Rockets Draw with Central Michigan, 1-1

Friday, October 9

Toledo, Ohio

7:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

5-4-4, 1-2-3

Central Michigan

2-7-4, 0-3-3

Team	1	2	Final F
Central Mich.	1	0	1
Toledo	1	0	1

Morgan Spitler led Toledo with three shots against Central Michigan on Friday.

Photo by: Ellen Holton

10/9/2026 9:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Amya Usher scores in the 38th minute

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's soccer team scored first and took a point in a 1-1 draw with Central Michigan at Paul Hotmer Field on Friday evening.

The Rockets (5-4-4, 1-2-3 MAC – 6 PTS) got on the scoreboard in the 38th minute on an Amya Usher goal. Usher scored her first career goal on a right-footed effort from outside the box. The Chippewas (2-7-4, 0-3-3 MAC – 3 PTS) responded in the 42nd minute to go into halftime deadlocked at 1-1, which held through the second half.

Shots favored Central Michigan, 12-11, with shots on goal even, 6-6. Corner kicks were also even, 4-4. Paige Dornheggen made five saves, with four stops in the second half to hold the result.

Quoting Head Coach Mark Batman
"Fairly frustrating game. I thought in the first half we were good enough to be up by a couple, it just didn't happen. They got a great goal to tie it up and we dropped points. We need to start figuring out how to get some points in some of these games."

Rocket Goal Summary

Amya Usher (1), assisted by Mikaela Perkins (2) – 38^th minute

How it Happened

18' | Kayla Flory got an opportunity off a turnover, but her shot in the box was stopped by the goalkeeper.
28' | Morgan Spitler's left-footed shot was curling to the post, but the goalkeeper dove for a save to keep the match scoreless.
38' | Amya Usher took a pass, dribbled to the middle and scored on a shot from around 25 yards out to give Toledo a 1-0 lead.
39' | Ella Zoerhoff's free kick from just outside the box was laced and went just over the crossbar.
42' | Central Michigan's Olivia Bretz scored from just outside the box, with her shot going in off the crossbar.
64' | Mikaela Perkins' turnaround shot from inside the box glanced off the post.
88' | CMU got a late opportunity, but a shot was stopped by a diving Paige Dornheggen.