WOOSTER, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University field hockey team (13-4, 7-2 NCAC) traveled to play Wooster (4-9, 3-6 NCAC) on Wednesday evening. The Bishops increased their win streak to four with a 6-1 result over the Scots.
The Bishops started off hot in the first quarter when
Emma Reynolds scored a goal in the third minute assisted by
Grace Ammon. Reynolds followed up with a second goal at the end of the period in the 13th minute – yet again assisted by Ammon – to take the lead 2-0 going into the second quarter.
OWU outshot the Scots 23-1 in the first half and 12-0 in the second quarter alone. After 10 scoreless minutes,
Reagan Shifflett finally snuck one past the keeper in the 25th – assisted by
Annabel Fauver – to amplify the Bishops' lead to 3-0. Shortly after,
Grace Ammon scored one herself to make it 4-0 in the 28th minute.
Mary Powers managed to sneak in one more goal before the half, giving OWU a 5-0 lead in the 30th.
Wooster started the second half by getting a goal back, scoring in the 35th minute to make it 5-1. However, that was erased less than two minutes later by senior
Mattison Hyland who gave the Bishops a 6-1 advantage on Ammon's third assist of the night.
OWU had nine more scoring opportunities in the fourth quarter but came up empty. Likewise, the Red and Black limited the Scots to just one shot which was also fruitless, resulting in a 6-1 final score.
THE NUMBERS
The Battling Bishops led the Fighting Scots 35-5 in shots, 21-3 in shots on goal, and 9-0 in penalty corners. Wooster made 15 saves compared to two for OWU.
Emma Reynolds led the offense with two goals, totaling eight to go along with 19 points on the season.
Grace Ammon recorded her ninth goal of the season and had three assists, officially breaking into the double-digits for set ups with 11 total and moving up to 29 points.
Mattison Hyland scored her 10th goal of the season, now tallying 20 points.
Mary Powers remains the lead scorer for the Bishops, scoring her 20th goal of the season and moving into a tie for third all-time in single-season scores.
Reagan Shifflett scored her seventh goal, now totalling 18 points for the year.
Payton Mindel (13-4) made one save in the net.
Ireland Protosow added a defensive save.
UP NEXT
The Battling Bishops compete in their last regular season game on Saturday, hosting Wittenberg at 11 a.m.
