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Toledo celebrates sophomore Grace Turski's (21) goal that gave the Rockets a 1-0 lead.
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Western Mich. WMU (2-7-0, 0-2-0)
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Winner Toledo TOLEDO (7-1-2, 2-0-0)
Western Mich. WMU
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Toledo TOLEDO
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Toledo TOLEDO 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Toledo Blanks WMU for Third Straight Victory

TOLEDO, Ohio – Sophomores Ellie Pool and Grace Turski scored for Toledo to lift the Toledo Rockets to a 2-0 shutout of Western Michigan on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Paul Hotmer Field. The victory improved Toledo to 7-1-2 overall and 2-0-0 in Mid-American Conference play and gave the Rockets their sixth shutout in their last seven games.

"This was a pivotal conference game for us," Head Coach T.J. Buchholz said. "We know Western has some tremendous attacking players and they were going to pressure our defense. Our defense really rose to the occasion and kept a good Western team from scoring. Our backline and Emma Boutorwick continue to play lights out."

Toledo outshot the Broncos (2-7-0, 0-2-0 MAC) by an 18-9 margin and tallied nine attempts in each half. Boutorwick continued her stellar play in goal by stopping each of the four WMU shots on goal for her sixth shutout of the season.

Turski tallied the Rockets' first goal at the 37' mark when she knocked home sophomore Caylee Jozefov's cross from the right corner. Pool then provided an insurance marker when she put home a loose ball following a long free kick from McKenna Schultz.

"One the offensive end, I thought we could have been a little better in front of the goal in the run of play," Buchholz said. "We still got two great goals though from Grace Turski and Ellie Pool. They both had tremendous games today."

Toledo will remain home for its next match when it hosts Kent State at Hotmer Field on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m.

GOALS AND KEY MOMENTS
  • 5' | WMU's Bailey Korhorn tallied the game's first two shots on goal but Emma Boutorwick came up with the save each time.
  • 14' | Betsy Lueck blasted a long ball from the left side for Toledo's first shot on goal.
  • 16' | Ellie Pool's nice cross found Stephanie Currie in front of the net, but her shot was just wide of the post.
  • 30' | GOAL Grace Turski took a cross from sophomore Caylee Jozefov and found the net after being left alone in front of the goal.
  • 47' | GOAL Pool directed a loose ball into the goal following a long free kick from McKenna Scultz.
  • 54' | Schultz sent a free kick to the front of the goal but Madison Medalle's shot attempt goes just over the crossbar.
  • 60' | Currie's shot was just wide following a cross from Ellie Pool.
  • 73' | Boutorwick blocked a shot from close range by WMU's Morgan Otteson from inside the box.
  • 77' | Currie is stopped from point-blank range following a nice give-and-go with Medalle.
STATS, NOTES AND NUMBERS
  • The Rockets have yet to allow a first-half goal this season and have yielded just three goals overall.
  • The Rockets have won their first two MAC contests for the first time since 2011.
  • Toledo posted its first win over WMU since 2017 to snap a four-game winless streak (0-3-1) against the Broncos.
  • Grace Turski netted the first goal of her career and became the 10th Rocket to score a goal this season.
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