TOLEDO, Ohio – One well-placed cross at the 75 minute mark was all it took for the Rockets (6-10-0, 3-5-0 MAC) to claim their third conference victory of the season, a 1-0 triumph over Miami (3-11-1, 2-5-1 MAC) at Paul Hotmer Field on Sunday. Sophomore Anita Mancini scored the game's only goal with 15:51 left on the clock, the third game-winner of her career and her second in the Rockets' last two games.

For nearly 74 minutes, the Rockets looked like they were in for another frustrating afternoon, dominating the RedHawks on both ends of the field only to find themselves kept off the scoreboard by other-worldly defending at the mouth of the goal. All that changed in one classic combination as sophomore Ashton Cassel played a perfect ball across the frame to the back post where junior Alex Troy was waiting. The ball skipped off her head and landed at the feet of  Mancini, who knocked it past the goal line for what would hold up as the game-winner.

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH TJ BUCHHOLZ
"We're finding ways to win. We're starting to get into stride. We're getting in sync with how we need to play as a team. These are hard games. Miami is a really strong team. They battled it out for 90 minutes and were relentless, and our defense just didn't break. I'm proud of them, all four of them in the back and Adrianna in the net, earning another shutout. It was a tough win. The MAC is a tough conference."
 
STAT OF THE MATCH
Sophomore Anita Mancini scored her fourth goal of the season in the 75th minute to win the game for the Rockets. She also scored the second half game-winner in a 1-0 win over Ball State on Friday.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Rockets out shot the RedHawks 17-16, putting 10 on frame.
• Mancini's goal was her third career game-winner.
• Redshirt-freshman Adrianna Brewer recorded six saves through 90 minutes of action.
• The Rockets forced Miami goalkeeper Izzie Vaccari to make nine saves.
• Junior Sophia Lewis and Mancini led the way for the Rockets with five shots. Lewis put two on net, while Mancini put three.
• Sophomore Ashton Cassel and junior Alex Troy were credited with the assists on Mancini's goal.
• Troy recorded three shots, putting all three on frame.
• Freshman Stephanie Currie was credited with two shots, while junior Claire Cahalan and senior Sheridan Bufe each added in one.

NEXT UP
Toledo takes on Western Michigan on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m.