BEREA, Ohio --  The Baldwin Wallace University women's soccer team tied Ohio Athletic Conference cross-town rival John Carroll University, 0-0, on Tuesday night on Tressel Field at The George Finnie Stadium

With its win, BW (9-6-2, 5-0-1 OAC) remains unbeaten and tied with Otterbein University for first place in the OAC. The Yellow Jackets and Cardinals play this Saturday, October 25, on Seniors' and Parents' Night at Tressel Field at 7 p.m. BW also has a 5-0-1 mark in its last six contests and an 8-1-1 slate in its last 10 contests.

In the first half, neither team was able to find the back of the net.  It was a tough defensive effort by both BW and JCU (9-3-3, 3-1-2 OAC) that resulted in a scoreless first stanza.  The Yellow Jackets attempted nine shots near the net, including five shots on goal.  

In the second half, both defenses held each other in check and kept the game scoreless at the end of regulation.  During regulation, BW outshot JCU, 20-5, including a 12-3 advantage in shots on goal.

In the two scoreless overtime sessions, the Yellow Jackets outshot the Blue Streaks, 3-1, but the game ended with a 0-0 deadlock.

Highlighting BW's defensive effort was junior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC goalkeeper Emily Tallmadge (Fairview, Pa./ Fairview), this week's OAC Women's Soccer Player of the Week, as she faced six total shots and made three saves to earn her sixth shutout this season and 18th of her career. During the last six games, Tallmadge has allowed just two goals in the last 560 minutes of action, and in the last 10 games, has allowed just six goals in the last 920 minutes,  

Overall, BW outshot JCU, 23-6, and had a 14-3 lead in shots on goal and a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks. JCU senior goalkeeper Haley McDonald had 14 saves.

Following its first-place matchup with Otterbein, BW ends the regular season with two away OAC games when they play in Ada at Ohio Northern University on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. and in Columbus at Capital University on Saturday, November 1 at 11 a.m.