Chippewas Cannot Maintain Lead, Drop Battle for the Victory Cannon at Rival Western Michigan

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan scored the sport’s ultimate 10 factors on Saturday in handing Central Michigan a 24-21 Mid-American Conference soccer loss earlier than 29,299 on the Broncos’ Waldo Stadium.

The loss snapped a two-game CMU win streak and put the Chippewas’ MAC Championship Game-berth hopes in peril. CMU is 5-4, 3-2 MAC, with three video games to play. WMU is 5-4, 4-1.

Miami (Ohio) leads the league at 4-0 with a sport at Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The Chippewas entertain Buffalo in a MAC sport on Nov. 12.

“I’m crushed for our kids and our staff because I know how much this means to them,” CMU coach Matt Drinkall stated. “To come up short on this one stinks.”

CMU broke a 14-14 tie when Tyson Davis caught a 33-yard landing cross from junior Marcus Beamon on the primary play of the fourth quarter.

The Broncos rallied after that, drawing to 21-17 on a 46-yard Palmer Domschke subject aim with 9:01 left. They took their first lead when quarterback Broc Lowry hit Tailique Williams for a 7-yard landing with 2:08 remaining.

Western’s two fourth-quarter scoring drives lined 48 yards in 10 performs and 70 yards in 11.

The Chippewas offense, efficient by way of the air within the first three quarters, stalled within the fourth and failed to choose up a primary down within the ultimate quarter-hour of sport time.

Joe Labas threw for 152 yards on 8-of-11 passing with one landing and Beamon, taking part in for the primary time in a Chippewa uniform, accomplished the one cross he threw for a TD.

The Chippewas completed with 55 dashing yards, their second lowest whole of the season behind the 40 they gained in a 41-17 loss at Pitt.

Nahree Biggins capped the Chippewas’ first drive with a 1-yard landing run to offer CMU a 7-0 lead, after which Labas related with Langston Lewis on a 77-yard TD cross play halfway by way of the second quarter.

It was Drinkall’s first time teaching within the longtime bitter rivalry for the Victory Cannon Trophy. The loss ended the Chippewas’ hopes of capturing the Michigan MAC Trophy – a contest between CMU, WMU and Eastern Michigan.

The Chippewas nonetheless want another win to develop into bowl eligible.

“I mean, the rivalry is real,” Drinkall stated. “Like it’s a actual factor all the best way throughout. And have to determine how to have the ability to survive the ups and downs of the emotional rollercoaster.

“I love these kids. Like we talked about, the reality is, whether we win or lose this game, Buffalo, who we play next, doesn’t care. So we’re going have to either be really happy or really sad and today we’re going have to be really sad and then put it behind us and learn from it.”