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Natalie Yass

Women's Soccer

Huskies To Face Kent State In MAC Championship Game

First appearance in Championship game since 2006 for chance at first title since 1998

Kent, Ohio – The NIU women's soccer team  (5-10-5, 3-6-2 MAC) will play in their first Mid-American Conference Championship Game since 2006 as they take on Kent State (14-2-2, 8-1-2 MAC) Sunday at noon central.
 
A win for NIU would be their first MAC Championship since 1998 when Frank Horvat led the team to a 14-7 record with a 9-1 MAC record. Winning the tournament would also clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
 
The eight-seed Huskies earned their way into the championship game with a win over the one-seed Ball State in penalty kicks in the first round last Sunday and a 3-2 win over the four-seed Western Michigan on Friday.
 
The Huskies have broken out offensively lately, scoring five goals in their last three games with goals from Alex Elias (Phoenix, Ariz/Boulder Creek) against Western Michigan last Thursday, Taylor Sarver (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) against Ball State last Sunday, two from Allie Ingham (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) on Friday and Friday's game-winner from Kelsey Chope (San Jose, Calif./Leland).
 
Two-seed Kent State defeated seven-seed Eastern Michigan 2-0 last Sunday and the three-seed Central Michigan 3-1 on Friday. NIU faced Kent State on Sept. 30 and fell 2-0 as the Golden Flashes scored two goals in four minutes in the second half.
 
The MAC Championship game will stream live on mac-sports.com and kentstatesports.com, the game will also have an audio broadcast on iHeart Radio that will be played along with the video stream.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Chope

#14 Kelsey Chope

M
5' 5"
Freshman
Alex Elias

#10 Alex Elias

D
5' 9"
Senior
Allie Ingham

#8 Allie Ingham

M
5' 8"
Junior
Taylor Sarver

#4 Taylor Sarver

F
5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kelsey Chope

#14 Kelsey Chope

5' 5"
Freshman
M
Alex Elias

#10 Alex Elias

5' 9"
Senior
D
Allie Ingham

#8 Allie Ingham

5' 8"
Junior
M
Taylor Sarver

#4 Taylor Sarver

5' 4"
Sophomore
F