Tigers Maintain Undefeated Streak
It may have been a tight game, but the scoreboard still says the Tigers won and maintained their perfect 2002 record with a 1-0 win at Oberlin on Saturday.
It may have been a tight game, but the scoreboard still says the Tigers won and maintained their perfect 2002 record with a 1-0 win at Oberlin on Saturday.
Goalkeeper Jen Meyer (Solon, Ohio/Hathaway Brown) recorded her fifth shutout in seven games in 2002. As a team, the Tigers have yielded just three goals in seven games all season and just one tally in five games NCAA Division III opposition.
The first period was a story of domination by the Tigers, with 10 shots on goal compared to Oberlin's two. The goal came with 12:30 left in the first period. Emily Duh (Hellertown, Pa./Saucon Valley), who was last week's NCAC Player of the Week, provided the assist for Sarah Wallace (Reston, Va./South Lakes) to put away. Duh was instrumental in increasing the pressure, contributing seven shots in the match.
In the second half, Oberlin forced the action to the Tigers, outshooting the visitors 9-4. Meyer and the Tigers' outstanding defensive unit held strong, however, and the Tigers came away with the victory.
Ranked 14th nationally in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll, the Tigers next square off against Kenyon on Tuesday and then travel to Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday.