DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University women's soccer team hosted Kenyon on Tuesday night for their last home contest of the regular season. The Battling Bishops got up early, scoring in the first ten minutes, however an Owl goal just before the half left the game at a standstill, ending in a 1-1 draw.

OWU moves to 3-6-8 overall and 0-2-4 in the NCAC. Kenyon moves to 9-2-5, 3-1-2 in conference play.

Ohio Wesleyan started the scoring early, getting on the board in just the seventh minute after Ava Bruns found Taylor Noszka on the back side of the box. Noszka neatly slotted the ball into the left side of the net for a 1-0 lead. The Bishops kept Kenyon at bay until the 42nd minute when the Owls equalized off of a corner.

The game would stay 1-1 throughout the second half despite the best efforts of both sides, ending in a draw.

THE NUMBERS
The two sides were separated but just three shot attempts with Kenyon holding a slight 15-12 advantage overall and 7-5 in shots on goal.

Taylor Noszka netted her first goal of the season. She took two shots with one on target.

Ava Bruns recorded her third assist of the season, now with nine points on the year. She also took one shot, putting it on goal.

Others having chances were Tiffany Trinh (3 SH, 2 SOG), Kaia Vorenkamp (3 SH, 1 SOG), Avery Curtin (1 SH), Beatrice Douglas-Arnold (1 SH), and Mia Bucci (1 SH).

Natalie Ryan (3-6-8) made six saves during her 90 minutes in net.

UP NEXT
The Bishops wrap up the regular season on Saturday as they head off to play Wooster at 3 p.m.