BEREA, OHIO - The Baldwin-Wallace College women's soccer team lost 1-0 this evening (Saturday, October 10, 2009) versus Ohio Athletic Conference rival and 12th-ranked (ncsaa.com) Otterbein College at Tressel Field at Finnie Stadium in Berea.
With the loss, B-W falls to 5-7-2 overall and 1-2 in the OAC and returns to action this Tuesday, October 13 when they travel to Ada, Ohio to play OAC rival Ohio Northern University at 4:00 p.m. Otterbein improves to 11-1-0 and 3-0 in the OAC with the win.
After a scoreless first half, Otterbein scored the only goal of the match when Adrienne Novak's shot from the right side of the box found the back of the net at 51:19. The goal was assisted by OC's Carly Dent. Otterbein held off the Jacket attack for the remainder of the game to earn the 1-0 result. The B-W offense was led by senior All-OAC defender/midfielder Stephanie Geiger (Berea) who had four shots, including two on goal.
In goal, sophomore Meagan McLaughlin (Warren/Cardinal Mooney) faced 13 shots and made seven saves.
Overall, Otterbein outshot BW, 13-7 and the Cardinals won the corner kick battle, 9-1.
After Tuesday's game at ONU, B-W next plays on Saturday, October 17 when they host Muskingum University at 5:00 p.m. as part of a men's and women's soccer doubleheader in Berea. The October 17 B-W versus Muskingum University football game and that evening's soccer doubleheader versus Muskingum ALL will be broadcast by SportsTime Ohio. The soccer matches will air on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 3:00 and 5:00 p.m., respectively, and again on Monday, Oct. 19 at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m., respectively.
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