WESTERVILLE, OHIO – Otterbein fell to 1-1 in conference play Tuesday evening with a tough 1-0 loss to Marietta at Clements Field.

Otterbein drops its season record to 3-5-3 while the Pioneers improve to 3-8 overall and 1-1 in league play.

The Cardinals were attacking early, as the team had several crosses into the box in the first half.

However, many of the attempts were cleared by the Pioneer defense or snagged by Marietta goalie Andrew Shannon.

The game headed into halftime locked in a scoreless tie.

The second half opened with both sides seeing chances to score, but neither was able to convert.

In the 81st minute, after the Cardinals were called for a foul in the box, Marietta’s Dele Adedapo put his penalty kick into the bottom right corner of the goal for the 1-0 lead.

Otterbein saw a few opportunities as the last nine minutes wound down, the best of which came with two minutes remaining on a corner kick. Unfortunately, a header from senior Harrison Jones snuck its way wide of the left post.

OC held a slim 13-12 shot advantage, and also attempted twice as many corner kicks (6-3.)

Shannon had four stops in the net for Marietta while Otterbein goalies Dave Dziedzicki and Alex Kamphaus tallied three saves each.

The team next hosts Baldwin-Wallace on Saturday. First-kick from Clements Field is set for 1 p.m.