DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University field hockey team (14-4, 8-2 NCAC) hosted Wittenberg (6-10, 5-5 NCAC) for the regular season finale on Saturday afternoon. The Bishops extended their win streak to five games with a 3-0 result against the Tigers.
Ohio Wesleyan started off the first quarter of the game with an early lead thanks to a goal by
Mattison Hyland in the sixth minute. The Bishops doubled up their lead three minutes later with a score in the ninth by
Reagan Shifflett on an assist from
Emma Reynolds. To finish out the first quarter,
Emmerson Crist recorded a third goal in the 13th minute, assisted by Hyland, for a 3-0 lead.
The Battling Bishops took 15 shots in the second quarter alone but were unable to add to their lead, ending the half ahead 3-0.
Wittenberg recorded their first and only shot on target of the game in the third quarter, but
Payton Mindel kept the net clean to secure the shutout. The Tigers finished with three shots total.
OWU had 12 attempts in the second half – six in each quarter – but came up empty, leaving the final score where it was at the end of the first quarter: 3-0.
THE NUMBERS
It was a very one-sided game on the statsheet, with Ohio Wesleyan leading Wittenberg 41-3 in shots, 24-1 in shots on goal, and 12-1 in penalty corners. The Tigers made 21 saves compared to one for OWU.
Emmerson Crist recorded her third goal of the season to total seven points.
Mattison Hyland scored her 11th goal of the season and had one assist, totaling 23 points.
Reagan Shifflett tailed her eighth goal of the season to record 20 points.
Emma Reynolds had her fourth assist of the season.
Payton Mindel (14-4) made one save in the net and recorded her fourth complete-game shutout of the season.
UP NEXT
The Battling Bishops will be the two-seed in next week's NCAC Tournament. OWU will host three-seed Kenyon on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the semifinals.
