MUNCIE, Ind. \u2013 The Ball State soccer rode an early second half goal to a 1-0 win at Eastern Michigan on Thursday afternoon at Scicluna Field.<\/p>\n
Freshman Jordyn Klaasen<\/a> scored her first collegiate goal off a corner kick assist from LG Moncrief<\/a> in the 51st minute to give the Cardinals (6-5-2, 3-3-1 Mid-American Conference) a 1-0 lead that proved to be the difference against the Eagles (4-6-3, 2-2-3 MAC) in a consequential match for MAC Tournament seeding.<\/p>\n The win was Ball State’s third in four tries on the road against conference opponents, and the team is 6-2 overall away from Muncie this year.<\/p>\n Kate Pallante<\/a> collected two saves including one in the final minutes for her second solo shutout of the year. The Ball State backline limited Eastern to only seven shots on the day.<\/p>\n Joining Klassen with shots on goal from the Cardinals included Addie Chester<\/a>, who placed three on goal among five total looks, Moncrief, Delaney Caldwell<\/a> and Tori Monaco<\/a>. Klaasen and fellow defenders Delaney Ahearn<\/a> and Grier Isaacson<\/a> went the full 90 minutes.<\/p>\n Ball State earned more corner kicks (8-5), while EMU committed more fouls (7-5) and offsides violations (5-1) on Thursday.<\/p>\n The Cardinals are set to return home to host Akron at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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