Marshall University Athletics
Sunday, August 25
East Lansing, Mich.
1:00 pm
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Photo by: Ben Powell
Women’s Soccer Drops Match at Michigan State
8/25/2019 4:35:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Ross scores lone Marshall goal
Box Score (PDF)
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Marshall's Rene Ross tallied a second-half goal, but Herd women's soccer falls to Michigan State on Sunday, 5-1.
"We were slow out of the gate against a well prepared Michigan State squad," head coach Kevin Long said after the loss. "They were testing our backs from the very start and it took us a while to solve what they were throwing at us."
MSU's Gia Wahlberg started the match with two goals in the first four minutes of play as MU trailed 2-0.
Starting Herd goalkeeper Lindsay Langley saved the next two Spartan shots in the 17th and 21st minutes, respectively, to keep the deficit at two.
However, 39 seconds after the second save, Wahlberg completed a hat trick with her third goal and netted her fourth 31 seconds later to give the Spartans a 4-0 advantage.
Ross had Marshall's lone look and chance on goal with a shot in the 26th minute that was saved by the Michigan State keeper as the Herd trailed 4-0 at the half.
However, Ross was denied on a penalty kick in the 60th minute, she'd net in the rebound for her first goal of the season.
"Although too late, we started to look a little more comfortable in the second half, and Morgan (White) was creating great chances for us offensively, including drawing a penalty kick that resulted in our goal," Long said about second half.
Michaela Kovacs added a late goal in the last five minutes of play give the Herd a 5-1 loss.
After getting outshot 15-1 in the first half, Marshall settled down and was only outshot 6-5 in the second half. Ross had three of the Herd's shots, while Metztli Gonzalez, Rebekah Cook and Abi Dropik each had 1.
Langley made six saves in the contest.
Marshall will look to rebound in its home opener on Aug. 30 when it hosts Youngstown State at 7 p.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall women's soccer, follow @HerdWSoccer on Twitter.
#HerdFamily
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Marshall's Rene Ross tallied a second-half goal, but Herd women's soccer falls to Michigan State on Sunday, 5-1.
"We were slow out of the gate against a well prepared Michigan State squad," head coach Kevin Long said after the loss. "They were testing our backs from the very start and it took us a while to solve what they were throwing at us."
MSU's Gia Wahlberg started the match with two goals in the first four minutes of play as MU trailed 2-0.
Starting Herd goalkeeper Lindsay Langley saved the next two Spartan shots in the 17th and 21st minutes, respectively, to keep the deficit at two.
However, 39 seconds after the second save, Wahlberg completed a hat trick with her third goal and netted her fourth 31 seconds later to give the Spartans a 4-0 advantage.
Ross had Marshall's lone look and chance on goal with a shot in the 26th minute that was saved by the Michigan State keeper as the Herd trailed 4-0 at the half.
However, Ross was denied on a penalty kick in the 60th minute, she'd net in the rebound for her first goal of the season.
"Although too late, we started to look a little more comfortable in the second half, and Morgan (White) was creating great chances for us offensively, including drawing a penalty kick that resulted in our goal," Long said about second half.
Michaela Kovacs added a late goal in the last five minutes of play give the Herd a 5-1 loss.
After getting outshot 15-1 in the first half, Marshall settled down and was only outshot 6-5 in the second half. Ross had three of the Herd's shots, while Metztli Gonzalez, Rebekah Cook and Abi Dropik each had 1.
Langley made six saves in the contest.
Marshall will look to rebound in its home opener on Aug. 30 when it hosts Youngstown State at 7 p.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall women's soccer, follow @HerdWSoccer on Twitter.
#HerdFamily
Team Stats
MAR
MSU
Goals
1
5
Shots
6
21
Shots on Goal
4
11
Saves
6
3
Corners
3
4
Fouls
9
10
Scoring Plays
Wahlberg, Gia (1)
Assisted By: Jodzis, Gabriala
beat defense/goalkeeper 9 yards out
2:54
Wahlberg, Gia (2)
Assisted By: Evans, Camryn
off rebound in box
4:00
Wahlberg, Gia (3)
Assisted By: Evans, Camryn
shot from top of box
20:47
Wahlberg, Gia (4)
Assisted By: Webber, Paige , Stephan, Danielle
tapped in right in front of net
22:18
ROSS, Rene (1)
PENALTY KICK by MAR ROSS, Rene MISSED, save Kozal, Lauren.
59:13
Kovacs, Michaela (1)
Assisted By: Biondi, Athena
GOAL by MSU Kovacs, Michaela, Assist by Biondi, Athena, goal number 1 for season.
84:53
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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