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Kenyon College Athletics

Leah Anderson
Sejin Kim
0
Kenyon KENW (5-7-1, 2-1-1 NCAC)
0
Ohio Wesleyan OWUW (6-3-4, 1-2-1 NCAC)
Kenyon KENW
(5-7-1, 2-1-1 NCAC)
0
Final
0
Ohio Wesleyan OWUW
(6-3-4, 1-2-1 NCAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Kenyon KENW 0 0 0 0 0
Ohio Wesleyan OWUW 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Lucien Kisch

Anderson saves eight in scoreless tie

DELAWARE, Ohio -- The Kenyon College women's soccer played to a scoreless draw with the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops on Tuesday evening. While both sides had some chances, neither could overcome their opponents stout defense and convert them into goals.
   
The game may have lacked goals, but it was not without its fair share of drama. The possession battle in the midfield was intense from the start, with pesky defenses making life hard for both teams' forwards. The Bishops took only three shots in the entire first half, while the Ladies took two. 

It looked as if Ohio Wesleyan finally caught a break and scored in the 38th minute, but before celebrations could get underway the referee called the shot offside.

The second half followed a similar script to the first, with no goals and plenty of stymied opportunities for both teams. The Bishops were able to provide more pressure than the Ladies, recording eight shots and forcing Kenyon goalkeeper Leah Anderson to make five saves. 

The Ladies still had chances of their own, including a pair of golden opportunities to score within the final 15 minutes, but a strong Ohio Wesleyan tackle in the box and an offside call negated both attempts.

In the final minute of regulation Ohio Wesleyan looked like they were about to score, as the Bishops' Mikayla Watkins took a point blank shot at Anderson, who had inched forward in the box. Anderson was able to deflect the shot only to be faced with another one off of the rebound, this time from the foot of Hannah Baugman. Once again, Anderson made the save.
With the clock running down, the Bishops had a final corner kick attempt but the Ladies headed the ball away to force overtime.

The overtime periods progressed much as regulation did. The best chance either side got was when a Kenyon yellow card set up an Ohio Wesleyan free kick  from just outside the box with three minutes to go in the second overtime. The shot, however, curled away from the net to the right, never even forcing a play in goal. 

The Ladies had one final opportunity with a corner kick with a minute left, but they could make nothing of it.

Anderson had a stellar game, finishing with eight saves. The Kenyon defense, as a whole, had a strong performance, with Kit Ross and Chloe Webb playing significant minutes and leading the group. Olivia Dion and Samantha Hays tied for the team lead in shots taken with three apiece.

With the draw, Kenyon moves to 5-7-1 for the season and 2-1-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Ladies next game is Wednesday, October 20 at home against The College of Wooster. That game is another NCAC battle and has a 4 p.m. start time.
 
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