YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) \u2013 The Eastern Michigan University soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to Miami University at Scicluna Field Sunday, Oct. 11, as two goals 40 seconds apart in the 75th minute broke\u00a0a tied match and snapped the Eagles’ nine-game unbeaten streak.<\/p>\n
Eastern fell to 6-2-4 overall and 4-1-1 in MAC play, while Miami improved to 7-5-3 overall and 3-1-3 in conference action. The loss ended a nine-game unbeaten run \u2014 Aug. 27 through Oct. 4 \u2014 that had tied the program record for longest unbeaten streak. It also marked the first time this season an opponent scored more than one goal against the Eagles, who had allowed just four goals across their first 11 games.<\/p>\n
How It Happened Miami broke the deadlock in the 26th minute to take the lead, 1-0.<\/p>\n Eastern answered immediately after the break. Christie Fransen<\/a> (Wooster, Ohio\/Wooster\/Bowling Green) stepped up and converted a penalty kick in the 48th minute to level the match at 1-1, her fifth goal of the season and her fourth penalty kick conversion in as many attempts this year.<\/p>\n The equalizer held until the 75th minute, when Miami retook the lead, 2-1, before adding a penalty kick conversion just 40 seconds later to extend the advantage to 3-1 and put the match out of reach.<\/p>\n Lauren Yaquinto<\/a> (Northville, Mich.\/Northville) led Eastern with two shots and two shots on goal in 71 minutes, forcing saves from the Miami goalkeeper in both halves.<\/p>\n Game Notes Historical Notes Up Next Follow Us
\nEastern nearly struck first when Avery Hilvert<\/a> (Powell, Ohio\/Olentangy Liberty) rattled the right woodwork in the ninth minute, a chance that would have changed the match’s early complexion.<\/p>\n
\n\u00bb Eastern fell to 6-2-4 overall (4-1-1 MAC) while Miami University improved to 7-5-3 overall (3-1-3 MAC).
\n\u00bb Miami held a 10-4 advantage in shots and an 8-4 edge in corner kicks.
\n\u00bb The loss snapped Eastern’s nine-game unbeaten streak (Aug. 27\u2013Oct. 4), which had tied the program record for longest unbeaten run.
\n\u00bb Two of the four goals in the match were scored via penalty kicks \u2014 Christie Fransen<\/a> converted in the 48th minute for Eastern, while Miami converted a penalty kick in the 75th minute. Fransen is now a perfect four-for-four on penalty kick attempts this season.
\n\u00bb Ella Holland<\/a> (Dunwoody, Ga.\/Dunwoody\/Samford)\u00a0made three saves and played all 90 minutes. She now has 295 career saves at Eastern Michigan and 22 career shutouts, which ranks third in program history.
\n\u00bb Lauren Yaquinto<\/a> led Eastern with two shots and two shots on goal in 71 minutes of play.
\n\u00bb Miami scored twice in a 40-second span in the 75th minute to break open a 1-1 match.
\n\u00bb The match featured a combined 29 fouls and four yellow cards, limiting sustained offensive flow for both sides.<\/p>\n
\n\u00bb Miami University leads the all-time series, 17-14-2, across 33 meetings.
\n\u00bb Eastern Michigan’s all-time home record against Miami University now stands at 10-7-0 after Sunday’s loss at Scicluna Field.
\n\u00bb The program record for longest unbeaten streak is nine games, set Sept. 24\u2013Oct. 22, 2010. Eastern’s 2026 run matched that mark before Sunday’s defeat.
\n\u00bb Ella Holland<\/a>‘s 22 career shutouts rank third in program history. The program record is 24, set by Budani.<\/p>\n
\nEastern Michigan returns to Scicluna Field Thursday, Oct. 15, to host Western Michigan in MAC action.<\/p>\n
\nFor the latest news and updates on Eastern Michigan Women’s Soccer, visit EMUEagles.com and follow the program on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) \u2013 The Eastern Michigan University soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to Miami University at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-425313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}