Box Score Ohio Wesleyan 21, Mount St. Joseph 2Junior midfielder Kyle Foster (Medfield, Mass./Avon Old Farms (Conn.)) scored 5 first-half goals as Ohio Wesleyan built a 10-1 lead and went on to defeat Mount St. Joseph in the Bishops' season opener on Wednesday in Cincinnati.
Junior attacker Tommy Minkler (Oakton, Va./Landon School) put the Bishops on the scoreboard with a goal midway through the first quarter, courtesy of a feed from freshman midfielder Matt Maier (Summit, N.J.), and junior attacker John Umbach (Montclair, N.J.) scored just over 30 seconds later, with senior attacker Casey Helms (Sandwich, Mass./Bridgton Academy) credited with an assist on the play.
Drew Stoffer scored less than a minute later to bring Mount St. Joseph within 2-1, but Helms found Foster for a score just 19 seconds after that for a 3-1 Bishop edge.
Foster took over during the second period, tallying 4 times. Helms scored thrice as well, giving Ohio Wesleyan a 10-1 lead at the half.
Umbach contributed 2 goals and an assist during the third quarter, with Helms, Foster, and Minkler adding goals, as the Bishops outscored the Lions, 7-0, during the quarter.
Senior midfielder Spencer Schnell (Dublin/Jerome) opened the fourth quarter with a goal, and when freshman midfielder Dallas Reed (Huntersville, N.C./Hough) followed with a score, the Bishops had extended their run to 16 unanswered goals.
Foster led the Bishops with 6 goals and an assist. Helms contributed 4 goals and 2 assists, Umbach finished with 3 goals and 3 assists, and Minkler added 2 goals and 2 assists.
Junior goalkeeper Ryan McMahon (Springfield, Va./The Bullis School) went the distance in the Bishop crease, finishing with 6 saves.
Stoffer and John Ely scored goals for Mount St. Joseph. Mike Weil and Joe Illencik combined for 16 saves in the Lion cage.
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