Tigers Explode for 23 Goals in Season-Opener

Wittenberg dropped Albion 23-8 while Becca Joseph tied the school record with nine goals on the afternoon.

Tigers Explode for 23 Goals in Season-Opener
February 25, 2017
Box Score

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Becca Joseph tied the Wittenberg school record for most goals in a game with nine on Saturday afternoon.
  • Wittenberg's 23 goals as a team is the second most in school history, as the Tigers have registered the feat multiple times under Coach St. Pierre's tenure.
  • Wittenberg led 16-4 at halftime, as the Tigers managed to hold Albion to only six total shots in the first-half.

Site: Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Country Day School)

Score: Wittenberg 23, Albion 8

Records: WITT (1-0), ALB (0-1)

Next Game: Saturday, March 4—vs John Carroll (University Heights, Ohio), 1:00p.m.

GAME BREAKDOWN

  • Wittenberg opened up the first four minutes of play on Saturday with six goals, as Joseph and Emily Wadds combined for four goals early on.
  • Wadds scored four goals in the first-half, while also controlling 15 draw-controls on the day.
  • Leading 16-4 at the break, the Tigers recorded four unanswered goals in the second-half bolstering their lead to 21-7.

KEY STATS

  • Four of Wadd's five shots on goal found the back of the net for the Tigers.
  • Mary Furlong stood tall in net for the Tigers, logging all 60 minutes, while recording five saves.
  • The Tigers took care of their possessions all afternoon, only coughing the ball up four times, while Albion was forced into ten turnovers.