Rockets Begin MAC Play with Home Match vs. Kent State, Battle of I-75 at Bowling Green

Thursday, September 19

Toledo, Ohio

7:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Kent State

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The Toledo women's soccer team will begin its MAC schedule on Thursday at 7:00 vs. Kent State.

Photo by: Jacob Peters

Rockets Begin MAC Play with Home Match vs. Kent State, Battle of I-75 at Bowling Green

9/18/2024 2:43:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Toledo enters the week having won three of its last four games

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's soccer team begins its 2024 Mid-American Conference journey on Thursday against Kent State before closing the week in the Battle of I-75 at Bowling Green. Thursday's kickoff from Paul Hotmer Field will be at 7:00 p.m. while Sunday's contest down the interstate will begin at 1:00 p.m. Both contests will air on BCSN and be streamed on ESPN+.

The Rockets are coming off a 3-0 home win vs. Ohio Dominican on Sunday. The Rockets got goals from junior Alli Macbeth, graduate student Dalaney Ranallo and freshman Cameron Cole.

The Rockets are looking to improve on a 4-6-1 conference record in 2023, a three-win improvement from 2022. Toledo is 2-1 at home and 1-2-1 on the road and holds a +2 goal differential entering the week.

Thursday, Sept. 19
Toledo vs. Kent State| 7:00 p.m. | Toledo, Ohio | Watch | Live Stats | Tickets

All-Time Series: Kent State, 17-9-3
Last Matchup: Kent State 4, Toledo 1 – Oct. 22, 2023, Toledo, Ohio

Sunday, Sept. 22
Toledo at Bowling Green | 1:00 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ohio | Watch | Live Stats

All-Time Series: Toledo, 15-11-5
Last Matchup: Bowling Green 2, Toledo 0 – Sept. 21, 2023, Toledo, Ohio

Finding Goals in the Final 45

Toledo has scored seven of its nine goals this season in the second half. Two of the Rockets' three tallies were scored in the second half in Sunday's victory.
The Rockets have also scored three times in the final 15 minutes, including Alli MacBeth's 78th-minute game-winner at Oakland on Sept. 8.

Rockets' Defense Stout Through Non-Conference Schedule

The Rockets' defense enters Thursday with consecutive shutouts for the first time this season. Toledo is giving up 1.0 goals per game, improving by half a goal per game from 2023 thus far.
Toledo is allowing 4.29 shots on goal per game, down from 6.61 a year ago. The Rockets have allowed four shots on target or fewer five times this season.
Sunday's shutout was junior goalkeeper Agnes Stenlund's 10th of her collegiate career. She has three this season, tied for third-most in the MAC.

Of Note

Seven different players have scored on the nine goals for the Rockets this season. Four of the nine have come from freshman – two from Gabrielle Anulare and one each from Cole and Morgan Spitler.
The Rockets have scored first in four consecutive games and are 3-1 in that stretch.
Macbeth has put away two game-winning goals, tied for second-most in the league.
Senior Chloe Tadolini's three assists are tied for seventh-most in the MAC.