TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's soccer team fell to Western Michigan 2-0 as the Broncos netted a pair of second-half goals to secure the victory at Paul Hotmer Field on Thursday.
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The Rockets (6-7-3, 3-4-2 MAC / 11 pts.) were able to hold the first-place Broncos off the scoreboard in the first half, but WMUÂ (9-1-6, 6-0-3 / 21 pts.) capitalized on a Toledo red card late in the opening half and scored in the 58th and 83rd minutes.
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Freshman goalkeeper
Paige Dornheggen entered the game in the 37th minute and put up a strong season debut with six saves and a .750 save percentage. Toledo's offense managed three shots at even strength in the first half.
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"I'm really proud of the effort," said Head Coach
Mark Batman. "Playing a woman down against the leading team in the conference, I don't know if we give up those goals at even strength. Super proud of the group's effort. Now we have to go out and win the next two to give ourselves a great chance at making the MAC Tournament."
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- 30' | Kaema Amachree took a shot from the top of the box which floated over the goalkeeper hit the crossbar. The follow-up opportunity for Chloe Tadolini went high.
- 37' | Agnes Stenlund was sent off for handling the ball outside of the 18-yard box.
- 43' | A shot from Western Michigan's Abby Werthman was deflected just wide of the post by a Rocket defender.
- 50' | Western Michigan had a strong opportunity from the top of the box, but goalkeeper Paige Dornheggen dove to keep the ball out.
- 58' | Off a turnover in a Toledo end, Jenna Blackburn quickly turned and scored from the edge of the box for a 1-0 WMU lead.
- 83' | Jen Blitchok found Maya Dean for a 2-0 lead, with Dean finishing past Dornheggen from the center of the box.
STATS AND NOTES
- Toledo shut out its opponent in the first half for its 11th straight match.
- Dornheggen saw her first career collegiate action on Thursday and made her first save in the 45th minute less than eight minutes after entering.
UP NEXT
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Toledo plays its road finale for the regular season at Northern Illinois on Sunday, Oct. 27. First kick from DeKalb will be at 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT.
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