Women's Soccer: Wittenberg (3-3-2 Overall, 0-1-0 NCAC) at #18 Ohio Northern (6-1-0 Overall, 0-0-0 OAC)
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, 7 pm, Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Tuesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters Tuesday's contest after dropping its first contest of the season ... The Polar Bears fell 2-0 to No. 5-ranked Thomas More (Ky.) ... The Polar Bears enter the contest ranked No. 15 nationally in the second weekly NSCAA poll, jumping nine spots from the first weekly poll ... In its first seven contests this season, Northern has posted four shutouts ... In all, 11 players have scored at least one goal for Ohio Northern this season, while eight players have recorded at least one assist ... Senior Missy Ward, junior Abbey Oswald and freshman Haley Moses each ranked tied for first on the team with two goals ... Freshman Rose Nienaber currently leads the team with three assists ... Freshman Meagan Grierson currently ranks first in the OAC with a 0.58 goals-against average, ranks first with four shutouts and also ranks first in the conference with only four goals allowed this season ... Wittenberg enters the contest after falling 1-0 in its NCAC opener to Kenyon ... Junior Jordyn Wright leads Wittenberg with two goals and four points ... Junior Hannah Wilson leads Tigers in the goal, as she owns a 3-3-2 record, including one shutout ... The junior has also posted 22 saves for WU.
ONU Statistical Leaders
Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
1. | Moses | 2 | 1. | Neinaber | 3 | 1. | Moses | 6 | 1. | Grierson | 13 | 1. | Grierson |
0.58 | ||||
Ward | 2 | 2. | Hannah Martin |
2 | 2. | Ward | 5 | |||||||||||
Oswald |
2 | Moses | 2 | 3. | Hannah Martin |
4 | ||||||||||||
Stephens | 2 | Oswald | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Stephens | 4 |
Series Record: Wittenberg leads the all-time series by a 12-5-2 margin ... The Polar Bears are 3-5-1 all-time agains Wittenberg when playing at home.
Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman is in his 13th season as head coach with a 156-71-24 career record and a winning percentage of .670.