless attacking style the team played with, kept MSU on it’s heels leading to that lone goal. “Offensively, playing a team like Michigan State, who is very organized, we were very persistent in the attack, and we did the right things. The ability to keep passing was the key today for us,” McGahey said. At the 8:05 mark, junior midfielder Emily Cooksey was given a penalty kick after junior forward Laura Gosse was grabbed from behind running toward the goal. The kick missed above the goal, and the game remained scoreless. Senior midfielder Kaely Schlosser gave the Chippewas their best scoring chance when she missed wide right by just a few feet. Both defenses held strong in the second period, just as they did in the first. The Chippewas will begin the season Sunday against Detroit at home. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. sports@cm-life.com
Good defense leads to game-winning goal as soccer team tops MSU By Dominick Mastrangelo Staff Reporter
Sophomore defender Emily Basten is relentless when she is playing soccer. Even seconds after scoring the game-winning goal for the Chippewas against Michigan State University on Aug. 18 she remained focused. Basten found the back of the net after a hard-fought exhibition. Her rebounding kick, which came just moments after a failed Spartan clearing attempt, snuck under the crossbar with 1:16 remaining in overtime. The Chippewas survived the ensuing minute of play and had won their first and only exhibition of the year. “It was a good feeling … watching the ball go in,” she said. “This victory was a total team effort, though. We played a tough game.” Because it came in an exhibition game, Basten’s goal does not officially go into the record books and the defender is still looking for her first official career goal. “I was really proud of what we were able to do today,” said head coach Peter McGahey. “You saw Michigan State come out and be very organized defensively, and we eventually were able to crack that.” The game-winning goal came just after Spartan Lisa Vogel could not collect a two-line pass and cash in on a wide-open Chippewas net. Freshman goalkeeper Heather Laeufer replaced
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starter Grace Labrecque for the final period and nearly cost the Chippewas the game just before Basten’s goal. “It was just getting Heather some experience, that’s all,” McGahey said. “We still plan on starting Grace in goal come next week.” The Chippewas’ next match is at home Sunday vs. Detroit. McGahey, who prides himself on being a defensive-minded coach, was pleased with his team’s effort in warding off MSU’s scoring chances. “We were able to get good pressure on the ball and get them to play faster,” he said. “We kept the game in front of us. I think that was the difference in this one.”
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