BEREA, OHIO - The Baldwin-Wallace College women's soccer team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta College, 3-0, tonight (Saturday October 25, 2008) on Tressel Field at The George Finnie Stadium on Seniors' Night in Berea. The women's game was the opener of a women's and men's Seniors' Night doubleheader.
With its win, the Yellow Jackets improve to 7-6-3 overall and 4-3 in the OAC. With its loss, Marietta falls to 4-9-3 overall and 2-2-3 in the OAC.
After a physical, but scoreless first half, sophomore All-OAC midfielder Linsey Clapacs (Willoughby Hills/South) opened the scoring at the at the 67:04 mark when she scored her second goal of the season unassisted. Clapacs struck a low shot from about 25 yards out, which beat Marietta goalie Helen Hetzel far post. Then with only 3:31 remaining freshman forward Noelle Fox (Canfield) added the insurance goal off a pass from her sister junior forward Natalie Fox (Canfield). Noelle Fox and sophomore midfielder Liz Rice (Wooster/Triway) then connected with only 1:20 left, with Rice supplying the assist for Fox's second goal of the game.
In goal for B-W, sophomore Becky Miner (Berea) faced four shots Pioneer shots, allowed zero goals and made four saves.
B-W won the battle of shots, 20-6, and corner kicks were even at 9.
B-W returns to action on Wednesday, Oct. 29 when it travels to University Heights to play OAC and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University on Wasmer Field in Don Shula Stadium at 4:00 p.m. The Yellow Jackets end the regular season on Saturday, November 1 when they travel to Wilmington, Ohio to play Wilmington College at 7:00 p.m.
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