Women’s Soccer Advances in OAC Tournament After Shootout Thriller Against Capital

Katie Scott (Photo Courtesy of Capital Athletic Communications)
Katie Scott (Photo Courtesy of Capital Athletic Communications)

BEREA, Ohio – The fifth-seeded Baldwin Wallace University women's soccer team defeated fourth-seeded Capital University in a penalty kick shootout 5-4 after 110 minutes of scoreless play in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals on Purmont field inside Bernlohr Stadium.

BW (8-8-3) advances to the OAC Tournament Semifinals as they will travel to University Heights to face top-seeded and crosstown rival John Carroll University on Thursday, November 2 on Wasmer Field inside Don Shula Stadium at 7 pm. Capital (10-6-4) ends its season.

BW Leaders

  • Junior Academic All-OAC goalkeeper Katie Scott (Lewis Center/Olentangy) had a total of nine saves on the night giving her a conference-leading 88 saves on the season
  • Senior Academic All-OAC midfielder Jillian Neal (Fairlawn/Copley) and senior All-OAC forward Sydney Rice (North Royalton) led the way for the Yellow Jackets with three shots each

Capital Leaders 

  • Senior forward Lexi Snider had a game-high nine shots
  • The Capital defense only allowed four shots on goal, all of which were saved by sophomore goalkeeper Liv Alford

 First Half (0-0)

  • The Yellow Jacket defense only allowed three shots on goal with Scott saving two of them

Second Half (0-0)

  • The Comets defense did not allow a single shot on goal
  • Scott added six saves

First Overtime (0-0)

  • Capital led in shots 7-2 and in shots on goal 1-0

Second Overtime (0-0)

  • BW led in shots 3-2 and in shots on goal 3-0

Penalty Kicks (BW 5-4)

  • BW 1-0 - Made by Neal
  • Tied 1-1 - Made by Sophia Leonetti
  • Tied 1-1 - Missed by Rice
  • Tied 1-1 - Missed by Nicole Ogden
  • BW 2-1 - Made by junior All-OAC defender Ella Barth (Highland/Mayfield)
  • Tied 2-2 - Made by Grace Estes
  • BW 3-2 - Made by freshman defender Ella James (Loveland)
  • Tied 3-3 - Made by Abby English
  • BW 4-3 - Made by senior Academic All-OAC forward Bailey Hall (Lewis Center/Olentangy)
  • Tied 4-4 - Made by Snider
  • Tied 4-4 - Missed by senior defender Paige Ackerman (Sandusky/St. Mary Central Catholic)
  • Tied 4-4 - Missed by Francesca Longano, saved by Scott
  • BW 5-4 - Made by freshman midfielder Mia Fourtounis (Akron/Revere)
  • BW 5-4 - Missed by Lizzie Elliott