No. 1 UMass Moves on to Championship with 5-1 Semifinal Win
| 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MAS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
OXFORD, Ohio - No. 1 Massachusetts (18-1) scored three first-period goals to defeat No. 5 Kent State (6-14) 5-1 in a Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament field hockey semifinal Thursday, Nov. 5, at Miami FH Stadium in Oxford, Ohio. UMass advanced to the championship.
Neva Eisenga opened the scoring at 4:24 with a 10th goal of the season. Niamh McKenzie doubled the lead at 10:26, scoring a 20th goal of the season with assists from Fiene Jenniskens and Emily Barrett. Amber Fairon made it 3-0 at 12:45, with Barrett supplying a second assist. UMass outshot Kent State 7-2 in the opening period and earned four penalty corners to Kent State’s one.
Isla Campbell extended the advantage to 4-0 at 21:57 with an eighth goal of the season. UMass again generated seven shots and four penalty corners in the second period, while Kent State managed one shot and no corners. The four-goal margin held through halftime.
Kent State responded with a 4-1 shooting edge in the third period. Following consecutive penalty corners, Ryli Zee scored at 34:14 off an assist from Marybritt Duwel, cutting the deficit to 4-1. It was Zee’s second goal of the season. Kent State goalkeeper UMass's Roz finished with two saves, while UMass goalkeeper Rozárie Mrázová made one save over 60 minutes.
UMass finished with an 18-7 advantage in shots, including a 10-2 edge in shots on goal, and led 10-3 in penalty corners. Fairon recorded four shots, three on goal, and completed the scoring at 59:25. The second goal of the game was Fairon’s 19th of the season and restored the four-goal lead with 35 seconds remaining.
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