Box Score
Kenyon 16, Ohio Wesleyan 9

by Michaela Alfano '25

Senior attacker Nicole Klabus (Delaware/Hayes) scored 5 goals and broke the Ohio Wesleyan career goals record, but a 6-0 Kenyon run in the second half extended the Owls' lead and the visitors went on to a win in a North Coast Athletic Conference tournament semifinal game on Wednesday at Selby Stadium.

Ohio Wesleyan took an early lead on a goal by senior midfielder Sophia DelGallo (Braintree, Mass.), but the Owls answered with Ella Rigoli finding the back of the net just over a minute later.  Kate Lengel added 2 for Kenyon before Klabus was able to add a second for the Bishops.

The Bishops and Owls traded goals back and forth during the second quarter with Ohio Wesleyan outscoring Kenyon, 3-2, with all 3 goals coming from Klabus.

The second half started scoreless until 7:44 when Kenyon was able to add a score.  Klabus found the back of the net once again, assisted by sophomore midfielder Sam Frary (Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley Charter), who added a goal of her own 3 minutes later.  Junior attacker Caroline Fleming (Pittsburgh, Pa./South Fayette) put up another to bring the Bishops within 9-8 at the 2:12 mark, but Kenyon's Spencer Kirsch scored with :22 left to make it a 2-point game, 8-10, heading into the final 15 minutes.

Five straight goals from Kenyon in the fourth quarter put the Bishops in a tricky spot as they tried to battle back.  With 3:03 left on the clock, junior attacker Casey Conklin (Marcellus, N.Y.) found the back of the net but the Owls added one more goal to seal their win.

Klabus led the Bishops with 5 goals, raising her career total to 160 to break the Ohio Wesleyan record of 159 set by Sloane Baumgartner from 2017-20.  Klabus' 5 goals also raised her career points total to 199, ranking fourth on the Ohio Wesleyan list.

Frary had a goal and 2 assists and DelGallo, Conklin, and Fleming had a goal each. 

Sophomore midfielder Abbie Grogan (Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day) collected 8 draw controls to raise her season total to 94, breaking the record (2007-) of 92 set by Jenn Douglas in 2019.  Junior Abby Markowitz (Las Vegas, Nev./Somerset Academy) was credited with 9 saves.

Klabus and Grogan represented the Bishops on the All-NCAC tournament team.

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