Tigers Move to 4-0 with 12-9 Win Over Piedmont

Tigers Move to 4-0 with 12-9 Win Over Piedmont

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW  

  • Wittenberg jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Wednesday, and didn't look back in a 12-9 victory.  
  • Madeline Stock, Becca Joseph, and Emily Wadds combined for nine goals on 17 shots in the contest.
  • The Tigers held Piedmont to 19 total shots in the game, forcing 24 turnovers.

Site: Georgetown, Texas (Southwestern University) 

Score: Wittenberg 12 Piedmont 9 

Records: WITT: 4-0, PIED 4-3 

Next Game: Saturday, March 11—vs Lynchburg (Georgetown, Texas) 1:00PM

GAME BREAKDOWN
  • Wittenberg's early 4-0 lead on Wednesday was capped off by a free-position shot by Stock with 24:06 remaining in the period.
  • The Tiger's lead grew to 6-2 with 11:13 remaining in the first half after a Joseph assist led to a Wadds goal.
  • Leading 7-4 at the break, Wittenberg would balloon their lead to 9-4 after early second half goals from Wadds and Gabrielle Zysik.
  • The three-goal lead for the Tigers would hold, as each team combined for two goals a piece in the final nine minutes of regulation.

KEY STATS

  • Four of Wittenberg's 12 goals came off of free-position attempts on Wednesday, while six of the Tigers goals came off of assists.
  • Wadds paced the Tigers with two assists, and eight draw control wins.
  • Despite coughing the ball up often the day before in a win over Southwestern University, Wittenberg nearly cut their turnovers in half on Wednesday with 16, as Piedmont turned over possession 24 times.
  • Mary Furlong improved to 4-0 in net in the win for Wittenberg, recording four saves on 13 shots on goal.
  • Wittenberg edged out Piedmont 22-21 in ground balls, as freshman Rachel Bernard led the Tigers with seven pickups.