Eagles held the Bulls scoreless until the 73rd minute
The Eagles held Buffalo, which is one of the nation’s 15 remaining undefeated teams, scoreless through 72 minutes of action.
How It Happened
After a scoreless first half, the Bulls nearly found the first goal of the match in the opening minute of the second half but redshirt sophomore Scarlett Thomas (Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica Academy/Missouri) cleared the ball off the goal line before Buffalo had a shot clank off the post in the 61st minute.
After junior Hannah Thompson (Schoolcraft, Mich./Schoolcraft) earned a corner kick in the 68th minute, redshirt freshman Josie Langhans (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie West) had a shot from eight yards out fly wide of the left post.
Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) made a diving save in the 69th minute to keep the match level before the Bulls ultimately secured the game winner in the 73rd minute.
Buffalo led in shots by a 18-10 margin while leading in corners by a 5-4 margin.
Game Notes
» Eastern moved to 4-4-1 on the year while Buffalo moved to 7-0-2
» Holland was credited with a season-high nine saves, one shy of her career high of 10, set Oct. 1, 2023, against Buffalo.
» Sophomore Sarah Van Euwen (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) and Thomas each played 90 minutes, marking Van Euwen’s eighth full game of the season and Thomas’ fifth.
Historical Notes
» After today’s contest, the all-time series record is even at 11-11-7.
Up Next
Eastern Michigan will host the University of Toledo Thursday, Sept. 26, at 4:30 p.m.
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