Soccer

CMU triumphs over Ball State in OT

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Wolverine Lake senior Amanda Britain slides into the ball to keep it on the opponent’s side of the field, Sunday, Mar. 7, at the CMU Lacrosse/ Soccer Complex.
Wolverine Lake senior Amanda Britain is checked off the ball against Ball State, Mar. 7.
Ada senior Natalie Belsito jostles her opponent for positioning as her teammate gets a header in the background, Mar. 7.
Oak Hills, Calif. freshman Rachel Logue (right) is knocked down defending her goal where Royal Oak freshman Allison LaPoint (left) scoops up the shot, Sunday, Mar. 7.
The team celebrates a first-half goal against Ball State, Sunday, Mar. 7.

The seconds ticked away in terse anticipation as CMU and Ball State grappled for the upper-hand in overtime.

Following a shot from teammate Lauren Debeau, Natalie Belsito found the ball in front of her and an open goal just behind.

Scoring with only 13 seconds remaining in the first overtime period, the senior Belsito pushed her team to their first win of the season at the CMU outdoor Soccer/Lacrosse Complex Sunday, Mar. 7.

Ball State, which had been picked to finish first in the MAC by the coaches in preseason rankings, was the heavy favorite over CMU, who was picked to finish fourth.

The team will next travel to Toledo, Ohio, to face off against the University of Toledo, Friday, Mar. 12 at 2 p.m.

Shooting sports this semester has come with its own set of challenges. Shooting from the stands, almost every shot having a downward angle and also having to shoot from so far away – the challenges as far as photography have been many.

But as COVID loosens its hold and the vaccinations start rolling in, this will all be a distant nightmare. And, hopefully, we will all be stronger for it.

That said, the game was very straight-forward to shoot. Being so far away and confined to really only one angle, I missed many shots. However, persistence often allows you to pull through.

This project is nothing I haven’t done a dozen times or more, even this year alone. So not a difficult project, at least I hope.