Ohio Wesleyan 1, Wittenberg 0

Senior midfielder Tyler Wall (Columbus/Upper Arlington) scored with 2:13 remaining in the second overtime period to lift fourth-ranked Ohio Wesleyan over Wittenberg in North Coast Athletic Conference action on Wednesday in Springfield.

The win extended Ohio Wesleyan's unbeaten string in NCAC games to 28 games (27-0-1), tying the NCAC record of 28 (26-0-2) set by Ohio Wesleyan from 2004-07. Combining the 2 streaks, along with the 2 conference losses that separated them, gives the Bishops an astounding record of 53-2-3 in conference play since October 2004, a winning percentage of .940.

Wall ended the game late in the second overtime, beating Tiger keeper Michael Lambeck with a shot inside the right post from inside the penalty area.

The Bishops had kept Lambeck busy throughout the evening, taking 13 shots during each of the 2 periods of regulation play and outshooting the Tigers, 8-1, during the 2 overtime sessions. Overall, Ohio Wesleyan outshot Wittenberg, 34-8.

Sophomore Paul Hendricks (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) made 4 saves in recording the shutout in the Ohio Wesleyan goal. Lambeck finished with 15 saves for the Tigers.

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