Posted: Mar 08, 2017
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.