Posted: Apr 04, 2017
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Tied at the break 10-10, Wittenberg fell to #20 Ohio Wesleyan after scoring one goal in the third quarter.
- Noah Moderwell paced the Tigers with four goals, as the team scored four goals in the second half.
- As a team, Wittenberg turned the ball over 28 times, allowing OWU to fire off 41 shots in the contest.
SITE: Springfield, Ohio (Wittenberg University)
SCORE: #20 OWU 17 WIT 14
RECORDS: OWU 7-4 (4-0), WIT 5-5 (2-2)
NEXT GAME: Saturday, April 8—vs. Kenyon College (Springfield, Ohio) 2:00PM – SENIOR DAY
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- Wittenberg broke the ice on Tuesday, as Austin Brady scored off of a pass from Creighton Stephens 30 seconds into action.
- History repeated itself one minute later, as Brady and Stephens collaborated on another goal to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead with 13:49 remaining in quarter number one.
- Wittenberg commanded a 3-1 lead with 11:52 remaining in the first quarter, as Moderwell swung around to the front of the net, scoring off of a pass from Michael Carluccio.
- The Tigers lead grew to 8-6 with 11:08 remaining in quarter number two, as Jack Strahm notched a shot in the goal column for the Tigers, off of an assist from Zach Shy.
- After knotting the game up at 8-8, Shy silenced the Battling Bishops with an unassisted goal with 6:09 remaining in the second period.
- Carluccio sent the Tigers into halftime at a stalemate at 10-10 with 48 seconds remaining in the opening half.
- OWU came roaring back with two goals in the third period, taking a 12-10 lead, before Moderwell scored off of a pass from Charlie Tillett, with 2:15 remaining.
- After allowing OWU to jump out to a 16-11 lead, Wittenberg cut the lead to 16-12 with 7:02 remaining on a Brady goal.
- Wittenberg answered back again with a Tillett goal with 5:53 remaining, as the Tigers trailed 16-13.
- After another OWU goal, Moderwell scored with 3:22 remaining, cutting the Battling Bishop lead to 17-14.
KEY STATS
- Wittenberg produced 36 shots in the contest, as Moderwell managed to get five shots on net.
- Brent Whitehead scooped up nine ground balls for Wittenberg, as the Tigers picked up 37 as a team in the NCAC game.
- Seven of the Tigers 14 goals came by way of assists, as Stephens paced the Tigers with three.