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Late goal by Jill Roberts leads Women's Soccer to 2-1 victory over Otterbein in OAC Tournament Semifinals

Late goal by Jill Roberts leads Women's Soccer to 2-1 victory over Otterbein in OAC Tournament Semifinals
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November 7, 2024

ADA — A late goal by fifth-year senior Jill Roberts (Bellbrook/Carroll) led the Ohio Northern women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Otterbein in the OAC Tournament Semifinals.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (13-5-1 overall), Otterbein (9-5-6 overall).
  • Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.

The Match

  • Senior Alyssa Beckett (Monroe) scored off an assist from senior Emma Bowman (Novi, Mich./Northville) in the 24th minute to go up 1-0.
  • Otterbein then tied the game up in the 71st minute.
  • Roberts scored off an assist from fifth-year senior Kylie Cabana (Dexter, Mich.) and Beckett with only 41 seconds left to put the game away for the Polar Bears.
  • Sophomore Emma Gramke (Dayton/Centerville) had three saves in goal for ONU.
  • ONU and OU each had 10 shots and four corner kicks.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 25-19-5 margin, including a 10-7-4 mark in Ada and 4-1-4 record in Kerscher Stadium.
  • Ohio Northern is gunning for its fourth consecutive OAC Tournament title.
  • ONU is the No. 1 seed, Otterbein is the No. 4 seed in the tournament.
  • Beckett leads the team with 10 goals to go with 23 points and three assists.
  • Roberts leads the team with 26 points and eight assists to go along with nine goals.
  • This is the 37th season of Ohio Northern women's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 441-218-57 all-time in program history.
  • Second-year head coach Ben Tierney is now 23-14-2 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday when they host John Carroll in the OAC Tournament Finals at 1 p.m.