DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team hosted John Carroll for their final regular season home game at Selby Stadium on Tuesday. The Battling Bishops started strong – holding a 3-1 lead after the first quarter – but would be shut out for the final 46 minutes, ending in an 11-3 losing result.
With the loss, Ohio Wesleyan slips out of NCAC Tournament contention – two games out of fourth place with one game to play. The Bishops now stand at 8-6 overall and 2-4 in the NCAC. JCU moves to 9-5 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
Despite a low-scoring game early on, the Red and Black looked to have an advantage in the first quarter.
Emma Reynolds opened the scoring just before the nine-minute mark, followed by
Julia Kingsly and
Brie Colangelo going back-to-back a few minutes later for a 3-1 lead after one.
From there, OWU's offense came to a complete halt. Ohio Wesleyan struggled to get chances close to the cage – being met by up to three defenders in the interior – and had a few too many possessions end with turnovers. The few shots that the Battling Bishops were able to snap off were either off target or saved, resulting in 46 scoreless minutes.
On the other end, John Carroll claimed the lead in the second quarter and never looked back, putting up four in the second, one in the third, and five in the fourth for an 11-3 final score.
THE NUMBERS
The Bishops were outshot 37-17 overall and 14-9 in shots on target. OWU went 8-for-16 on draw controls and 19-for-29 on clears, picking up 23 ground balls and directly causing nine of JCU's 25 turnovers.
Emma Reynolds,
Julia Kingsly, and
Brie Colangelo were the goalscorers for the Red and Black. Reynolds also recorded two caused turnovers and two ground balls while Kinglsy and Colangelo each had one ground ball.
Tiffany Trinh had an assist and came up with two draw controls, one caused turnover, and three ground balls.
Abbie Grogan (3 CT, 2 GB, 6 DC) and
Dalaney Vaughn (2 CT, 4 GB) led the defensive front.
Morgan Leeper (L, 8-5) made seven saves in her 60 minutes in the cage, also picking up a career-high five ground balls.
UP NEXT
The Battling Bishops finish off the season at Oberlin on Saturday. First draw is set for 4 p.m.
