Katie Cox scored what proved to be the winning goal Thursday night at Miami. (Kemery Aichele/BGSU Athletics)
The Bowling Green State University women’s soccer team found success on the road yet again in Mid-American Conference play on Thursday night as the Falcons picked up a 3-2 win at Miami University.
Lexi Czerwien, Ellie Pool and Katie Cox all scored first-half goals for the Falcons (6-4-1, 4-0-1 MAC), who remain in first-place in the 12-team league.
All five of the game’s goals came in the first half at a rainy Bobby Kramig Field. After Czerwien opened the scoring in the sixth minute, the hosts tied the score with just under 20 minutes gone.
Pool and Cox found the back of the net just over three minutes apart, and the Falcons’ lead was 3-1 in the 34th minute. But, the RedHawks (4-8-1, 1-4 MAC) cut that lead in half with under four minutes to go before the intermission.
The scoreless second half featured just six total shot attempts.
Czerwien’s goal was the second of her collegiate career, and her second in as many games. She scored her first goal in Sunday’s (Oct. 1) win at Ohio.
Brynn Gardner (Anthony Wayne) had a pair of assists on Thursday night, sliding passes through the MU defense to both Czerwien and Pool. Cox scored a ‘postage stamp’ goal, blasting a free kick into the upper-right-hand corner of the net. Gardner now has nine career assists.
Miami had advantages of 15-8 in total shot attempts, 7-5 in shots on goal and 9-4 in corner kicks. Dominique Popa made two saves for the home side, while Madison Vukas stopped four first-half shots and Lili Berg saved the only shot she faced in the second half for the Falcons.
Czerwien scored her first collegiate goal in Sunday’s win at Ohio, and now has found the back of the net in back-to-back games. She opened the scoring against both the Bobcats and the RedHawks.
Pool’s goal was her third of the season, her fifth as a Falcon and the 13th in her collegiate career. The Toledo transfer now has 33 career points.
Cox scored her second goal of the season and the ninth of her career. Five of those nine goals have been game-winning markers.
The Falcons will be back home on Sunday (Oct. 8), taking on Eastern Michigan University in a 1 p.m. start at Cochrane Stadium. It will be Kick-Out Cancer Day at Cochrane.
The Falcons will remain at home, facing Kent State next Thursday (Oct. 12) in a 7 p.m. start. Beginning with Sunday’s EMU match, four of the Falcons’ final six regular-season matches are at home.
