Box Score
Ohio Wesleyan 1, Mount St. Joseph 0

by Michaela Alfano '25

Junior midfielder Tiffany Trinh (Dublin/Scioto) scored 52 seconds into the game with a 25-yard free kick to secure a 1-0 Ohio Wesleyan win in the season opener against Mount St. Joseph on Friday at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex.

The Bishops continued to press throughout the first and early into the second but could not find the back of the net. Their best attempt came at 53:41 with a series of shots by Trinh and one from junior forward Ava Bruns (Delaware/Hayes) which resulted in a corner kick. Trinh took the corner, with the ball falling to the feet of senior defender Kaylee DeShong (Canal Winchester/Canal Winchester), who was able to get a final shot off.

With the final few minutes of the match, Mount St. Joseph battled for an equalizer but both shots missed the goal going high and blocked by the Bishops' defense.

Both Ohio Wesleyan and Mount St. Joseph ended the match with 13 shots, even matching each half with 4 in the first and 9 in the second for both teams.

Junior goalkeeper Natalie Ryan (Beavercreek/Dayton Carroll) kept a clean sheet to start the season, with 5 saves in the match.  Trinh led the team in shots with five, two of which were on goal. Bruns followed behind with two shots of her own, both on goal. 

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