Springfield, OH- Wittenberg won their second home game in a row in hard fought defensive matchup against the Sweet Briar Vixens.
After Sweet Briar scored first off of a penalty corner, Meike Kwaaitaal answered with an unassisted goal of her own only three minutes later. Then, in the second quarter, Emmy Kuijten scored on a penatly shot of her own as the last score of the game. From then on out, each team played stellar defense.
Notables: Wittenberg outshot Sweet Briar 21-4 and had the edge in penalty corners as well, 11-2. Caitlin Archdeacon got the win in goal, playing the last 3 quarters after seeing Izzy Thompson in goal for the first.
Leaders: Ripepi and Kwaaitaal each led the team with 5 shots, 4 of those for each were on goal. In goal, Thompson saved one of the two shots against her in the game, those two shots being the only ones of the game.
Up Next: The Tigers will play again on the road on Friday, September 15th at Rhodes for a 4:00 PM matchup.