Scots Impressive in Final Tune-Up Before NCAC Tourney

WOOSTER, Ohio - Behind goals from three different players and a trio of assists by junior Amanda Artman, The College of Wooster field hockey team defeated Kenyon College 5-2 Sunday on Cindy Barr Memorial Field. The Scots raced out to a 5-0 lead, and improved to 14-5 overall and 11-1 in the NCAC, while Kenyon dipped to 9-11 and 8-4 in league action.

Sunday's contest was originally slated for Saturday, Sept. 13, but after playing for 4:47 that rainy day and the score tied 0-0, the officials postponed it due to unplayable field conditions.

With 30:13 put on the first-half clock, action in the opening half was fast and furious. Wooster got on the board first just with 29:07 showing when Eileen Barrer scored her first of two goals on the afternoon off an assist from Artman, who raced up the left side and sent a nifty pass to the stick of Barrer. Sophomore Nina Dine put the hosts up by a 2-0 score when she converted a penalty corner opportunity with 22:23 remaining in the opening stanza for her third goal of the season.

After halftime, the Scots' offense would explode, scoring three times in a span that covered 6:52. Once again, Artman and Barrer connected when Artman again utilized her speed and sent a pass to the stick of Barrer, who knocked it past Kenyon goalkeeper Karen Thompson 8:14 into the second.  Just :45 later, Dine was the recipient of a pass out of a penalty corner, as she dribbled to her left and laced a shot that found the back of the cage for a 4-0 Wooster advantage. Just over six minutes later, sophomore Briana Lynch got into the scoring column and capped off the scoring for Wooster via Artman's third helper of the afternoon.

Goals by the Ladies' Sophia Daly with 6:06 left and Holly Bacon with 2:31 remaining broke up the Wooster shutout, as Wooster's defensive unit was strong throughout the match.

In goal, freshman Madalyn Myers had a big game, posting 10 saves in 63:54 of action allowing just one goal, while junior Izzy Maffetone allowed one score in 6:06 with three saves. On the other end of the field, Thompson was credited with four saves.

Additionally, Artman's three-assist game ties a career-high that she duplicated when she handing out three helpers back on Oct. 7, 2006, in a 5-0 win over Wittenberg University.

Wooster, the conference regular-season champions and No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAC Tournament, will play host to No. 4 seed Wittenberg at Cindy Barr Memorial Field on Wednesday at 2 p.m. The winner of that game will play the winner of the other semifinal, which pits No. 2 seed Ohio Wesleyan University playing host to No. 3 seed Kenyon.