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CMU women’s soccer closes out season to No. 1 seed William Carey

Posted 5/4/21

The No. 8 Central Methodist women's soccer team earned its way to the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championship last Tuesday afternoon, winning a thrilling penalty kick shoot out over No. 9 …

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CMU women’s soccer closes out season to No. 1 seed William Carey

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The No. 8 Central Methodist women's soccer team earned its way to the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championship last Tuesday afternoon, winning a thrilling penalty kick shoot out over No. 9 seeded John Brown University in the first round in Foley, Ala. 

With the win, Central advanced to the quarterfinals where they squared off against No. 1 William Carey (Miss.). Thursday's national tournament quarterfinals appearance marks the deepest postseason run of any CMU women's soccer team in program history. 

CMU entered the first half against John Brown and controlled possession early on. The Eagles had three scoring opportunities but weren't able to put the ball in the back of the net. However, Central's defense held the Golden Eagles to only one shot in the first 45 minutes of play.

The second half started with the Eagles jumping on the scoresheet first. Three minutes into the second half, senior Anika Kallash found classmate Andrea Villar in traffic between the JBU defense. The senior took a touch and fired a shot past the keeper for the score. John Brown was not shaken by the goal and answered with a score of their own on a corner kick in the 55th minute. Both teams kept a high pace through the rest of the half but ended regulation tied at 1-1. John Brown finished the second period with nine shots against three for CMU.

The match then went to double overtime where neither team was able to find the back of the net for the winning goal. CMU outshot JBU 3-0 in the first 10 minutes of overtime, and in the final 10 minutes, JBU outshot Central 4-0. 

With the match tied at 1-1, the winner was to be decided on penalty kicks.  

Senior Nely Martinez started the shootout converting her PK attempt and John Brown followed suit, matching Central at 1-1.  Senior Elly Boothe gave CMU a 2-1 lead and sophomore goalkeeper  Sheila Sanchez saved the John Brown attempt to keep the Eagles out in front. Villar scored the third PK for Central and JBU also converted. CMU missed their fourth PK but the Golden Eagles sent one over the crossbar to keep Central out in front 3-2.  Sophomore Maria Cervello took the fifth and final PK, slipping the ball in the upper left corner of the net, solidifying the 4-2 shootout victory for Central. 

Senior Anika Kallash led the team with three shots and one assist. Freshman Sandra Jakobsen and Villar finished with two shots each, and Jakobsen added one assist. Senior Kitti Torok and junior Zoe Jessen each recorded one shot.

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The No. 8 Central Methodist women's soccer team's historic 2020 season came to a close with a 4-0 loss to No. 1 seeded William Carey (Miss.) in the quarterfinals of the NAIA National tournament Thursday afternoon in Foley, Ala. 

The Eagles finished the season with a 20-4-1 overall record and their first-ever trip to the national quarterfinals. The 20 wins are the second-most in the last 15 years in program history along with back-to-back regular season and conference tournament titles. William Carey improves to 18-0-1 overall and advances to the semifinals,.

In a very balanced first half, the Eagles and Crusaders remained scoreless despite both teams having scoring opportunities. CMU finished the opening 45 minutes with nine shots and sophomore goalkeeper Sheila Sanchez collected six saves. William Carey finished the first half with 10 shots.

The second half turned in favor of the Crusaders, who scored the first goal of the match in the 57th minute. William Carey added two more in the next nine minutes, opening a 3-0 lead by the 67thminute. The Crusaders added their fourth and final goal in the 76th minute, completing the 4-0 victory. 

CMU finished the game with 17 shots while senior Andrea Villar led the team with seven shots and three coming on goal. Seniors Sara Cobollo and  Anika Kallash finished the match with two shots each. 

Kallash finishes her time in an Eagle uniform as the program's all-time leading scorer with 85 goals. This year, the Troy, Mo native scored 29 goals and dished out a career-high 15 assists. Fellow senior Elly Boothe concludes her career with 26 goals paired with 27 assists. Senior

Olivia Gonzales wraps up her time as an Eagle with one goal while classmate Elli McCabe also concludes her career with two goals.  Seniors Nely Martinez and Sara Cobollo both finish their careers with Central, as Martinez tallied 21 goals and 19 assists while Cobollo finishes with five goals and 13 assists.

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