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THE BASICS
Score: Ohio 3, Central Michigan 1
Records: Ohio (5-4, 1-0 MAC), Central Michigan (0-10, 0-2 MAC)
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich. (CMU Field Hockey Complex)
Short Story: The Ohio field hockey team (5-4, 1-0 MAC) found the back of the cage three times in the first half en route to a 3-1 victory over rival Central Michigan (0-10, 0-2 MAC) in the squad's 2015 Mid-American Conference opener on Friday (Oct. 2) at the CMU Field Hockey Complex in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bobcats dominated statistically, leading the match in shots (20-3) and penalty corners (11-2).
• Ohio wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard, taking a 1-0 lead 49 seconds into the match on the first career goal from freshman Illona Hartman (Eindhoven, Holland). Junior Hannah Kingsbury (Louisville, Ky.) ran down the baseline and crossed the ball in front to Hartman, who tapped it in. Kingsbury picked up her third assist of the year.
• The Bobcats extended their lead to 2-0 when sophomore Elena Curley (Louisville, Ky.) scored her third of the season in the eighth minute with a quick finish from five yards out.
• The Green & White closed out the first 35 minutes of play by cashing in on a corner opportunity, as senior Adele Sammons (Upmister, England) beat the keeper from the nearside to tally her third goal of the season. Senior Clarissa Leickly (Gahanna, Ohio) assisted on the goal, matching her with Sammons for the the team lead in assists in 2015 with five.
• Central Michigan got on the scoreboard in the 68th minute when senior midfielder Kaysie Gregory scored her team-high seventh goal of the year. Senior forward Kianne Hinkle provided her team-high fourth assist of the season.
• Sammons led the match with seven shots -- four of which came on goal. She ranks second on the team in 2015 with a career-high tying 23 shots and a career-high 14 shots on goal. Her three goals this season are tied for second on the team.
• Kingsbury recorded a season-high four shots -- including a season-high two shots on goal. She has now tallied a career-high nine shots and five shots on goal this year.
• Leickly also tallied four shots -- including two on goal. She leads the Bobcats with a career-high 24 shots and 16 shots on goal in 2015.
• Curley finished with two shots, one of which came on goal. She ranks third on the team with a career-high 17 shots and fourth with a career-high eight shots on goal this season.
• Redshirt junior Lina Trucco (Lake Bluff, Ill.) made two saves in 70 minutes, giving her a career-high 40 saves in 2015.
• Gregory led the Chippewas with two shots on goal. She has posted a team-high 19 shots in 2015 -- a team-high 15 of which have come on goal.
• Senior goalkeeper Sadie Lynn Reynolds posted a match-high eight saves in 70 minutes for Central Michigan. She's made 46 stops for Central Michigan this year.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• The Bobcats extended their lead in the all-time series over Central Michigan to 40-24-1 (.623). Ohio has posted three straight wins over the Chippewas.
• Ohio won its MAC opener for the third year in a row.
• The Green & White's 23 goals through nine matches in 2015 already equals their entire 17-match total in '14.
• The Bobcats have recorded at least 20 shots twice in 2015.
• Sammons has recorded 10 career goals. Her career shots total now stands at 78, with 42 coming on goal.
• Curley has now scored four career goals. She's recorded 29 career shots -- including 17 on goal.
• Hartman became the third freshman to score a goal for Ohio in 2015, joining Emma Eggleston (Houston, Texas), who has tallied two, and Kendall Ballard (Charlottesville, Va.).
• Kingsbury has now posted four career assists. Her career shots total is now at 14, with seven coming on goal.
• Leickly's career assist total now stands at six. She's posted 36 career shots -- including 22 on goal.
• Trucco's career saves total is now up to 49.
• Eleventh-year head coach Neil Macmillan is now five victories away from becoming the program's winningest head coach. His career record now stands at 119-96 (.553).

QUOTABLE
"We played a great game today. I think it was really good to bookend the first half with a goal right at the start and a goal right at the end. We really controlled the tempo and the pace that first half. Second half, Central Michigan did a good job putting pressure on us and controlled a bit more of the game than we would have liked. We still had our opportunities, and, unfortunately, didn't add to our first-half lead. It's good to start off MAC season with a win." - 11th-year head coach Neil Macmillan on the win

UP NEXT
Ohio takes on Rutgers on Sunday (Oct. 4) in a neutral-site match at Michigan State's Ralph Young Field in East Lansing, Mich. The contest is slated to get underway at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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