Freshman forward Isabelle Mihail approached her first career Wagon Wheel Challenge game against Akron like any other match.
“We knew they were our rivals, but we just kept pushing through it,” Mihail said. “We kept fighting. We still kept in mind that it was a rivalry, but as a team, we just knew we had to win this game.”
Mihail scored her third goal of the season to help Kent State defeat Akron, 3-0, to claim the 2017 Wagon Wheel. Kent’s record is now 8-4-1, 4-1-0 in Mid-American Conference. Akron is 1-10-2, 0-4-1.
Mihail’s strike in the 17th minute gave the Flashes the lead as senior Karli Paracca pressed Akron’s defense and created a turnover in Kent’s offensive third.