GRANVILLE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University women's soccer team (6-8-4, 3-4-0 NCAC) concluded the 2026 season at Denison (8-2-5, 4-0-3 NCAC) on Saturday afternoon, ending in a 1-0 loss.
Denison got on the board almost immediately, scoring in the fourth minute to take a 1-0 lead.
Jordyn Adams attempted to even the score seven minutes later with OWU's only shot of the first half, but it was saved from the bottom left. On the other end,
Payton Beard made four saves to keep the score at 1-0 heading to halftime.
Beatrice Douglas-Arnold had another chance to even the score in the 56th minute, but was unsuccessful aiming at the bottom left. That was the first of three attempts for the Red and Black in the second half, with the other two falling offline. Beard recorded five saves to keep the Big Red scoreless in the second half, but without a goal on the other end, the game came to a losing result at 1-0.
THE NUMBERS
Denison held the advantage over OWU with 20-4 shots and 10-2 shots on target. OWU totaled nine saves while Denison had two.
Jordyn Adams and
Beatrice Douglas-Arnold were the only two Bishops to get a shot on target.
Payton Beard (4-6-2) made a career-high nine saves during her 90 minutes.
