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Ohio Wesleyan 1, Ohio Northern 0

Junior back Brady West (Dublin/Columbus St. Charles) tallied the game's only goal to lift Ohio Wesleyan over Ohio Northern in non-conference action on Wednesday at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex.

Scoring chances were difficult to come by during the first half. 

Senior goalkeeper Mason Taylor (Marysville) stopped shots by Ryan Parker in the 26th minute and Colin Gottron in the 40th minute.

Sophomore forward Rowan Kriebel (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) had a shot stopped by Polar Bear keeper Lucas Hickey, but play continued with first Kriebel and then senior back Charlie Riddle (Hilliard/Davidson) heading the ball, keeping it in play.  Kriebel then took a shot that hit the arm of a Polar Bear defender for a foul, and West stepped to the spot and converted the penalty kick with 2:08 remaining in the first half.

The Bishop defense protected the shutout during the second half, with Taylor recording saves of attempts by Ryan Sommerfield in the opening seconds of the second half, by Parker in the 51st minute, and by Gavin Marshall in the 81st minute.

"it was a good result," said Bishop head coach Jay Martin.  "It wasn't a pretty game -- when Jaggar (Brooker) went down, the team struggled -- but we held it together enough in the second half to get a win.  I thought our defense played OK.  We can get better and will get better.  Mason (Taylor) played well, Brady (West) played very, very well, and (Charlie) Riddle played on top and did well.  We've got to get better and we've got to get tougher."

Ohio Northern outshot Ohio Wesleyan, 14-11.  Taylor recorded 5 saves.

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