UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OHIO -- The fourth-seeded John Carroll University women's soccer team defeated fifth-seeded Baldwin-Wallace College, 2-1, tonight (Tuesday, November 1, 2011) in an Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal match on Wasmer Field in the Don Shula Stadium.  

With its win, JCU improves to 13-7 overall advances to play No.1-seed Ohio Northern University on Thursday, Nov. 4 in Ada at 2:00 p.m. The winner of that match adavnces to this Saturday's OAC Championship match.  With its loss, B-W ends its regular season at 11-9 overall.

JCU opened the scoring 30 seconds into the match when senior forward Rachel Grdina scored her fourth goal of the season via a pass from senior forward Colleen Harmon. It ended up being the only goal of the first half.  At the intermission, JCU led in shots, 9-7.

In the second half, the Yellow Jackets equalized at the 53:20 mark to tie the match at 1-1 when sophomore forward Kari Trivisanno (Mentor) scored her first career goal via an assist from sophomore midfielder Hanna Cavalier (Chippewa Lake/ Cloverleaf).

In the final five minutes, John Carroll put the game away when freshman forward Kaylin Akerly scored off an assist from freshman defender Gabby Corwin. The final score of the match was in favor of JCU, 2-1.

In net for B-W, freshman Gabrielle Bodo (Alliance/ Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas) played all 90 minutes, faced seven Blue Streak shots, allowed two goals and made five saves as she finished the season with a record of  7-8. For the Blue Steaks, freshman goalie Haley McDonald faced six Yellow Jacket shots, allowed one goal and made five saves as she improves to 6-2 this season.

John Carroll won the battle of shots, 18-15, and B-W had more corner kicks, 4-2.

The winner of the 2011 OAC Tournament receives the OAC's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

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