Offensive First Half Outburst Leads Scots Past Witt 5-2

WOOSTER, Ohio – Amanda Artman lit up the cage twice and assisted on two other goals in the first half, leading The College of Wooster past North Coast Athletic Conference rival Wittenberg University 5-2 Saturday at Cindy Barr Memorial Field. The six-point performance gives Artman 31 points on 12 goals and seven assists through seven contests this fall. This marked the third time in the last four games in which Artman has recorded a multi-goal game for the Scots.
          
Artman began her scoring barrage just over seven minutes into the first half, converting on a scramble in front of the net, giving the Scots (6-2, 4-0 NCAC) a 1-0 lead. Just over six minutes later, Artman took a Stephanie Standera pass and tapped it past the Tigers' (3-4, 1-3 NCAC) 'keeper to put Wooster up 2-0.
           
Wooster rattled the cage in the late stages of the opening stanza just :49 seconds apart, as Artman fed a pass into Elizabeth Dwyer at the 2:39 mark in the period for a 3-0 Wooster advantage. Artman capped her offensive outburst on her second helper of the afternoon to Briana Lynch for the first of her two goals with 1:50 remaining, giving the Scots a four-goal cushion at the half.
           
The second half momentum swung in favor of Wittenberg at the start, with Tori Casanta scoring twice via a pair of Boo Vernon assists, cutting the Wooster lead in half, 4-2, with 25:27 left in the contest.
           
Wooster's defense stemmed the tide, and the offense added a final goal by Lynch, who was the recipient of a nifty pass through defenders by Eileen Barrer for the final 5-2 count.
           
Statistically, the shots were even at 13-13, but Wittenberg held a 13-8 edge in penalty corners, including 10 in the second stanza.
           
Defensively, goalie Madalyn Myers stopped five Tiger shots in picking up her fourth win of the season. Wittenberg goalkeeper Liana Began recorded four first-half saves, while Jenny Schaafsma tallied one second-period stop.
           
Also of significance, Artman's six-point afternoon moves her into sixth-place on Wooster's all-time scoring list, now with 84 points (32 goals, 20 assists). Those 32 goals are the eighth-best mark in Scot career history, while her 20 helpers are tied for seventh.
          
The Scots will return to action Wednesday, Oct. 1, when they travel to Washington & Jefferson College for a 7 p.m. non-conference bout.