Tiger Offense Sputters in Loss to Rhodes
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Wittenberg | Rhodes |
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| Shots | 22 | 54 |
| Ground Balls | 32 | 47 |
| Saves | 17 | 5 |
| Clears | 20-27 | 26-27 |
| Turnovers | 32 | 19 |
| Face Offs Won | 12 | 15 |
| Man Up | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Memphis, TN-The Tigers traveled to Memphis to take on the Rhodes College Lynx as they looked to build on their home win against Muskingum. Despite a close couple of quarters to start the competition, Wittenberg's offense struggled to keep pace with Rhodes and eventually lost by a score of 17-6.
The Tigers had the first quarter edge as Jackson Lane (Findlay, OH / Findlay) answered the first goal of the game from Rhodes and Noah Baker (Hiram, OH / Crestwood) made it two straight for the Tigers. Freshman Matthew Patterson (Columbus, OH / Westerville South) became the thrid different Tiger to score in the quarter and put the Tigers up by one again. In the second, Ty Harris (Cincinnati, OH / Sycamore) scored his first goal of three on the day to complete a hat trick for the third consecutive game. As the second half started, the Tigers faced a two goal deficit, but four straight goals after halftime put the game out of reach for the Tigers. Harris scored back to back goals, but afterwards, the Tigers were held scoreless for the last 20 minutes.
Team Leaders
- Harris was the lone Tiger to score mutliple goals with three.
- Two Tigers each logged an assist in Patterson and Tyler Bast (Noblesville, IN / Hamilton Southeastern)
- Harris and Quentin Rudolph (Grand Rapids, MI / Forest Hills Central) paced the team in ground balls, picking up five apiece.
- Charlie Frederick (Chagrin Falls, OH / Chagrin Falls) won the most faceoffs of either team, as he took advantage of 10 of his 16 attempts.
Team Comparison
- Wittenberg had six goals, two assists, 22 shots, 11 on goal, and 32 ground balls, 32 turnovers, and seven caused turnovers.
- Rhodes tallied 17 goals, 13 assists, 54 shots, 34 on goal, 47 ground balls, 19 turnovers, and 17 caused turnovers.
- Wittenberg was 20-for-27 in clears, while Rhodes was 26-for-32. In face-offs won, Rhodes was 15-of-27 and Wittenberg won 12.
Next up, the Tigers will take on Otterbein in Memphis at Rhodes for their first and only neutral site game of the season on Friday, March 13 at 1:00 PM.