WESTERVILLE, OHIO – Otterbein improved its record to 5-9-3 overall and stayed in the hunt for an Ohio Athletic Conference tournament spot with a 1-0 victory over Muskingum Wednesday at Clements Field.

Freshman forward Dustin Kiaski gave the Cards a 1-0 lead when he put a shot left upper 90 from nearly 25 yards out at the beginning of the 34th minute.

Junior Byron Horton was credited with an assist on the play.

Otterbein controlled the tempo in the second half, playing the majority of the 45 minutes on Muskingum’s half of midfield.  Although there were several attacks on goal, none found the back of the net.

The effort was enough, however, to preserve the victory and stay in the race for one of the last spots in the postseason tournament. The top six teams will make the tournament, scheduled to begin next week.

The Cards out-shot Muskingum 18-8, and held an 8-3 edge on corner kicks.

Anthony Vaccaro and Andrew Miller combined to make five saves for the Muskies while OC senior keeper Dave Dziedzicki tallied two en route to the shutout.

The team concludes the regular season Saturday afternoon when they travel to battle cross-town rival Capital. First-kick is slated for 3 p.m.