Women's Soccer: Wittenberg (2-4-2 Overall, 0-0-1 NCAC) at Ohio Northern (5-2-0 Overall)
Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 7 p.m. - Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Tuesday's Match Preview: The Ohio Northern women's soccer program wraps up its 2018 nonconference slate and a brief two-match home stand when the Polar Bears welcome in Wittenberg Tuesday evening ... Match time is set for 7 p.m. at Kerscher Stadium in Ada ... Northern enters Tuesday's affair sporting a 5-2-0 overall record and riding a current five-match win streak dating back to September 8 ... All five victories this season have come via shutouts of the opposing teams ... The Polar Bears are coming off a 3-0 weekend victory over Thomas More (Ky.) at Kerscher Stadium ... Sophomore forward Jenna Fuller scored twice in the victory to give her a team-high six goals this year, which includes four game-winners ... Sophomore forward/midfielder Megan Breier also scored her first goal of 2018 in the contest ... Meanwhile, junior midfielder Haley Moses tallied her second helper of the season in the match, moving her into a tie for first with senior forward McKenna Welsh ... In net, junior Meagan Grierson made one save and recorded her fifth straight clean sheet ... At the conference level, Fuller is the OAC leader in goals (6), game-winning goals (4), and also sits third in points (12) ... Grierson ranks first in goals against average (0.56), shutouts (5), second in wins (5), and tied for second in total goals against (4) ... The Tigers come to Ada owning a 2-4-2 overall record and a 0-0-1 mark in the NCAC ... In their most recent outing, Wittenberg drew 0-0 with Kenyon on Saturday in their conference opener ... Freshman defender Sydney Weaver currently paces the Tiger offense with three goals and two assists this season ... In goal, junior netminder Kelly Corbin has started all eight matches, recording a pair of shutouts, 45 saves, and a 1.30 goals against average.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
1. | Fuller | 6 | 1. | Welsh | 2 | 1. | Fuller | 12 | 1. | Grierson | 14 | 1. | Grierson | 0.56 | ||||
2. | Welsh | 2 | Moses | 2 | 2. | Welsh | 6 | |||||||||||
3. | 3 Tied w/ | 1 | 3. | 6 Tied w/ | 1 | 3. | Moses | 4 |
All-Time Series: The Polar Bears own a 5-13-2 all-time record against the Tigers, which includes a 3-6-1 mark at home ... The Tigers have won the last two meetings, beating Ohio Northern 1-0 and 2-1 in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman is currently in his 15th season as the head coach of the Ohio Northern women's soccer program … He owns an overall record of 190-78-26 (.690) at ONU entering Tuesday's contest, ranking him as the all-time winningest coach in program history.