Wittenberg Loses Non-Conference Tilt on the Road to Capital

Wittenberg and Capital were knotted up at 6-6 at halftime, but Capital exploded for ten second half goals in a 16-10 Tiger loss.

Wittenberg Loses Non-Conference Tilt on the Road to Capital
March 22, 2017
Box Score

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Wittenberg found themselves tied with the Crusaders of Capital at halftime, 6-6, before Capital's offense exploded for ten second-half goals on Wednesday night in Columbus.
  • Becca Joseph recorded four goals for the Tigers, leading her team in that category, as Wittenberg only produced four goals in the second half.
  • Capital scored eight of their 16 goals in the 16-10 loss off of free-position shots, as the Tigers only managed to capitalize off of one free-position attempt.

SITE: Columbus, Ohio (Capital University)

SCORE: Capital 16, Wittenberg 10

RECORDS: Wittenberg (5-3), Capital (4-1)

NEXT GAME:  March 25—vs. DePauw (Greencastle, Indiana) 12:00PM

GAME BREAKDOWN

  • The Tigers drew first blood on the road, as Gabrielle Zysik scored off of an assist from Emily Wadds with 28:01 remaining in the opening half.
  • The Tigers took a 3-1 lead with 20:51 left to play in half number one, as Joseph scored off of a pass from Rachel Bernard, followed by Bernard scoring unassisted two minutes later.
  • The Tigers early lead would grow to 5-3 as Joseph netted two more unassisted goals, her second coming with 12:04 remaining in the first half.
  • Capital would tie the game up at 5-5 with 5:04 remaining, as less than a minute later Breanna Donnelly snuck a shot past the Crusader's goalie off of a pass from Joseph.
  • Tied at 6-6 at the break, Capital would score the first two goals of the second half, taking an 8-6 lead with 27:18 left on the clock.
  • Zysik came up big for the Tigers on a free-position shot, knotting the game up at 9-9 with 16:26 remaining.
  • Capital's defense answered the bell, holding the Tigers scoreless from the 16:26 mark, all the way to 7:00 minutes remaining in regulation, as a Wadds' goal from Haley Schroeder cut Capital's lead to 13-10.
  • Wittenberg would eventually fall 16-10 to Capital as the final horn sounded.

KEY STATS

  • Wittenberg turned the ball over 22 times on Wednesday, one more than Capital, and picked up 22 ground balls as a team, one less than Capital.
  • Madeline Stock led the Tigers with four ground-ball pickups, while Bernard caused three Capital turnovers.
  • In the game, Wittenberg was outshot 34-19, as Zysik and Joseph each recorded four shots on goal.