Women’s Soccer: Ohio Northern (6-1-4 Overall, 1-0-2 OAC) at Heidelberg (5-4-2 Overall, 1-2-0 OAC)

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, 4 p.m. — Hidden Valley Soccer Complex, Tiffin, Ohio

Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern continues Ohio Athletic Conference play on Wednesday at Heidelberg … The Polar Bears are ranked No. 3 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Region VII poll, trailing Case Western Reserve and Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) … Northern is coming off Saturday's 2-2 draw at Capital, extending its unbeaten streak to five games … Sophomore Alyssa Beckett and junior Jill Roberts scored goals for ONU … Both goals were assisted by sophomore Alexa Clampitt … Roberts' game-tying goal came with 3:55 to play … Through 11 games, nine different players have scored a goal for ONU, and 11 different players have recorded at least one point … Beckett enters Wednesday's game tied for sixth in the OAC with five goals and tied for eighth in the conference with 10 points … Junior Kylie Cabana and sophomore Elizabeth Pierce have three goals each … Sophomore Emma Bowman is tied for second in the OAC with five assists, and Clampitt is tied for eighth with three assists … Cabana and Bowman have eight and seven points, respectively, on the season … Senior goalkeeper Becky Moss has recorded six shutouts, 23 saves, a .742 save percentage and a 0.73 GAA in playing the entirety of all 11 games for ONU this season … Moss ranks second in the OAC in GAA and is tied for third in the conference with eight goals allowed on the season … Heidelberg enters Wednesday's game coming off Saturday's 3-1 loss at Mount Union … Senior Audrey Kaufman scored the Student Princes' lone goal in the game … Senior Meredith Bruce tallied 12 saves in goal for HU … Through 11 games, 13 different players have scored a goal for HU, and 15 different players have recorded at least one point … Kaufman ranks third in the OAC with 18 points and fifth in the conference with six goals … Kaufman's 29 career goals is tied for ninth all-time at HU … Caitlyn Cross has 10 points on three goals and four assists, and Madi Lause has nine points via four goals and one assist … Bruce has started eight games in goal for the Student Princes, recording 63 saves, a 1.50 GAA and .840 save percentage … Bruce ranks second in the OAC in saves.

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Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Heidelberg by a 26-11-3 margin, including an 11-8-2 mark in Tiffin … Dating back to 1997, ONU had won 24 straight meetings before falling 2-0 at Heidelberg last season.

Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman is in his 19th season with the ONU women's soccer program … He is the winningest head coach in program history with an overall coaching record of 245-90-39 for a winning percentage of .690 … A five-time OAC Coach of the Year honoree, Batman owns a career mark of 130-24-11 in conference play for a winning percentage of .810 to go with four OAC Tournament championships and six NCAA Tournament appearances.