DELAWARE, Ohio –Kenyon College's 3-1 win over Ohio Wesleyan University Tuesday night guaranteed a spot for the Ladies in next week's North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time since 2011 and the opportunity to host a semifinal match for the first time since 2006.
 
Forwards Maggie Smith and Becca Romaine carried the Ladies in their win over the Battling Bishops.
 
Smith, the team's second-leading scorer behind Romaine, got Kenyon on the board in the 15th minute as she took a long, loose-ball clearance behind the defense and eluded OWU's goalie for an easy tap-in.
 
Romaine got in the action in the 39th minute. Anna Walley sliced the defense with a pass to just outside the 18-yard box and Romaine shot over the outstretched arms of Ohio Wesleyan keeper Rachel Charles to push Kenyon's lead to 2-0.
 
That score would remain the same until four minutes into the second half when Smith struck again on a through ball from Romaine and a shot from about six yards out.
 
Danielle Kaylor provided Ohio Wesleyan's only goal of the match in the 77th minute.
 
Alissa Poolpol recorded five saves in the victory, Kenyon's fifth in its last six matches.
 
The Ladies out-shot the Battling Bishops 19-11 and held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.
 
Kenyon wraps up the regular season November 1 at Oberlin College at 1 p.m. If the Ladies win, they'll clinch the top overall seed for the NCAC Tournament as well.