Offensive Pressure, Stout Defense Lead Wooster to 4-0 Home Victory

WOOSTER, Ohio - The College of Wooster field hockey team increased its winning streak to seven in a row, thrashing the Ohio Wesleyan Batting Bishops to the tune of 4-0 in a battle of North Coast Athletic Conference unbeatens Tuesday afternoon at Cindy Barr Memorial Field.
           
With the win, Wooster improved to 9-2 overall and a perfect 6-0 in the NCAC, while Ohio Wesleyan slipped to 7-4 and 5-1 in the conference.
           
Right from the get-go, the Fighting Scots controlled play on both ends of the field, breaking the scoreless tie just over 14 minutes into the action. Sophomore Briana Lynch tipped in a loose ball off a scramble in front of the cage for her 10th goal of the season. Just under six minutes later, junior Amanda Artman broke behind the Ohio Wesleyan defense, forcing Batting Bishop goalkeeper Krista Murray to come off her line. Artman slipped a nifty pass to sophomore Elieen Barrer, who calmly buried the feed in the back of the net for a 2-0 lead.

Wooster tallied twice more during the second stanza. First, Artman notched her team-high 15th goal on a penalty stroke with 30:29 remaining in regulation. The Fighting Scots recorded the final score on Brittany Montgomery's second goal of the season with 5:04 left on a penalty corner via an assist from freshman Maddie Hart. The assist marked Hart's first collegiate point.

Overall, Wooster possessed a decided advantage in shots (28-6), penalty corners (13-5), and freshman net-minder Madalyn Myers made six saves aided by the Wooster defensive unit helping her preserve her second shutout of the campaign.

Next, the Scots will jump out of NCAC play and look to keep their perfect record intact at home when they host Frostburg State University (9-3) on Saturday at 11 a.m.