

» The NCAA made a rule change this year which eliminated the playing of overtime in regular-season contests. In the second half, Mary Grimes (Commerce Township, Mich.-Walled Lake Central) also made her debut. In the first half, it was a pair of freshmen, Lily Spotak (Palatine, Ill.-William Fremd) and Hannah Thompson (Schoolcraft, Mich.-Schoolcraft) that took to the pitch for the first time. » Multiple players made their EMU debuts against the Leathernecks. » With her goal and assist against the Leathernecks, Greco recorded her first game as an Eagle with both a goal and an assist. The helper is the second of her career, and first since EMU's game against the University of Toledo, Oct.

» Greco stayed active in the first half she recorded the assist on O'Farrell's goal. The goal is the second for the Haslett native in her career, her first since recording a goal at Syracuse University, Aug. » Sophomore O'Farrell needed just 15:09 to put herself in the scoring column in 2022. Prior to today's contest, she had appeared in 27 matches, 23 of which were starts. It was the first-career goal for the third-year Eagle. » EMU broke the scoring early against the Leathernecks, notching the first goal of its season just 1:31 into the game when Greco dropped a shot over the opposing goaltender. Despite the deficit, Western Illinois fought right back, knotting things at one apiece with just seven minutes gone by.Įastern regained the lead at the 15:19 mark in the first half as Maddie O'Farrell (Haslett, Mich.-Lansing Catholic) fired from distance with her shot bounding through the keepers hands and eventually rolling over the goal line for her first career score, but ultimately relinquished its advantage when the visiting team netted a goal, the only of the second half, with 4:32 off the clock in the second stanza of action.ĭespite numerous late scoring pushes from both squads, the game ended in a 2-2 tie. The kick came off the foot of Greco, who tallied her first career goal. The Eagles started the season in style, using just 1:31 off the clock to score the season's first goal and take an early 1-0 advantage. Sophomore Vittoria Greco (Brooklin, Ontario-Brooklin) was outstanding for the Green and White, notching the team's first goal of the season and adding the Eagles' only assist on the evening. The Eagles (0-0-1, 0-0-0 MAC) held a 2-1 lead at halftime before the Leathernecks (0-0-1, 0-0-0 Summit) evened the ledger in the second half. 18, at the Legacy Center Sports Complex in Brighton, Mich. () – The Eastern Michigan University soccer team fought valiantly to record a season-opening, 2-2, draw with the Western Illinois University Leathernecks today, Aug.
