Posted: Feb 25, 2017
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Becca Joseph tied the Wittenberg school record for most goals in a game with nine on Saturday afternoon.
- Wittenberg's 23 goals as a team is the second most in school history, as the Tigers have registered the feat multiple times under Coach St. Pierre's tenure.
- Wittenberg led 16-4 at halftime, as the Tigers managed to hold Albion to only six total shots in the first-half.
Site: Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Country Day School)
Score: Wittenberg 23, Albion 8
Records: WITT (1-0), ALB (0-1)
Next Game: Saturday, March 4—vs John Carroll (University Heights, Ohio), 1:00p.m.
GAME BREAKDOWN
- Wittenberg opened up the first four minutes of play on Saturday with six goals, as Joseph and Emily Wadds combined for four goals early on.
- Wadds scored four goals in the first-half, while also controlling 15 draw-controls on the day.
- Leading 16-4 at the break, the Tigers recorded four unanswered goals in the second-half bolstering their lead to 21-7.
KEY STATS
- Four of Wadd's five shots on goal found the back of the net for the Tigers.
- Mary Furlong stood tall in net for the Tigers, logging all 60 minutes, while recording five saves.
- The Tigers took care of their possessions all afternoon, only coughing the ball up four times, while Albion was forced into ten turnovers.