Tigers Fall to OWU on the Road

Tigers Fall to OWU on the Road

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Wittenberg and OWU took two days to complete the NCAC tilt with lightning and rain delays interfering, OWU defended their home turf with a 23-4 win over the Tigers.
  • Wittenberg scored once in the first and second quarters, and twice in the fourth quarter in Delaware.
  • Noah Moderwell led the Tigers with two goals, while the Tigers were outshot 53-18 in the game.

SITE: Delaware, Ohio (Ohio Wesleyan University)

SCORE: Wittenberg 4, OWU 23

RECORDS: WIT 4-6 (2-2), OWU 10-2 (4-0)

NEXT GAME: Saturday, April 7—at Kenyon (Gambier, Ohio) 3:00 PM

GAME BREAKDOWN

  • Wittenberg trailed at the break, 12-2 before lightning called the game. Wittenberg traveled back to OWU the next day, and then trailed 19-2 at the end of three-quarters.
  • Moderwell scored both his goals in the fourth quarter, as both came unassisted.
  • Lucas Klever and Michael Coyle scored the other two Tiger goals, as they were also unassisted.

KEY STATS

  • OWU picked up 38 groundballs to Wittenberg's 17, as the Battling Bishops also dominated the center dot, winning 21 of 30 face-offs.
  • Wittenberg went 20 of 24 in clear attempts, and only managed to pick up 18 shots in the game.
  • Patrick Riley paced the Tigers with three ground ball pickups.