Field Hockey

Tigers Fall One Goal Short Against Denison

Denison

Wittenberg

Final	1	2	T
Denison (7-2, 5-0)	1	0	1
Wittenberg (2-6, 2-3)	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

1st - 14:32 - Charlotte Happel (Denison)

Game Leaders

Denison

G: Charlotte Happel - 1

A: N/A

Sh: 2 Players (#4, #9) - 5

Sv: N/A

Wittenberg

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: N/A

Sv: Allie Purvis - 10

Team Stats

Denison

Wittenberg

Shots (on goal)

16 (11)

0 (0)

Saves

Fouls

Penalty Corners

full stats

Senior goalie Allie Purvis made a season-high 10 saves in the Tigers' narrow 1-0 loss against Denison

Posted: Sep 26, 2018

Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg field hockey squad played strong defensively for 70 minutes of action, but it wasn't enough as visiting Denison escaped Edwards-Maurer Field with a 1-0 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. Denison improved to 5-0 on the season in NCAC play, while Wittenberg dropped to 2-3 in league play.

By the Numbers

The Big Red, who finished the game with 16 total shots, tallied the lone score of the match early in the first half on a put back goal from Charlotte Happel.

Senior goalie Allie Purvis anchored Wittenberg's defensive unit in the one-goal loss with a season-best 10 saves in goal for the Tigers.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will return to conference action on Saturday morning with an 11:00 a.m. home contest against DePauw, before wrapping up their current four-game homestand with a 7:00 p.m. contest against Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday (10/3) night at 7:00 p.m.