Rachel Ridgeway

Allison Spansky

A young, struggling Tiger women's soccer team got a nice boost last week in a game against visiting Urbana. Wittenberg, playing without its two injured leading scorers, scored a 2-1 win over the Blue Knights on Wednesday at Bill Edwards Field.

After a scoreless first half, the final 45 minutes offered plenty of action, and the winning tally came with just minutes to spare. Sophomore midfielder Rachel Ridgeway (Montclair, NJ/The Taft School) put the Tigers ahead with 15 minutes remaining in the game, but Urbana tied things up just minutes later. To the rescue came junior Allison Spansky (Munroe Falls, Ohio/Stow-Munroe Falls), who put the winner away at the back post to give Tigers their 4th win of the season.

On Saturday, the parents who came to campus for their specially designated weekend were, unfortunately, not treated to the same kind of performance as Kenyon claimed a 2-0 NCAC victory. Two first-half goals for the visiting Ladies, which were countered by two tantalizing opportunities for the Tigers that weren't cashed in, proved to be the difference. Wittenberg took more shots in the game, 13-10, but the Tigers once again couldn't finish the offensive chances.