MARIETTA, Ohio — Otterbein University defeated Marietta College by the score of 4-1 Tuesday (Oct. 27) afternoon in women's soccer action. The Cardinals improve to 9-6-1 overall and 5-2-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Marietta slips to 0-18 on the season and 0-8 in the OAC.
Otterbein struck for two goals in the first few minutes of the game and then held the Pioneers' attack in check. Alex Ancona curved a corner kick into the net in the third minute of the match. Several minutes later Megan McCabe headed home a cross from Madison Burchfield for a 2-0 lead just 7:26 into the match.
The Pioneers sliced the lead in half when
Ali Kowal (Vermilion, Ohio/Vermilion) scored her third goal of the season in the 31st minute.
Layne Archer (Duncan Falls, Ohio/Philo) sent a long through to Kowal at the top of the 18-yard box. Kowal worked around a defender and fired a shot into the lower left corner of the goal.
A controversial goal in the 74th minute extended Otterbein's lead. Ancona sent a corner kick into the box where McCabe got a foot on it. It appeared that Marietta's defense cleared the ball off the back line before it crossed the line, but the assistant referee signaled for the goal.
Otterbein added a late insurance goal in the 89th minute off a direct kick. Following a Marietta foul just outside the 18-yard box, Ancona nailed a perfect kick into the upper left corner of the net for her second goal of the match.
Marietta keeper
Rebecca Tenney (Pepper Pike, Ohio/Orange) recorded 12 saves in the match, while Otterbein's Dana Strimbu notched a pair of stops. The Cardinals outshot Marietta 22-4 for the match and held a 14-1 edge in corner kicks.
Marietta wraps up the season with a 4:00 p.m. match at Ohio Northern University on Friday (Oct. 30). Fans can follow all the Pioneer teams all year long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter and Instagram.
