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Ohio Wesleyan 4, DePauw 0

by Michaela Alfano '25

Senior forward Colleen McMenamin (Chester, N.J./West Morris Regional) scored 2 second-half goals to secure top-seeded Ohio Wesleyan's 4-0 win over fourth-seeded DePauw in a semifinal contest of the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament on Wednesday at Selby Stadium.

Ohio Wesleyan will now face second-seeded Denison, a 1-0 overtime winner over third-seeded Wittenberg on Wednesday, at noon on Saturday in the NCAC tournament championship game at Selby Stadium.

After a scoreless first quarter, junior midfielder Avery Slucher (Louisville, Ky./Christian Academy of Louisville) got the Bishops on the board with a shot in front of the goal off a corner.  Senior midfielder Zoë Nelson (Frederick, Md./Urbana) collected the ball and passed it over to Slucher, who found the back of the net for a 1-0 advantage.

Just 41 seconds into the second half, sophomore forward Mattison Hyland (Brodheadsville, Pa./ Pleasant Valley) added to the Bishops' scoreline.  Sophomore midfielder Grace Ammon (Southborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional) sent a ball sailing in the direction of the net which Hyland was able to get an extra tap on to redirect into the goal.

McMenamin notched the third goal for the Bishops after they won a penalty corner.  She gathered a rebound off the DePauw keeper, tucking it behind for a 3-0 home lead.

The fourth goal was scored by McMenamin, who redirected a shot by Slucher into the back of the net.

The Bishops outshot DePauw, 11-3, with freshman forward Mary Powers (Centreville, Va./Chantilly) and McMenamin leading the efforts with 3 shots each.  Senior goalkeeper Meg McCarthy (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) made one save in net.

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