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MARIETTA PIONEERS
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Kelsie Warnock, Marietta Sports Information
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Marietta MAR (5-6-0, 0-2-0)
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Winner Otterbein University OTT (7-4-0, 1-1-0)
Marietta MAR
(5-6-0, 0-2-0)
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Otterbein University OTT
(7-4-0, 1-1-0)
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Marietta MAR 0 0 0
Otterbein University OTT 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Otterbein edges Men's Soccer 2-0

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Marietta College men's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision at Otterbein University Wednesday (Oct. 9) evening. The Pioneers fall to 5-6 overall and 0-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Otterbein improves to 7-4 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.

"I'm not happy that we lost, of course, but we didn't play poorly," Marietta head coach Joe Bergin said. "Otterbein is tough to break down and we didn't take our chances when presented. But overall, for the most part, the boys did what we asked them to do."

The two defenses dominated in the first half as each team was limited to just one shot on goal. Marietta outshot the Cardinals 4-3 in the period but neither team found the back of the net and the match was scoreless at halftime.

Otterbein finally broke through with an unassisted goal in the 72nd minute from Kennedy Mensah. The Cardinals tallied an insurance goal in the 89th minute when Harrison Eckels scored off an assist from Liam Heard.

Dakota Penquite (Blanchester, Ohio/Blanchester) went the full 90 minutes in goal for Marietta and recorded three saves. Collin Hoffman notched four saves and the clean sheet for Otterbein.

For the match, Marietta outshot the Cardinals, 13-11, while Otterbein had a 5-4 edge in shots on goal.

"Saturday's match will pit two teams looking for points," Bergin said. "Nothing comes easy in the league and we need to dig deep to get a result."

Marietta plays at Heidelberg University on Saturday (Oct. 12). Kick-off is set for 2 p.m.

Fans can follow all of 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. 
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