Three Unanswered Second-Half Goals Send Sewanee Past Tigers
After leading 2-1 at halftime, Wittenberg is forced to rally before suffering 4-3 road loss.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wittenberg
(0-3)
|
2 | 1 | 3 |
|
Sewanee
(2-0)
|
1 | 3 | 4 |
Team Stats
Sewanee
| Game Statistics | Wittenberg | Sewanee |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 21 (11) | 20 (14) |
| Saves | 10 | 8 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Corners | 11 | 10 |
SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Wittenberg Tigers took a one-goal into halftime, but host Sewanee scored three times in a 16-minute span of the second half to pull out a 4-3 victory.
The loss dropped Wittenberg to 0-3 on the season, including a pair of losses at Sewanee. On Saturday, the Tigers lost 3-1 to Washington & Lee. Sewanee improved to 2-0 so far in 2015.
The final team stats showed a dead-even contest, as Wittenberg finished with 21 shotsand Sewanee ended with 20, and the Tigers topped the host team in penalty corners at 11-10. The two teams even split six cautions evenly, with each team drawing three cards in the game.
Wittenberg opened the scoring with two goals in a span of 57 seconds. Freshman Isabella Wagner (Hilliard, Ohio/Bradley) found the back of the cage in the 30th minute off a feed from sophomore Riley Trexler (Louisville, Ky./Atherton), and then Trexler scored a goal of her own after receiving a pass from sophomore Macenzie Reed (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame).
However, Sewanee pulled one goal back with 3:01 left before halftime, and then the host Tigers broke the game open with the aforementioned three scores in the second half. Wittenberg senior Paige Vanerstrom (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) scored in the 66th minute, but the visiting Tigers were not able to find the equalizer.
Sophomore Audrey Coler (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) led Wittenberg's offense with five shots, while Vanerstrom added four. Junior goalkeeper Laura Jansing (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) was credited with 10 saves at the other end of the field.
Written By: Ryan Maurer