Posted: Apr 04, 2018
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Wittenberg and OWU took two days to complete the NCAC tilt with lightning and rain delays interfering, OWU defended their home turf with a 23-4 win over the Tigers.
- Wittenberg scored once in the first and second quarters, and twice in the fourth quarter in Delaware.
- Noah Moderwell led the Tigers with two goals, while the Tigers were outshot 53-18 in the game.
SITE: Delaware, Ohio (Ohio Wesleyan University)
SCORE: Wittenberg 4, OWU 23
RECORDS: WIT 4-6 (2-2), OWU 10-2 (4-0)
NEXT GAME: Saturday, April 7—at Kenyon (Gambier, Ohio) 3:00 PM
GAME BREAKDOWN
- Wittenberg trailed at the break, 12-2 before lightning called the game. Wittenberg traveled back to OWU the next day, and then trailed 19-2 at the end of three-quarters.
- Moderwell scored both his goals in the fourth quarter, as both came unassisted.
- Lucas Klever and Michael Coyle scored the other two Tiger goals, as they were also unassisted.
KEY STATS
- OWU picked up 38 groundballs to Wittenberg's 17, as the Battling Bishops also dominated the center dot, winning 21 of 30 face-offs.
- Wittenberg went 20 of 24 in clear attempts, and only managed to pick up 18 shots in the game.
- Patrick Riley paced the Tigers with three ground ball pickups.