OBERLIN — Senior Jessica Flick (Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon) scored a career-high seven goals as the Wittenberg women's lacrosse team fell 15-12 in a tight battle at Oberlin in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (6-9 overall, 0-5 NCAC), Oberlin (5-10 overall, 1-3 NCAC)
• Venue: Dick Bailey Field - Oberlin, Ohio

Stat Leaders

• Flick added one assist to her career-high seven goals, giving her eight points. She also had a team-high five draw controls. Her previous high goal total was six, which she achieved three times this season and twice as a sophomore. She now has 13 hat tricks this season.
• Sophomore Anna Roller (New Albany, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) recorded her second straight hat trick, scoring four goals. She now has eight hat tricks this season.
• Sophomore Sophia Meek (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) scored the Tigers' remaining goal.
• Sophomore Maren Raymond (Louisville, Ky./Ballard) tallied two assists.
• Senior Zoe Chirumbolo McKee (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) and freshman freshman Ebony Wyse (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) led Wittenberg in caused turnovers with three each.
• Junior Gabrielle Weckerly (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) played 45 minutes in goal for the Tigers and tallied 13 saves. Junior Sidney Sheridan (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) played the remaining 15 minutes and recorded six saves.
• Emily Shimabukuro led the Oberlin offense with six goals.

The Game

• Wittenberg led 3-1 with 12:43 left in the first quarter, getting two goals from Roller and one from Flick in that stretch. But Oberlin closed the period with a 3-0 run to take a 4-3 lead into the second.
• Roller and Flick scored back-to-back goals to open the second quarter to put Wittenberg up 5-4 with 12:53 left. The teams scored three goals each over the final 10:42 of the period, sending Wittenberg into halftime up 8-7. Flick scored twice in that span to go with one goal from Meek.
• Oberlin opened up a 14-10 going into the fourth quarter after outscoring Wittenberg 7-2 in the third. Roller and Flick scored the Tigers' third-quarter goals.
• Flick opened the scoring in the fourth period with a goal on a free position shot to cut the deficit to three, 14-11, but Oberlin answered with a goal with 12:32 remaining. Flick scored another goal off of a free position shot with 5:32 left, but the Tigers were unable to get any closer.
• Oberlin out-shot Wittenberg by a 40-30 margin and finished with a 27-21 edge in ground balls. The Tigers won 16 of the 31 draw controls.

Quote - Head coach Becca Joseph

• "We fought hard the entire game, and although we lot a bit of momentum in the second half, I am really proud of our effort today. It has been great to see the growth of this team this year and how far we've come from last year. We are excited to celebrate our seniors on Wednesday for our last game of the season."

Records & Milestones

• Wittenberg is now 28-22 all-time against Oberlin.
• Third-year head coach Becca Joseph, who played at Wittenberg from 2014-2017 and holds program records for career points (328) and assists (138) and ranks second all-time in goals (190), is now 13-35 at the helm of the Tigers.
• Flick has 178 career points on 151 goals and 27 assists. She is tied for fifth all-time at Wittenberg in goals and ranks eighth all-time in points. She has a team-high 78 points, 65 goals and 13 assists on the season. She has 29 career hat tricks.
• Roller has 45 goals and nine assists for 54 points this season. She has 70 career points on 60 goals and 10 assists and has 10 career hat tricks.
• Sheridan has 325 career saves, which ranks sixth all-time at Wittenberg. Weckerly has 223 career saves.
• McKee ranks sixth all-time at Wittenberg with 68 caused turnovers in her career.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Wednesday hosting NCAC foe DePauw at 6 p.m. for Senior Day in their final game of the season.