Concordia Tallies Three Goals in Six Minutes to Top Tigers

RICHMOND, IN - Concordia Wisconsin scored three goals in a six-minute span to secure a 3-1 win over Wittenberg Field Hockey in a game played at Earlham College.

The loss dropped Wittenberg to 0-5 on the season, while Concordia improved to 3-1.

Concordia first dented the scoreboard at the 27:38 mark after the two teams had battled to a scoreless draw in the first quarter. Concordia added another goal just 34 seconds later to take a 2-0 lead into the halftime break, and then the Falcons put the game out of reach with a goal 4:18 into the third quarter.

Wittenberg pulled a goal back in the 43rd minute as Aysha Johnson (Kettering, OH / Fairmont) found the back of the cage. Johnson's goal was unassisted.

For the game, Concordia outshot Wittenberg by an 18-4 margin. The Tigers got 11 saves from goalkeeper Taryn Toburen (Lititz, PA / Warwick) before Essence Wyse (Lewis Center, OH / Olentangy) entered for the final quarter and kept a clean sheet.

Johnson, Alexis Vazquez (Cypress, TX / Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart), Ebony Wyse (Lewis Center, OH / Olentangy), and Emily Owens (Stow, OH / Stow-Munroe Falls) all finished with one shot in the game for Wittenberg.