Box Score
Ohio Wesleyan 14, Wittenberg 11

Freshman attacker Sophia Staples-Roy (Hopkinton, N.H.) scored to wipe out an early deficit and kick off a 3-0 burst that gave Ohio Wesleyan the lead for good in a North Coast Athletic Conference West Division matchup against Wittenberg on Tuesday in Springfield.

Just under 5 minutes into the game, senior midfielder Jenn Douglas (Easton, Md./Saints Peter and Paul) and freshman midfielder Nicole Klabus (Delaware/Hayes) were assessed yellow cards just 18 seconds apart, and Wittenberg took advantage of the situation when Cecilia Critchfield converted a free-position shot with 24:43 left in the first half.

Less than a minute later, Staples-Roy scored off a feed from senior midfielder Megan McElgunn (Cohasset, Mass.) to even the score at 1.

Sophomore attacker Grace Egan (Ridgefield, Conn.) and sophomore midfielder Caroline Kiker (Shaker Heights) followed with scores for a 3-1 Ohio Wesleyan lead midway through the first half.

The teams traded goals for the remainder of the period, and Wittenberg closed to within 6-5 when Mya Wolfe scored 38 seconds into the second half.

Ohio Wesleyan responded with a 4-0 run that included a pair of goals just 42 seconds apart by Klabus, and scores from Douglas and McElgunn less than a minute apart for a 10-5 Bishop lead.

The Tigers rallied with scores by Grace Kennedy, Jessica Flick, and Critchfield, but McElgunn vanquished that comeback with a goal midway through the period, and junior attacker Taylor Floyd (Wilton, Conn.), McElgunn, and Staples-Roy added goals down the stretch.

Klabus scored 4 goals for Ohio Wesleyan, while McElgunn finished with 3 goals and 3 assists.

Senior Rachel Albers (Mason) recorded a career-high 15 saves in the Ohio Wesleyan goal.

Flick led Wittenberg with 3 goals.  Joanna Stecz and Abby Sammons combined for 14 saves in the Tiger crease.

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