Soccer Falls at Kent State, 3-1; Melin Strikes to Deny Shutout

KENT, Ohio — Central Michigan Soccer dropped its final Sunday road match of its Mid-American Conference season at Kent State, 3-0. The contest opened up with both squads flying up and down the pitch with little clear opportunity at either net. The Chippewas (2-5-4, 1-4-1 MAC) posted the first two shots on goal of the match by Olivia Bretz (Lexington, Ky. / Lexington Catholic) in the 19th and Jocelin Zimmerer (Evergreen, Colo. / Evergreen) in the 32nd minute, respectively. A Kent State open run in the 39th minute was shut down near the penalty area but took an aggressive stop…