Tigers Win At Home Over Kenyon and Earlham

The Tigers broke out again on offense after dropping their first North Coast Athletic Conference game to Denison the previous week, exploding for victories of 6-0 over Kenyon and 5-0 over Earlham, both at home. Wittenberg has now recorded five NCAC shutouts in nine outings this season, a testament to a strong defensive team effort that didn¹t allow the Quakers but a single weak shot in the senior night victory on Oct. 14.

In that win, freshman Barb Keselman (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) scored the first goal off an assist from junior Jessica Martin (Powell, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne). From then on, the seniors took over on their night as Kati Robbins (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) controlled the midfield and set up the action for forwards Kelly McMullen (East Amherst, NY/The Nichols School), who had two goals and an assist, and Kacy Heinmiller (Bexley, Ohio/Bexley), who contributed two goals of her own.

In the win over Kenyon, sophomore Emily Duh (Hellertown, Pa./Saucon Valley) was the story, recording her second hat trick of the season with the first goal of the game and then two more in the second half. Heinmiller, Keselman and freshman Katie Babcock (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) added the other three scores. Keselman also had two assists.

The Tigers headed to Philadelphia on Sunday for games against Neumann College and Gwynedd Mercy. Results were not available at the time of this press release. Wittenberg returns to NCAC action again on Saturday with a crucial two-and-one-half game stretch. On Oct. 21 the Tigers square off with Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware; then on Oct. 25 the two teams will play the second half of their suspended game here in Springfield; and then on Oct. 22 the regular season concludes with a game at the College of Wooster.