Toledo Picks Up 1-1 Draw at Central Michigan

Sunday, October 9

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

1:00 PM

University of Toledo

1-7-5, 0-3-3

Central Michigan

2-8-3, 1-3-2

Toledo

Central Mich.

The Rockets picked up a 1-1 tie vs. Central Michigan on Sunday afternoon, setting program record with five ties on the season.

Photo by: Evan Procaccini

10/9/2022 3:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Toledo women's soccer team ended the weekend with a 1-1 draw at Central Michigan Sunday afternoon.

Senior Morgan Otteson made a spectacular play for the opening goal of the match. She jumped over a Central Michigan defender who attempted to poke the ball away and shot the ball to the bottom left corner of the net to put Toledo (1-7-5, 0-3-3 MAC) ahead 1-0 in the 23rd-minute. Central Michigan's Ashley Scesniak tied the game in the 61st-minute, but neither team could break the tie before the final horn.

"It is hard not to appreciate getting a tie on the road, but it feels like we could have gotten the win," head coach TJ Buchholz said. "We had a few dangerous opportunities in the second half that felt like we were going to get a second goal on the day. Unfortunately, we couldn't break through CMU's backline. I am proud of our team's grit and effort in the game. They never stopped over 90 minutes and worked really hard to get a second goal. It is difficult to keep getting a tie in games when you have chances to get the win. We will continue to stay positive and look to get back on track this week."

Goals and Key Moments

7'| Matilda Melin took a head-on shot against Toledo goalkeeper Karson Hill, but Hill made a reaching save to keep Central Michigan off the board.
23'| GOAL Morgan Otteson carried the ball up the middle of the field and jumped over a diving Chippewa defender to take a shot and send it past goalkeeper Emma Shingler.
27'| The Chippewas thought they had scored the tying goal but were called offside.
61'| GOAL CMU's Ashley Scesniak took a pass from teammate Elizabeth Chlystun from the left post and shot it above the reach of Hill for the tying goal.
74'| Stephanie Currie tried to head in a pass from Otteson in front of the net, but was denied by CMU's Shingler to keep the game even at 1-1.

Stats, Notes and Numbers

In the all-time history matchup, Toledo is now 8-11-8 against Central Michigan. The two teams last met on Oct. 14, 2021, when the Rockets came away with a 1-0 victory.
Chloe Tadolini received her first collegiate start as a Rocket on Sunday.
Morgan Otteson's goal puts her at nine this season.
Toledo put up 24 shots with nine on goal, compared to Central Michigan's 17 shots with six on goal. Otteson registered 11 shots, the most in a single match by a Rockets this season, and second-most in program history. Otteson tied with Ali Leak, who took 11 shots against Ball State on Oct. 4, 2009.
The draw vs. CMU is Toledo's fifth of the season, a program record for most in a single season, surpassing the previous record of four that occurred in 2006, '09, and '21.

Up Next
Toledo will continue its road stretch when it heads to Ypsilanti, Mich. on Thursday, Oct. 13 to face Eastern Michigan at 4:00 p.m.